Jace,
Kaslo changed from a stainless type material to a brass. My PS-1 boxcar
had the stainless and you could only bend the material once and even
adjustments were problematic. I've got my boxcar about 2/3 finished but
have never tried to get replacement ladders--I messed up two early on.
I don't know what type material the grain hopper had--very neat car, but
I don't need anymore difficult kits to build either.
When it comes to CDS dry transfers. They will vary considerably in the
ease and if all the lettering transfers. I have made up a dozen or so
cars with good success until I started lettering a boxcar for the SOO
line recently. I did heat the sheet slightly, but very little of the
lettering transferred on the first try. I had to go back several times
until I literally wore the backing through. That little sheet wouldn't
give up it's lettering and neither would I stop trying. Actually I
think it won! wasn't very happy.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
>
>
> I haven't bought any of those kits, although I did buy one of their
> PRR cabooses (which I shall consult Peter V's website when I
> finallyget around to building it) and was impressed with all the nice
> etched brass parts.Might I suggest the bending tool MicroMark sells
> for just this kind of etch? Our British friends use that construction
> quite a bit for their kits. Generally speaking, when etched brass
> parts are soldered together they gain considerable strength from the
> soldering.
> As to the CDS lettering, there is a learning curve in learning how to
> apply them (ask me how I know), but when one is used to themthey can
> come out quite well. Since there has been no new production for a
> while (and probably the sets included with the hoppersare even older,
> bought when the kits were produced), some other modelers recommend
> warming the set before applying to revivethe wax vehicle. And, unlike
> normal decal lettering, they go on a matte finish rather than a
> glossy. And be sure to set them by rubbingover them after application
> before overspraying a protective coating.
>
> Jace Kahn
>
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