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daniel_leavitt2000

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tread plate?
« on: September 12, 2011, 01:04:43 AM »
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I looked through Archer's website and can not find any N scale tread plate. Other than GMM etched plate, are there any other sources?
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Re: tread plate?
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 02:40:40 AM »
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Re: tread plate?
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 02:02:02 PM »
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Re: tread plate?
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 09:29:26 PM »
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Hi Daniel,

What type of treadplate are you trying to replicate?
If by chance it is first generation GMDD/EMD you might want to look at spraying paint through the smallest of the K+S etched mesh.  The part number escapes me but I have found the resulting pattern to be decent enough. I cleaned the mesh in a pot of isopropyl alcohol immediately after spraying. Sometimes you have to scrub it with a stencil-type brush to get the holes to clear.

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Re: tread plate?
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 09:32:15 PM »
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Andrew thats a good idea. I'll have to try it.

The tread is for a fire apparatus project I am working on.
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Re: tread plate?
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2011, 10:41:46 PM »
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In that case, have you looked at Details Associates large HO scale ALCo drop steps? They are much finer than any of the other brass etchings I have sampled and, crucially, they might actually be large enough for  for what you are doing. Unfortunately they are too small to be of much use in everyday N scale diesel detailing.

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