08-14-2009, 07:11 PM
Looks good, Michael. 
I'd think that O scale cars would "cry out" for a little extra effort on the detail front, but you're right: for HO, a little bit of piping, and some of the visible rods usually does the trick. Of course, there's always that sense of satisfaction if you do a more complete job of such details, but it's not always practical - especially if you have a fairly large roster of freight or passenger cars.
Most of my passenger cars get a little more in the way of brake details, as there's a little more room to fill, plus, the UC brake gear that I use on most of my passenger equipment has more components, including, in many cases, slack adjusters - a nuisance to model, but an interesting detail.
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If you need clevises for brake gear, a decent stand-in is to use a turnbuckle of suitable size, with one end cut off. You'll need to add a short length of wire to represent the brake cylinder's piston. I'd like to take credit for the idea, but it's from Ted Culotta, a very accomplished modeller, especially of freight cars. Now he does brake gear!!
Wayne
I'd think that O scale cars would "cry out" for a little extra effort on the detail front, but you're right: for HO, a little bit of piping, and some of the visible rods usually does the trick. Of course, there's always that sense of satisfaction if you do a more complete job of such details, but it's not always practical - especially if you have a fairly large roster of freight or passenger cars. Most of my passenger cars get a little more in the way of brake details, as there's a little more room to fill, plus, the UC brake gear that I use on most of my passenger equipment has more components, including, in many cases, slack adjusters - a nuisance to model, but an interesting detail.
[album]1328[/album]
[album]1330[/album]
If you need clevises for brake gear, a decent stand-in is to use a turnbuckle of suitable size, with one end cut off. You'll need to add a short length of wire to represent the brake cylinder's piston. I'd like to take credit for the idea, but it's from Ted Culotta, a very accomplished modeller, especially of freight cars. Now he does brake gear!!
Wayne