SD60F
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- steamin10
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Re: SD60F
I just read a blurb about the promentory locos 119 and such being scaled from pictures by using the known size of the wheels. Aince no blueprints have survived save for the boiler of one, it was the only way to draw any prints with any accuracy. One engineer sat with dial calipers and used benchmarks in the photos to get the layout and sizes of both engines, since they originated from diferent builders. Now is the wheel size 40 inch or 36? 36 would be easy.
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We have enough youth, how about a fountain of Smart. My computer beat me at chess, but not kickboxing
It is not getting caught in the rain, its learning to dance in it. People saying good morning, should have to prove it.
- Erskine Tramway
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Re: SD60F
I use a program called ScalePrint http://raildriver.com/products/cycloped ... .print.php
All you need is one known dimension, and you can print a photo or drawing out at any scale you want.
I've been using it to make my drawings of Sir Arthur Heywood's 15" gauge equipment.
Mike
All you need is one known dimension, and you can print a photo or drawing out at any scale you want.
I've been using it to make my drawings of Sir Arthur Heywood's 15" gauge equipment.
Mike
Former Locomotive Engineer and Designer, Sandley Light Railway Equipment Works, Inc. and Riverside & Great Northern Railway 1962-77
BN RR Locomotive Engineer 1977-2014, Retired
BN RR Locomotive Engineer 1977-2014, Retired
Re: SD60F
That's what I've had to do for some things on my S12. I've been working from an HO model and then getting check dimensions from drawings. Usually you can work from a known wheel size or CL-to-CL of the axles which can usually be found online.
I figured out the multiplier, and whenever I need to work from the HO scale model I take a measurement and then x 14.7 gives me my size in my scale(2").
I figured out the multiplier, and whenever I need to work from the HO scale model I take a measurement and then x 14.7 gives me my size in my scale(2").