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Brakie

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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2011, 10:24:32 AM »
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Quote from: Sokramiketes on February 07, 2011, 09:17:15 AM
I think they fit in MTL boxcars too.  Must be a 3-way conspiracy.

Maybe one subcontractor does those floors for all three companies..
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2011, 10:26:58 AM »
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Quote from: Brakie on February 07, 2011, 10:24:32 AM
Maybe one subcontractor does those floors for all three companies..

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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #32 on: February 07, 2011, 10:35:04 AM »
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #33 on: February 07, 2011, 06:46:00 PM »
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Quote from: Sokramiketes on February 07, 2011, 08:14:32 AM
The ER car's rungs don't stick out so far from the stiles, so they arn't as thick.  I'm sure yours are a literal translation of the engineering drawings, but the appearance is that they are thicker because they're much deeper. 

I thought you meant thickness... not depth, I see what you're saying though... the deeper depth makes them look thicker.  I guess we'll just have to go to separate grabs then :P
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #34 on: February 07, 2011, 10:28:24 PM »
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Quote from: Robbman on February 07, 2011, 06:46:00 PM
I thought you meant thickness... not depth, I see what you're saying though... the deeper depth makes them look thicker.  I guess we'll just have to go to separate grabs then :P

With the draft angle, a deeper part that starts out at the same thickness, is thicker the deeper you go, no?  Regardless, separate grabs will solve the issue and give you the best looking model around.  8)
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #35 on: February 07, 2011, 11:59:31 PM »
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Quote from: Sokramiketes on February 07, 2011, 10:28:24 PM
Regardless, separate grabs will solve the issue and give you the best looking model around.  8)

Gets real expensive quickly, especially with open and covered hoppers.  Lots of free-standing wire grabs inserted into vertical plastic posts with thin profiles.
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2011, 08:24:07 AM »
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Quote from: daniel_leavitt2000 on February 06, 2011, 12:18:15 AM
I was weathering a few cars today and I noticed the Trainman 50 box and FVM boxes appear to share the same underframe. The only difference is method of jointing the metal weight and the words "Atlas" stamped on the Trainman car.

Just curious, I know Atlas does most of their own design work and I thought FVM does too. Do the manufacturers in China also provide template parts that manufacturers can borrow or rent? I would understand it if IM had the same underframe because they already share parts with Atlas. But FVM? Wierd.

Completely different factories Dan. Matt does his thing, we do ours. Conspiracy averted.  8)
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #37 on: February 08, 2011, 08:40:12 AM »
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Conspiracy averted.

There will always be conspiracies. It takes more than facts to stop a good delusion.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #38 on: February 08, 2011, 10:07:14 AM »
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Quote from: Cory Rothlisberger on February 08, 2011, 08:24:07 AM
Completely different factories Dan. Matt does his thing, we do ours. Conspiracy averted.  8)

Maybe you're really just a part of the conspiracy? ;) ;D
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #39 on: February 08, 2011, 10:11:06 AM »
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Another hockey puck joins ... :P
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #40 on: February 08, 2011, 10:18:56 AM »
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Quote from: Cory Rothlisberger on February 08, 2011, 08:24:07 AM
Completely different factories Dan. Matt does his thing, we do ours. Conspiracy averted.  8)

Get lost Cory, we're trying to egg Dan on and you ruined it. 
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Cory Rothlisberger

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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #41 on: February 08, 2011, 10:36:27 AM »
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Quote from: Sokramiketes on February 08, 2011, 10:18:56 AM
Get lost Cory, we're trying to egg Dan on and you ruined it. 

Eh, he wasn't biting, so I figured I'd squash the conspiracy theory. I'm just waiting for someone to say that we share circuit boards with Lionel in our N-scale engines...
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #42 on: February 08, 2011, 11:09:34 AM »
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Quote from: Cory Rothlisberger on February 08, 2011, 10:36:27 AM
Eh, he wasn't biting, so I figured I'd squash the conspiracy theory. I'm just waiting for someone to say that we share circuit boards with Lionel in our N-scale engines...

I thought you used circuit boards from LGB in your N scale stuff.  :P

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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #43 on: February 08, 2011, 11:13:20 AM »
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Quote from: Cory Rothlisberger on February 08, 2011, 10:36:27 AM
Eh, he wasn't biting, so I figured I'd squash the conspiracy theory. I'm just waiting for someone to say that we share circuit boards with Lionel in our N-scale engines...

No, that would be Bachmann sharing decoders with Lionel.
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Re: Trainman and FVM, whats the connection?
« Reply #44 on: February 08, 2011, 11:26:13 AM »
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Actually I heard Cory at Atlas say at a show once that they use Lionel circuit boards in their n-scale locomotives.
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