Yes we do have too many Bob's, certainly some confusing Bill's running
around and for awhile too many Porter last names. Maybe a pecking order
is in order here!
Anyway if you were referring to my using music wire--well that happened
several years ago. You reach a point in life where you need to plow
ahead and get things done. So if a little better technique comes up
great but to tear down what's been done isn't in the cards for me.
Those two GP-9's wearing Milwaukee colors were on the cover of the S
Gaugian a twelve years back. I remember Don Heimberger saying it was a
great Halloween issue cover in year 2000.
So like many of us who have "just a few" too many engines, I also have
some that aren't painted but I'm now down to 7 with my 2 GP-30's just
needing a little work and decals. Some E units have been long neglected
and my FEF 4-8-4 needs some internal mods before it gets some color.
But the beauty of the internet and these exchanges now let me utilize
Bud's and Bob F's mentioning of the Archer walkway threads for my
plastic GP-9's.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
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
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