05-12-2019, 08:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-13-2019, 06:52 AM by jim currie.)
in one of my other posts I mentioned I was working on 4 old AHM helium cars I had to upgrade them to some what closer to prototype .
the first thing to go was the 33 inch tango trucks replaced with 36 inch wheeled Bettendorf frames and body mounted KaDee's
though they are not a exact match to the proto type they still look much better
next was to get rid of the wooden walk ways with tichy open grid ones
I want to replace the cast on ladder's and grabs with wire ones and the steps with tichy ones. , this is where the problem lies both sides and one end would be no problem to remove cast on ladder details , the b end would be hard to remove ladder as it runs through a lot of detail , now this is where I hope Wayne chips in I was thinking of remove the grabs and just the cast on rungs on the ladders leaving the rails . what do you all think would it improve the look ?
the first thing to go was the 33 inch tango trucks replaced with 36 inch wheeled Bettendorf frames and body mounted KaDee's
though they are not a exact match to the proto type they still look much better
next was to get rid of the wooden walk ways with tichy open grid ones
I want to replace the cast on ladder's and grabs with wire ones and the steps with tichy ones. , this is where the problem lies both sides and one end would be no problem to remove cast on ladder details , the b end would be hard to remove ladder as it runs through a lot of detail , now this is where I hope Wayne chips in I was thinking of remove the grabs and just the cast on rungs on the ladders leaving the rails . what do you all think would it improve the look ?