07-10-2020, 10:54 AM
Great work, Lutz, as usual.
I had similar problems with a couple of older Westerfield kits, and while I didn't have too much problem with warped parts, the brittle material posed some challenges. I found that in may cases, it was easier to remove details that were partially damaged or mostly missing, and simply replace them, using either other commercially-available parts or self-fabricated ones, made either from styrene or metal....whichever was most suitable.
Among a whole bunch of other stuff, there's a similar Westerfield Fowler boxcar build (with an improvised "improvement" later in the thread) and a Westerfield Norfolk & Western old-time hopper, which almost got the better of me.
If folks have some time to waste, the thread can be found HERE.
Wayne
I had similar problems with a couple of older Westerfield kits, and while I didn't have too much problem with warped parts, the brittle material posed some challenges. I found that in may cases, it was easier to remove details that were partially damaged or mostly missing, and simply replace them, using either other commercially-available parts or self-fabricated ones, made either from styrene or metal....whichever was most suitable.
Among a whole bunch of other stuff, there's a similar Westerfield Fowler boxcar build (with an improvised "improvement" later in the thread) and a Westerfield Norfolk & Western old-time hopper, which almost got the better of me.
If folks have some time to waste, the thread can be found HERE.
Wayne