You can send those detail sprues from the PRS kits to your friendly
caster and have them cast in brass and then when you install them on the model
they are not so fragile. There are several casters out there that will gladly
do that for you. The PRS kits were made of styrene that burns out fine in the
casting process. (I am not one of those friendly casters. Lately I have not
been friendly at all.)
I once tried to cast the noses from several American Models F units but
that did not work very well. There was too much ash left over from the plastic
that was used for the models. I now have brass F unit noses that could be used
on a LWS kit but i sold my stash of LWS kits some time ago.
I had the same problem when I was casting the "Budd Buddies" passenger
trucks in brass about 10 years ago. I wrote that one off to me being drunk at
the time and installing my head in a location where the sun never shines.
J Rustermier
--- In [email protected], "cnr3304" <andym@...> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@> wrote:
> > two evenings of fun. The reefer was entirely another matter, as each
> > car got better detail-wise the time necessary to complete the car
> > increased to where it was about 5, 2-3 hour sessions for me. I >know of
> > one individual who replaces all the plastic piping with >brass wire, so I
> > can't imagine how much time that adds!
> >
> >
> > Bob Werre
> > PhotoTraxx.com
> >
> >
>
>
> I have found that the plastic reefer grabs are not robust enough. They tend
> to break especially when you pack a car up to take to a show. Tichy's 24" HO
> straight grabs fit quite nicely into the holes already there. I get a few
> kits ready and attach the grabs to them. Then I mix Floquil Reefer Orange
> and Reefer Yellow to match the paint scheme in question. Not all Reefer
> Oranges on the PRS cars are the same shade! Even the Yellow needs a tweak or
> two.
>
> I know that Tichy also sells S scale grabs but these HO grabs can be found at
> most non-S Model RR shops. I always like to quip to the cashier that it's
> nice that they stock S scale parts when I am paying for them.
>
> Speaking of PRS cars, the NMRA S scale V&O Heritage car was a PRS reefer done
> as an ice car. IMHO, I would have rather it been a hopper. "This is the
> strangest life I've ever had..." J. Morrison.
>
> Happy Rapture Day! See you tomorrow.
>
> Andy Malette
>
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