Posts by silverw

  • HO scale in paper

    Hello brakeman and nora...


    Yes... I am actually trying to make a set of HO truck that will run on a regular layout!......
    Ja... wenigstens probiere ich es mal aus......
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    Still testing.. slooowly...
    I don't really think that any serious model railroad would equip his rolling stock with paper trucks, but it's fun to see if it can actually be done. Result look promissing.. so, far! This particular set of trucks has a few scale miles(kilometers) on it already The flange is coated with pencil lead... if you look close.. you can see the marks from running!!
    Ich denke nicht, das es eine serioese Modelleisenbahngesellschaft gibt, die seine Wagen auf Papierdrehgestelle
    fahren laesst, aber es ist immerhin lustig, zu sehen und heraus zu finden, ob's klappt. Bis auf jetzt ist der Resultat vielversprechend; diese Drehgestelle haben schon einige Meilen auf dem Buckel; der Spurkranz hat eine Schicht aus Bleistift bekommen.... wenn du genau hinsiehst...da kannst du dem verschleiss waehrend dem Fahrt beobachten!!



    In the New Year... I hope to have more done!!
    Im Neujahr....hoffe ich auf baldige Fortsetzung!!


    ...later... Bill


    ...spaeter....Rechnung,oh sorry, ...Bill


    trl eskatee


    Danke für die übersetzung. ... Bill

  • HO scale in paper

    HO scale ... in paper
    Hi all...


    Here's something I've been working on. A freight car, in HO scale, but I thought I had better try to do the trucks(boggies) first. So far, I,m satisfies enough, that there could be hope for the whole car!


    The Idea is to have trucks(wheels)... made of paper, that will actually work on HO track.


    The first picture is a close-up of the side frame of modern roller bearing trucks.
    Next, ... is the whole wheel set.... and it seems to work OK...
    Last... is my paper wheel set..... mounted on an original plastic car... the wheels on the right are (gulp) plastic...


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    ... Then some close ups....


    PICS 1 and 2, below show the making and assembly of the four parts of the wheel. Inner and outer disks, wheel tread and a spacer. The treads and spacer are made by rolling 20# paper on a dowel and then slicing off 1mm(spacer) and 2mm(tread) rings. The spacer is sized to fit inside the tread. Outer disk fits inside the wheel tread. This assembly is then glued to the inner disk (flange). Both inner and outer disks are "dished" slightly.... approximately prototypical, but also makes the wheel much more ridgid than it would be with flat disks. My "DISHING TOOL" is a high tech piece of equipment that may appear to be a marble glued to a golf tee.... but, that is purely coincidental!!


    3 .... Parts for one axle..
    4 .... Sideframes and coupler box ... making the springs. Fine copper wire (.4mm ??) wound on a common pin ... then cut into short lengths


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    .
    .... more to follow... I hope!!


    .Bill

  • Paper model as gift substitue!

    Hallo Marc,


    Yes, if you click on the picture, you just go to the site that the picture is served from. If you would like a PDF for the speakers, just send me your email address.


    Hallo Marc. ja wenn Sie an die Abbildung klicken, gehen Sie gerade zum Aufstellungsort, daß die Abbildung von gedient wird. Wenn Sie ein pdf für die Lautsprecher möchten, schicken Sie mir Ihr email address einfach.


    .... Bill

  • Paper model as gift substitue!

    Hi guys....


    Of course this would work for ANY gift-giving occassion ... not just Christmas!


    @ Gil.... that's the drawback..... You may not be able to find a ready made model... so, you might have to make your own. :D

  • Paper model as gift substitue!

    Hi All...


    If your Christmas present is too big, or heavy to wrap.... I built a paper model...and gave that.
    Nathan wants a speaker system, but I would get the "wrong" one, for sure. So, I build a simple little model to wrap up and give with a gift certificate... then he can go and buy it himself.


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    Did the same thing last year with a deep freeze.


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    It sure saves wear and tear on my back!