Thanks for the reply. One clarification. It is a 40' box car, but I am not talking about the stirrup steps, but the grab irons above the stirrups. Hope this helps. Randy Johnson Dallas Center IA
> It depends upon the car model. The 40' boxcars should have a tree of small > parts that include the stirrup steps (that's why the holes are there, not > grab irons). The modern 50' cars do not inlude > stirrups (they were originally molded on, but most of them break off during > the mold removal process, so the rest are cut off). Ron Bashista is a > prince about taking care of problems and he can be reached on his website > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bill Winans > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:35 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Question about American Model cars?? > > > >I have put together countles HO cars but am on only my second S scale car. > > The first was a Pacific car and this second one is an American Models > > which I > > purchased off of ebay. My question is this. On the AM model there are > > dimples on the lower corner of the car, but I can find no grab irons in > > the > > box and the instructions are missing so they are no help. Are there > > supposed > > to be grab irons in the kit and they are missing or does AM simply exclude > > them? On the Pacific model the holes were predrilled as they are > > everywhere > > else on this AM model. Thanks for helping a frustrated modeler/foster > > father. > > Randy Johnson > > Dallas Center IA > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/
