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What a great build, Joe.
It's a real pleasure watching it all come together.
Top work!
Ron
It's a real pleasure watching it all come together.
Top work!
Ron
Thank you John, I'm glad you are enjoying the build.As Ron has said Top Work , a great build to follow Joe, full of supprises at each post. Those boggies in themselves are a engineering masterpiece.
Thanks Tim, glad you like it. The cable cars were mostly rebuilt or new-built in the 1980s in a major refurbishment of the cabel car and transportation system. Buses replaced some of the cable car routes. Some of the originals were placed into the cable car museum, which is well worth a visit if you ever get to San Francisco. The cable cars were refurbished or constructed to the original specifications, which date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are no brake rods to attach in this build. I guess the wheel brakes would be rod activated, or some sort of crude pulley system? Victorian no doubt, as you said.Interesting update. The bogey design is relatively crude compared to railway construction, showing the age of cable car design. It reflects contemporary narrow gauge railways of the late Victorian age. Are there brake rods etc to add? I can’t work out how the wheel brakes are activated. Never come across track brakes before though, that’s a new one to me. All in all great stuff!
Cheers PeteFascinating stuff Joe!
Pete
Thanks Steve, appreciate your commentthats bloomin marvellous !
Thank you Ron, it's a bit different isn't itWhat a great build, Joe.
It's a real pleasure watching it all come together.
Top work!
Ron
Cheers Tony. I'm enjoying this, but looking forward to getting back into some plastic!Amazing work joe , the trellis looks superb , cheers tony
Thanks Jim, glad you like the trellisHi Joe
Well done indeed with that trellis. Great thinking and great patience and it looks brilliant.
Jim
Yep, and boltsthat's just NUTS!
Clerestory, thanks, I did not know that was the term for a raised section of roof. Model making is educationalThis really is a cracking build of what looks like an excellent kit. I’m enjoying it immensely. I’ve only just cottoned on to the fact that the car has a clerestory roof as well, one of my favourite design features.
Thank you Paul, glad you are enjoying the build.This is really looking good.
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