This also may help a bit with weight. Any detail parts added should be metal, not plastic. Don't forget those re-rail ramps hanging to the sides of many switcher units either. It isn't alot more weight, but it all adds up, especially if you're tight for space with the lead shot. That is the best bet where there's room for it. Todd > One thing I never noticed until I looked more closely is that to help > compensate for the lack of weight, there is a traction tire (small one) on > one of the wheels of the unit. > > The only thing, as Bill points out, that you can really do here is to get > small-gauge lead shot and fill in every available crevice on this unit (or > if you're really adventurous, recast the shell and walkways in metal... :) > > - Paul > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org > > __________ NOD32 1.1637 (20060702) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------ End of EL Mail List Digest V3 #2069 ***********************************
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