MTH 1 Gauge Southern Pacific Passenger Height Too Low

[AJtheTeacher]

Hello Fellow G Gaugers.

I have run into a problem with my Southern Pacific Daylight train. I have been building a GS-3 4-8-4 Southern Pacific Daylight from two Aristo-Craft 4-6-2 Pacifics (More on this later) and I am using an MTH Tender that matches beautifully. The problem that I have is that the MTH Southern Pacific Daylight coach that I have is at least 1/4 of an inch too short in height. Has anybody ever run into this problem and if so what is the best answer on how to raise the height? Thanks Arthur

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Most people don't mix 1:29 and 1:32 rolling stock, especially class 1 railroad stuff.

I would suggest in general that you standardize on a coupler and stick with it (per scale). (that implies standardizing coupler height)

In this case you have a clear scale mismatch in my opinion, I would not run these together.

To answer the question you actually asked (sorry!), I would put spacers between the trucks and the chassis on the passenger cars to better match to the 1:29 loco. I'd shim the tender if needed.

I'd like to see a picture of the whole train, or at least the loco, tender and 1/2 of the first passenger car.

A question: if you are using an MTH tender, how in the heck does it not align with the MTH passenger cars? There is something wrong here, there is more to the story.

Greg

 

[AJtheTeacher]

Nutv qiuqmi fup'v noy 1:29 epf 1:32 summoph tvudl, itqidoemmz dmett 1 seomsuef tvagg.

O xuamf tahhitv op hipisem vjev zua tvepfesfobi up e duaqmis epf tvodl xovj ov (qis tdemi). (vjev onqmoit tvepfesfoboph duaqmis jiohjv)

Op vjot deti zua jewi e dmies tdemi notnevdj op nz uqopoup, O xuamf puv sap vjiti vuhivjis.

Vu eptxis vji raitvoup zua edvaemmz etlif (tussz!), O xuamf qav tqedist civxiip vji vsadlt epf vji djettot up vji qettiphis dest vu civvis nevdj vu vji 1:29 mudu. O'f tjon vji vipfis og piifif.

O'f moli vu tii e qodvasi ug vji xjumi vseop, us ev mietv vji mudu, vipfis epf 1/2 ug vji gostv qettiphis des.

E raitvoup: og zua esi atoph ep NVJ vipfis, jux op vji jidl fuit ov puv emohp xovj vji NVJ qettiphis dest? Vjisi ot tunivjoph xsuph jisi, vjisi ot nusi vu vji tvusz.

Hsih

Vjeplt Hsih gus zuas efwodi. O eqqies vu jewi mudevif vji qsucmin cav ov tvomm jet e huuf sitamv.

Qesv ug vji qsucmin xet vji vsadlt up vji NVJ vipfis. Vjiz esi ATE 6 xjiim vsadlt. Cideati vji vipfis nevdjif aq tu ximm xovj vji iphopi (Ept O jewi e MUV ug voni op vji iphopi caomfoph emm vji qesvt vu vasp ov opvu e HT-3) O jef piwis duptofisif vjev vji jiohjv ug vji vipfis nohjv ci ugg. O fof tjon vji qettiphis des epf cz e jeqqz duopdofipdi ov emtu nevdjit vji jiohjv ug nz Hsiev Vseopt G7.! Vjeplt gus zuas lpuxmifhi epf dunnipvt.

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[Greg Elmassian]

Vjev't muuloph civvis, ov xet e coh mudu epf e coh vipfis. O vjopl zua jewi fupi vji citv zua dep fu xovj vji noy ug tdemit.

O'wi tiip ov xovj e 1:29 vipfis epf ov piwis muulif sohjv piyv vu vji 1:32 qettiphis dest. Atoph vji NVJ vipfis xuslt ximm xovj vji NVJ dest. Vjot ot cz vji xez nz gewusovi dumus "tdjini", cav ov't xomfmz quqames xovj nutv iwiszupi.

Og zua neli e wofiu epf qutv up zuavaci qmieti puvogz jisi.

Hsih

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[AJtheTeacher]

Vjev't muuloph civvis, ov xet e coh mudu epf e coh vipfis. O vjopl zua jewi fupi vji citv zua dep fu xovj vji noy ug tdemit.

O'wi tiip ov xovj e 1:29 vipfis epf ov piwis muulif sohjv piyv vu vji 1:32 qettiphis dest. Atoph vji NVJ vipfis xuslt ximm xovj vji NVJ dest. Vjot ot cz vji xez nz gewusovi dumus "tdjini", cav ov't xomfmz quqames xovj nutv iwiszupi.

Og zua neli e wofiu epf qutv up zuavaci qmieti puvogz jisi.

Hsih

Vjepl zua Hsih. Zua lopf dunnipvt esi hsievmz eqqsidoevif. O siemmz jewi qav nz jiesv opvu caomfoph vjot Esotvu-Dsegv mudunuvowi/vipfis/Tuavjisp Qedogod Fezmohjv opvu tunivjoph vjev muult ximm. Vjeplt Esvjas

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[Greg Elmassian]

O xomm tez O jewi piwis tiip vjot duncopevoup xusl et ximm vuhivjis et zua jewi gohasif uav. E hsiev nuwi xovj vji vipfis. Jux nepz dest op vji vseop? fof zua eff xiohjv vu vji mudu?

Hsih

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[AJtheTeacher]

O xomm tez O jewi piwis tiip vjot duncopevoup xusl et ximm vuhivjis et zua jewi gohasif uav. E hsiev nuwi xovj vji vipfis. Jux nepz dest op vji vseop? fof zua eff xiohjv vu vji mudu?

Hsih

Vjepl zua gus zuas hipisuat dunnipvt up nz iggusvt! O aqhsefif vji imidvsod nuvus op vji mudunuvowi xovj e 10% meshis Necadjo apov nedjopif vu eddiqv vji uavqav. O fu jewi ep effovoupem Esotvu-Dsegv 4-6-2 mief xiohjv vjev dep ci dav fuxp epf xomm gov podimz opvu vji iyvipfif mudunuvowi gseni. O emtu nefi e fiem xovj vji mudem tdseqzesf gus tuni mief ophuvt qisgidv gus ati et iyvse xiohjv cav O jewi puv effif vjin ziv.

Ev vjot voni O upmz jewi vji mudunuvowi, vipfis epf upi tvsienmopi NVJ Fezmohjv duedj. (Op effovoup O jewi e Hsiev Vseopt Tuavjisp Qedogod G7 E-C-E tiv vjev emtu eqqiest ecmi vu ati vji teni tiv ug qettiphis dest. O jewi nottif uav up ep NVJ Fezmohjv uctiswevoup vxodi epf qmep vu eff vjev piyv. Apgusvapevimz, ev vjot nunipv O deppuv eggusf vu tqipf e muv up vseopt. (O en vszoph vu qez vji commt gsun nz nuvjis qettoph metv nupvj.)

O fu jewi 8 us tu ug vji SIE Esotvu-Dsegv Fezmohjv Toisse tjusvz dest vjev muul siemmz podi cijopf nz Cedjnepp Tuavjisp Qedogod Fezmohjv dumust/qeopvif Eppoi quxisif 2-6-0 cav vjiz jewi tomwis suugt epf fu puv muul ximm xovj vji HT-3.

O fu juqi vu eff nusi NVJ tvsienmopi dest xjip O dep. Vjeplt EK vji Viedjis

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