sumpter250
multiscale modelbuilder
I guess I'm pointing this question in Catt's direction, "just because".
My local hobby shop had a Bachmann "narrow gauge express" on 40%off sale, so,,,,,, I now have an On30 Mogul, three passenger cars, two flats, and an excuse for a caboose. ( a power pack, that doesn't want to keep running, and a loop of EZtrack, which, unless I decide to run it around the Christmas tree, I will never use.)
So, Catt, or anyone else, Have there been any standards established for On30, or is it kinda like still in the toy category. One of the reasons I ask is, the couplers on the B'mann equipment,are HO easymates, and are set up at the standard height for HO scale equipment (to accomplish this, the knuckles are offset down from the shank). This is about a scale 1'-6". Most Narrow gauge equipment has the coupler height at about 2'-3"(which seems easier for the brakeman to reach, 1'-6" causes a lot more bending over). Also, has anyone come up with a clearance gauge(like the NMRA gauges).
Catt, are you leaving the couplers at the lower height, or bringing them up where they belong. The coupler on the pilot of the Mogul is 2'-3", and doesn't match anything else.
If standards have not been set, I will procede, following more prototype practices. In any event, I'm switching to Kadee #5s, and clipping the pins.
Pete
PS, I've removed the buildings from the old modules, and am repairing the minor damage. Also reshingling the roof of the sand shed.
Pete
My local hobby shop had a Bachmann "narrow gauge express" on 40%off sale, so,,,,,, I now have an On30 Mogul, three passenger cars, two flats, and an excuse for a caboose. ( a power pack, that doesn't want to keep running, and a loop of EZtrack, which, unless I decide to run it around the Christmas tree, I will never use.)
So, Catt, or anyone else, Have there been any standards established for On30, or is it kinda like still in the toy category. One of the reasons I ask is, the couplers on the B'mann equipment,are HO easymates, and are set up at the standard height for HO scale equipment (to accomplish this, the knuckles are offset down from the shank). This is about a scale 1'-6". Most Narrow gauge equipment has the coupler height at about 2'-3"(which seems easier for the brakeman to reach, 1'-6" causes a lot more bending over). Also, has anyone come up with a clearance gauge(like the NMRA gauges).
Catt, are you leaving the couplers at the lower height, or bringing them up where they belong. The coupler on the pilot of the Mogul is 2'-3", and doesn't match anything else.
If standards have not been set, I will procede, following more prototype practices. In any event, I'm switching to Kadee #5s, and clipping the pins.
Pete
PS, I've removed the buildings from the old modules, and am repairing the minor damage. Also reshingling the roof of the sand shed.
Pete