Car & locomotive height

[bbussey]

Since N scale roofwalks are too thick, I try to use the eaves height and work backward from that.

[wcfn100]

Since N scale roofwalks are too thick, I try to use the eaves height and work backward from that.

Okay.  That's much different than what you've posted to this point.


I would like to clarify the following.

If you only see "H" instead of "EXH," use the "H" that is to the right of "EXW."

Your "EXH", is actually the height where the Extreme Width occurs.  It won't help in any way figuring out the height of the car.

The bottom line is you need to be careful guessing using the height of the eaves listed on the car.   As an example, the new run of Atlas Steel Rebuilts have a foot and a half difference in there respective "EH" data printed on the car. 

Jason

[bbussey]

You're right.  I misspoke, meant EH not EXH.

The three Atlas USRA boxcar models are the correct height when they ride on the Andrews trucks that were tooled simultaneously.  They stand too high when they are fitted with the standard Bettendorf truckframes.

[wcfn100]

You're right.  I misspoke, meant EH not EXH.

The three Atlas USRA boxcar models are the correct height when they ride on the Andrews trucks that were tooled simultaneously.  They stand too high when they are fitted with the standard Bettendorf truckframes.

You can say that about the USRA Steel Rebuilts as long as it's known that some of the cars aren't prototypical (I think some assume that because it's 'master line', that they are all correct).  In the spirit of this thread, you couldn't look up any info about the RI or FDDM&S car numbers to try and figure out the proper car height as these cars were built a foot taller than the Atlas model.


Jason

[bbussey]

You can say that about the USRA Steel Rebuilts as long as it's known that some of the cars aren't prototypical (I think some assume that because it's 'master line', that they are all correct).  In the spirit of this thread, you couldn't look up any info about the RI or FDDM&S car numbers to try and figure out the proper car height as these cars were built a foot taller than the Atlas model.

Now I understand what you're saying.  Yes, the Atlas models are correct when riding on Andrews trucks and the scheme is prototypical.  Though your last point applies to all of the models that are not prototypical.  It's safe to say that it's only possible to be accurate to the prototype when there was a prototype to be accurate to.