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Title: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 08:06:58 PM
i know that the Super liner cars are 85 feet in real life. Do any of you think a superliner car has a chance of going around a 18 radius turn? i have a tyco cambles 90 foot box car and it goes around but i wanted to know if a superliner could. thanks for any help. i need to know this because i am going to get a AMD-103
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 25, 2007, 08:08:50 PM
1 stuporliner yes, 2 no.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 08:16:33 PM
ok let me refrase this can a consist of three super liner cars go around a 18 radius turn. i need a persons advice over the age of 13
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: FFJOHNL312 on February 25, 2007, 08:22:59 PM
I'm 36.

Three of the Superliner cars may make it around that 18" radiaa, but they will look heinous doing so and may derail due to the proximity of the car ends to each other. Those corners DO move closer to each other when they o around a curve.

John Loesch
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 25, 2007, 08:34:11 PM
It does work on 22 and 24 but 18 is cutting it a little close.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 08:40:06 PM
thanks john you didn't have to tell me your age i know you are adult i just said that because gg can't even spell super liner as you see
Quote from: Guilford Guy on February 25, 2007, 08:08:50 PM
1 stuporliner yes, 2 no.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 25, 2007, 08:56:09 PM
uh FYI that was a joke  ;)
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Stephen Warrington on February 25, 2007, 08:58:54 PM
Try 22 at the min unless you got a few big hooks on your line to clean up the mess.

Stephen
age 31
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 09:01:22 PM
i think a 44 ton crane will work fine  ;D

gg FYI nobody cares  ;)
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 25, 2007, 09:09:57 PM
Maybe a scaled down 44 but a 200 is better.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 09:13:44 PM
well i have to put my 200 ton crane back on the rails. it fell of my trestle and rolled down a hill. no damage just a lot of trees smashed down in the plaster which was fixed.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 09:27:33 PM
mann i got to get me a AMD-103
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 09:29:30 PM
i might get some superliner cars made by con-cor instead
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: traindude109 on February 26, 2007, 07:46:04 PM
Quote from: HOplasserem80c on February 25, 2007, 09:01:22 PM
i think a 44 ton crane will work fine  ;D

gg FYI nobody cares  ;)

C'mon dude lets not start this again please.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: HOplasserem80c on February 26, 2007, 08:40:27 PM
i am not starting anything i am just tierd of him giving the answers to stuff that he doesn't know anything about. i am 13 and i would like a adults answer.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 26, 2007, 08:45:11 PM
Well if you acted like an adult then yes you would get adult answers.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: traindude109 on February 26, 2007, 09:20:51 PM
Your trying to start something so just drop it please.
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: jschmid on February 26, 2007, 10:10:25 PM
when that guy say gg fyi whats that mean?
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: Guilford Guy on February 26, 2007, 10:12:46 PM
GUilford Guy , For Your  Information
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: NevinW on February 27, 2007, 10:04:02 AM
HOPlasserem80c:

It would really help your cause, if you took your time and corrected the spelling and grammar before you hit post.  It makes it most difficult to understand what you are asking. 

-  Nevin
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: brad on February 27, 2007, 07:00:12 PM
GG has been around here a lot longer than you AND he is giving you correct answers. Chances are he knows a lot more than you do, so listen to him and others and cut out the snide remarks.

brad
Title: Re: the walthers SUPERLINER cars
Post by: murfling on February 28, 2007, 02:01:24 PM
I am 37.
I have both the Walthers and the Con-cor superliner cars.
The Walthers cars have body mounted couples, which make the navigation of the tighter turns difficult, or in some cases, impossible.

The Con-Cor cars have truck mounted couplers, so the couplers turn with the wheels, and stay on the tighter turns easier.

I also have (at last count) 12 AMD-103's by Athearn. Same issue. The body mounted couplers tend to force derailments on the smaller turns.

Most of my equipment is on the 33 and 35 inch radius made by Bachmann EZ track, and they work real nice there.

I hope this is helpful.

Jonathan