Can anybody tell me the exact width and length
of the new 1:20.3 scale flat-cars ?
Are they as wide ( 5.5 inches ) as like the Connie and the 45 ton diesel ?
I miss-use the 45 ton diesel and the Connie
( both modified for a larger scale appearance )
"http://www.customrcmodels.com/Gardenrailroad"
in a 1/16 scale environment .
Using trains as tank and goods transporters
between 1/16 scale R/C tank and truck models
So far I bean using modified LGB flat-cars , but I have to widen them ….
I did get some Accucraft 1:20 scale flat-cars ,
but they are not much wider when the LGB ones …
That’s why I am wondering how wide are the 1:20.3 Bachmann flat-cars
Thanks
regards
I don't have them to measure, but remember that 15mm = one foot, a typical narrow gauge car was 8 ft wide and 30 ft long. gj
The flat cars are 18" long and 4 9/16" long, which--in 1:16--makes for a flat car 24' long by 6' wide. That's on par with a c. 1875 narrow gauge flat car, but cars of that size rarely lasted much later than the 1910s. Even if they were to last longer in service, they wouldn't likely have the strength to carry something as heavy as a tank. I don't have my references in front of me to give capacities of cars that small, but if memory serves, it's not going to be more than 10 tons.
Later,
K
thanks guys !
1 more question :
are the couplers truck-mounted or on the chassis ?
thanks
regards
On the chassis.
Later,
K