Regarding the truck issue, has anyone seen the S scale truck by Smokey Mountain Model Works. Says it is fully sprung and equalized. Even has rotating end

OK, Check the site after the weekend. I'm getting ready to do some more site updates shortly. I'll add what (unofficial) measurements I can. Andy

... stock ... Andy, Some dimensions would be nice, since they are sorely lacking on either the Kadee or Walther sites. Heck, Kadee doesn't even list them (or

I think I have just about all the various Kadee HO spring types in stock in the Proto:87 Stores, because I use them myself for other engineering projects. I've

Those of you looking for a source of tiny, soft springs might do well to check out the different springs that Kadee makes to support their multi scale line of

... LOL Manfred! The leader (and/or trailer) from the program "How it's made" by either Discovery or National Geographic Channel shows the making of a spring

... I suggest to add salt to the water as you do with spaghetti. Manfred

... available - ... He ... Hmmmm. That's an intriguing idea. I'd like to give it a try. Do you have a source; perhaps an old magazine article you could cite?

... would ... Years ago, Jim Tagney described a spring made from fishing line. He wound it around a screw, dipped it in boiling water and installed.

... The above seems like a good idea, but I don't know the answer. ... As noted subsequently, San Juan Car Company do indeed have these as part of their 1:48

I've wondered if this would be possible in HO given that it's been proven workable and effective in O Scale, specifically Proto:48 by San Juan Car Company. If

... Michael, Four wheel wagons are a totally different engineering and physics than eight wheeled cars (two four wheeled trucks). Our US styled two trucks

... *snip* ... *snip* ... Even better: it is possible to mold soft plastic springs which have the appropriate diameter and an appropriate spring rate. It's a

... Why? I've built perfectly acceptable sprung 4-wheel wagons in P4 that weigh about 2 to 3 ounces and have a superior ride quality to otherwise similar

Brilliant stuff! Especially the Maidstone Corporation trolleybus (I think it's Maidstone). If the destination blind says Loose, then it must be. The

Hi All, Not sure if anyone has posted this before, so apologies if someone has. Just came across a link to a new online Modeling magazine, where they have a