It appears nobody had an answer for Brian. Nobody makes replacement braket grab irons for steel boxcars in S AFAIK. You might buy some extras from PRS/Gold Coast and look at getting them converted to brass investment castings. There wer wer a couple of companies doing that work, converting Grandt On3 Porters to brass investment (perfectly ethical since the original is consumed in the process). You can use Tichy or other wire grabs (or bend your own) to replace the staight and drop grabs on the end sills. You could also bend new steps from Detail Associates flat brass strip, there being no S equivilent of the HO A-Line steps. BTS has cast brass brake parts, and MLW Services http://www.mlwservices.ca/ has an etched detail set for cut levers, end walks, brake step, etc.
I have not tried the SHS couplers on these cars. I don't see why they wouldn't work. Pieter --- In [email protected], "Brian LaManna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I apologize in advance if this has been covered before...I checked > earlier threads and came up empty...I'm interested in replacing the grab > irons on my PRS kit w/metal parts...I know that Tichy makes some S parts and > there are many other companies that do as well...I'm just wondering if > anyone sells parts specifically for this kit or if anyone has any experience > replacing the grabs...I'm also wondering if it's worth replacing the > stirrups, ladders and brake detail...it's not that there's any problem > w/the kits, it's just that I'm a real klutz and I'd like to make the cars > more durable... > > Also, can the S Helper #1295 Kadee-style coupler be installed on these cars > w/a minimal amount of work, or am I better off just going w/Kadees? > > Again, I apologize if this has been covered before, but I couldn't find info > in old threads and the numerous detail part websites are a bit > overwhelming... > > Thanks! > > Brian LaManna/Moncton, NB The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
