Katzhagen - Archive - July 2019
More prototypical...
... consists and wipers. But since pictures are worth a 1000 words...
Upper left:
A mixed freight and passenger train like it can be observed around 6:15 at Filisur on weekdays. Admittedly, this consist is not 100% prototypical since the original is hauled by a Ge 6/6 II.
Upper right:
Consist of train number 215 on May, 17th, 1985 according to a photo found in "Highlights der Schweizer Alpenbahnen". The tractive unit is not really correct since the train was hauled by a green Ge 4/4 I.
Left:
Consist of train number 1940 on February, 3rd, 2019 according to a photo taken near Scuol-Tarasp. The EW IV should have been a EW III, though.
A mixed freight and passenger train like it can be observed around 6:15 at Filisur on weekdays. Admittedly, this consist is not 100% prototypical since the original is hauled by a Ge 6/6 II.
Upper right:
Consist of train number 215 on May, 17th, 1985 according to a photo found in "Highlights der Schweizer Alpenbahnen". The tractive unit is not really correct since the train was hauled by a green Ge 4/4 I.
Left:
Consist of train number 1940 on February, 3rd, 2019 according to a photo taken near Scuol-Tarasp. The EW IV should have been a EW III, though.
On closer examination of the pictures the wipers' wrong idle position on the
Ge 4/4 II's left side caught my eye again. I had thought about suitable
remedy before, but now it had to be done...
A few wipers from the spare parts pool of the friendly model train dealer provided for related experiments which could be completed successfully quite quickly.
The picture on the right illustrates the procedure: A sharp knife is used to cut a wiper into three pieces (holder, arm and blade). Bores of 0.5mm are applied to each of the pivot points in which a 0.5 mm brass wires cut to length are inserted. Next the parts are put together again (after having them painted if necessary) and fixated in their new position with a little cyanoacrylate.
A striking effect requiring just little ado.
A few wipers from the spare parts pool of the friendly model train dealer provided for related experiments which could be completed successfully quite quickly.
The picture on the right illustrates the procedure: A sharp knife is used to cut a wiper into three pieces (holder, arm and blade). Bores of 0.5mm are applied to each of the pivot points in which a 0.5 mm brass wires cut to length are inserted. Next the parts are put together again (after having them painted if necessary) and fixated in their new position with a little cyanoacrylate.
A striking effect requiring just little ado.
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