Bob,
If you are going to all the trouble to replace handrails especially on a brass model use phosphor bronze wire. I use it exclusively for all of my wire needs. It is much stronger & can take abuse by being bent and straightened a lot more than brass wire particularly are a solder joint. Soldering brass wire makes it very soft. You will get a bend in each direction about once before it breaks. I have not done a complete handrail replacement - yet - but probably will for my Sunset GP7 that will be PRR 8553 and will hopefully be as nice as Bob's. Anyway I would probably start by soldering every other stanchion. Maybe there is expansion there as well? I have an eye for what is straight and parallel. If the stanchions crept and went haywire it would be noticed and bother me. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
