Lets build a camelback,, or two.

[doctorwayne]

When I rebuilt my Athearn Mikados, I felt that the stacks were a little bit on the puny side, so I removed them. To create new ones, I used some 9/32" brass tubing, adding a soldered-on flange around the top made from .015"x.042" brass strip stock. I drilled through the top of the smokebox to get a more solid mounting, and there was enough of the original cast-on mounting flange left to look acceptable. If you need a mounting flange, cut a suitably-sized disc from sheet styrene or brass - .010" or .015" thick should do if using styrene, and something a little thinner if using brass. Emboss some rivet/bolt head detail on it, and cement or solder it, as appropriate, in place. The easiest way to mount the stack is to simply drill a hole, then solder or cement it in place.




Wayne