Mel, sorry! I forgot to sign my name. What became an on-gong discussion about AF flatcars got stimulated by one post. At the last posting, I forgot to add my name.
Tom Baker From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 4:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} RE: Old AF flatcars to whom are we talking to? thanks mel perry On Dec 17, 2012, at 12:51 PM, kbt000 wrote: --- In [email protected]<mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob Werre <bob@...<mailto:bob@...>> wrote: > To answer Matt, I had considered just using the sides from the plastic > version (mainly to preserve the general shape and rivet detail) to be > the answer, but the metal car has all the weight you need while any kind > of resin, or plastic would be lacking. If you are casting your own, one trick that I have successfully used in the past is to add weight to the resin part itself. Mid size shotgun shot works well (not birdshot as there is not enough space between the shot for the resin). I've also cast a steel bar into a part. I've been thin! king about making some flat cars and my plan was to add a flat bar into the casting for added weight and stiffness.
