A question to all the experienced modelers out there - Northwestern Pacific Railroad Network2024-03-28T15:51:11Zhttp://nwprr.net/forum/topics/a-question-to-all-the-experienced-modelers-out-there?groupUrl=modelers&commentId=3290209%3AComment%3A182384&xg_source=activity&groupId=3290209%3AGroup%3A56&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFor openers, you may want to…tag:nwprr.net,2018-01-31:3290209:Comment:1826322018-01-31T19:24:57.450ZBob Cleekhttp://nwprr.net/profile/BobCleek
<p>For openers, you may want to reconsider using brass tubing. It will tend to kink if you try to work sharp bends into it without using a form. (Just like full-size conduit.) Plain copper wire works well. Strip the insulation off some appropriately sized electrical wire is an easy way to get the material. You don't have to buy a whole spool of expensive copper wire for the job you're contemplating. Joints are silver soldered.</p>
<p>For openers, you may want to reconsider using brass tubing. It will tend to kink if you try to work sharp bends into it without using a form. (Just like full-size conduit.) Plain copper wire works well. Strip the insulation off some appropriately sized electrical wire is an easy way to get the material. You don't have to buy a whole spool of expensive copper wire for the job you're contemplating. Joints are silver soldered.</p> Where does one start!
First o…tag:nwprr.net,2018-01-31:3290209:Comment:1823842018-01-31T15:18:46.203ZEd Merrinhttp://nwprr.net/profile/EdMerrin
<p>Where does one start!</p>
<p>First off, I hope you are not going to actually sand things off. Better to use a chisel blade on an Xacto and then use fine sandpaper to smooth it off.</p>
<p>Is Smokey Valley still around? They have or had a whole line of replacement hand railing from back in the day when Athearn Blue Box was all we had to work with.</p>
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<p>Good Luck.</p>
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<p>Ed Merrin</p>
<p>Where does one start!</p>
<p>First off, I hope you are not going to actually sand things off. Better to use a chisel blade on an Xacto and then use fine sandpaper to smooth it off.</p>
<p>Is Smokey Valley still around? They have or had a whole line of replacement hand railing from back in the day when Athearn Blue Box was all we had to work with.</p>
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<p>Good Luck.</p>
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<p>Ed Merrin</p>