05-20-2021, 04:01 PM
I have built my share of Athearn BB, Accurail, Branchline (now Atlas), Intermountain, Tichy and Proto 2000 kits. More recently I experienced with resin kits and became proficient at assembling decent brake rigging on the under frames.
A few weeks ago, while planing a new project, I had a look at the under frame of a Athearn BB Boxcar kit. I was surprised to see that while the brake cylinder is facing the brake (B) end, it is not on the same side of the brake wheel. Same is true with Athearn BB Reefer kits.
Is this a prototypical setup that I didn’t know of or a mistake from Athearn « engineers ». In the last instance, why this was not corrected before.
I like to build brake riggings. But I never tip my cars upside down to have a look at them so the answer is not so important after all. But I am curious.
A few weeks ago, while planing a new project, I had a look at the under frame of a Athearn BB Boxcar kit. I was surprised to see that while the brake cylinder is facing the brake (B) end, it is not on the same side of the brake wheel. Same is true with Athearn BB Reefer kits.
Is this a prototypical setup that I didn’t know of or a mistake from Athearn « engineers ». In the last instance, why this was not corrected before.
I like to build brake riggings. But I never tip my cars upside down to have a look at them so the answer is not so important after all. But I am curious.
Guy from Southern Quebec.