IIRC even the small fluting was "dished" very slightly....the corrugations
were not, at any rate, "square" having rounded corners in all instances. In
HO and N if you can get it square I think you will be forgiven any features
that are measured in 1/32nds of an inch on the prototyes....
Charlie Vlk
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From: "leclaireq" <barbarland@aol.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Fluting again
> I was looking through my the archives and was wondering about the
> small Buud fluting. I have a post that said it was on 1 inch centers.
> Is this correct and am I correct in the fact that this fluting was
> square and not "dished" as such.
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> In trying to count the number of corrugations in post WWII cars I
> came up with 10 corrugations wiht the bottom one flat to the edge.
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> I am trying to make some skirting for the Budd cars and was trying
> to at least get it close to the real thing.
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> Steve Fye
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