I understood that the "woodies" had a thin brass sheet between the wood itself and the bracing. The soldering on mine is as good as any; the good appearance led me to stop my plans and not mess up someone else's good work. DJE
----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Lane To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:26 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Cryer Gray Gondola II Let me restate: I have 2 Cryer gray gondolas - the steel rebuild version. They are very nice! I did NOT have any problems with them. Given the MANY cars from the SAME builder I have had to repair it made me not want the composite version at all. That is a FACT and my opinion. Unless someone that has a composite version can tell me that my old builder somehow figured out how to solder brass to wood the expansion and contraction of different materials gave me cause to doubt its successful construction in model form. It you have had 1 for a while without issue than there is no problem. 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 Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) 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.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
