[modeleng] Re: Securing models

Nice idea but I am back in the uk now.

That's the good news.  The bad news is that the baggage conveyor has 
broken and I am now waiting in T3 baggage hall for them to fix it!

Cheers

Peter
(Tired and fed up!)


On Saturday, 22 July 2006 3:22, Jesse Livingston wrote:
> From what I have seen of trailers over here, it would be my choice to 
> use
> the lorry straps and some form of clamps also as trailers bounce about 
> quite
> a bit compared to my truck.
>
> Peter, about returning to England.  You might try booking passage on 
> the SS
> Carnatic along with Phineias Fogg and Paspourteau as I think they are 
> headed
> the same way you are.
>
> Jesse in rainy and suddenly nice and cool W. Tennessee
>
>>  Mine are too big for the car itself and they ride on the trailer.
>>
>>  They are chained down tight (using adjusters) front and rear and also
>>  have a lorry grade webbing strap over the cab (normally) to stop them
>>  rocking about.
>>
>>  Cheers
>>
>>  Peter
>>
>>  Back in Hong Kong airport after a few hours kip and still no sign of a
>>  flying machine.  05:21 here!
>>
>>
>>  On Tuesday, 18 July 2006 19:57, alan stepney wrote:
>>>  I had a call from a friend yesterday.
>>>
>>>  Apparently he was driving to his club, with loco in the back of his
>>>  estate
>>>  car, when he had a minor accident.
>>>  Or rather, it would have been minor apart from the engine.
>>>
>>>  Being unsecured, some 150lbs of steel and copper kept going when the
>>>  car
>>>  stopped, almost demolishing the passenger seat, (fortunately empty)
>>>  then
>>>  fell over, breaking his wrist, and doing other assorted harm to the
>>>  car.
>>>
>>>  Luckily he is not otherwise injured, but the car is worse than from 
>>> the
>>>  actual accident, he has doubts that the insurance will cover that 
>>> extra
>>>  damage, and his loco is "a real mess" (his words).
>>>
>>>  How does everyone secure their engines in the back of vehicles, or if
>>>  you
>>>  dont, perhaps it might be worth considering.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Alan
>>>
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