[modeleng] Re: Securing models

Sounds like a good design to me.

Al Messer
--- John Buckley <jbuckley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 'morning all,
> I recently made up a frame for a fellow ME which
> actually bolted to the main
> body of his station wagon. The frame went around the
> sides of the back of
> the vehicle which then left the spare tye accessable
> when the loco was not
> insitu.
> Three lengths of rail were then bolted to the
> framework. Clamps were then
> made to fit to the rails. When the engine was pushed
> into place the front
> buffer ran up a slight incline and was then clamped
> into place. A second
> clamp was then placed in under the cabin frame and
> it also gently raised the
> engine and was finally clamped into place. A similar
> clamping system was
> then used for the tender and riding truck.
> The engine had the weight taken off the suspension
> and was securely locked
> into place. If the worst happened, I believe that it
> would have remained in
> the cradle upside down if it needed to.
> 
> John
> 
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