Ahhh, but you are mistaken, Robbman. I must give you credit, though, for knowing that there are 13 rings when most would assume 12. The extra one being a duplicate of the outtermost (largest) ring and mounted below it for strengthening the attachment of the grille to the surrounding shroud. The 10 additional, and not so obvious pieces are also guys... shorter at just 18.5" long. They are located directly beneath the guys visible on top, and the rings are actually "sandwiched" between the pairs of guys; that is, all but the smallest two rings at the center... they are suspended from the upper guys only (This is why the lower guys are shorter than the radius of the grille.). These lower guys extend out to the shroud and are themselves "sandwiched" by the two largest rings mentioned above. Mark
Okaaay.... well, I don't have one here in front of me but I think I understand what you're saying. If that's so, though, it would seem either the shroud must have holes at each of these locations to allow the 180 degree bend to protrude (which it doesn't), or the ring would need to be crimped inward to accept the thickness of the guy. Or maybe the two pieces at this point are compressed together in some way? All this being to maintain the roundness and complete contact of the ring to the shroud. I was sure the ones I examined were separate, cut pieces. Any further enlightenment? Mark (I'll have to look more closely next time.)
I'm so glad I model in N scale.... Wow, Robbman & Mark, you both are veritable encyclopedias on loco details!
Wow. Just... Wow. The padded room comfy enough for you? *chuckle* Yikes, that's a lot of holes. *cue Snicker's candy bar advertisement* "Not going anywhere for a while?" On a side note, are the the same Mr. Bridgwater that build a WP route layout set in UP modern times? N Scale RRing mag had a few articles in the past on this layout. I mean, there can't be that many Brigwater's in the model RRing world.
"the same Mr. Bridgwater that build a WP route layout set in UP modern times?" No, actually, I'm not... can you believe it? Two Mark Bridgwaters, both model railroaders, and what's really amazing is that no other "Bridgwaters" I've ever run across spell their name without an "e" in the middle like my family. Mark
Wow, that is pretty interesting. Either way, I look forward to seeing these built. :thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
