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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2017, 02:47:11 AM »
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Modeling these?
http://www.railarchive.net/vintagediesel/sjlc49-51.htm

I guess I took too long to post... :P

No, those have even a different end handrail.  The fireman side hand rail is also slightly different where the rail curves up to the cab.

The plan is for these:





Also 403.

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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2017, 02:54:10 AM »
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ahhh  I also saw these while searching
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/76133405

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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2017, 03:17:43 AM »
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I haven't decided if I want to do the two different as delivered yellow schemes or the later orange and cream scheme.  I like the yellow better, but the orange fit's onto my 1968 era.  There was a time in the early 60‘s you could mix them together.

One side note, #49 of the St.J&LC that Chris posted was sold to the city of Colorado Springs in 1978 to work the power plant.

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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #19 on: October 31, 2017, 08:53:45 AM »
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That sounds like a good solution. How much width do you add to compensate for over-etching? Another .125mm overall?

.14mm if I remember correctly but I would have to check the artwork.
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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #20 on: October 31, 2017, 03:12:37 PM »
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.14mm if I remember correctly but I would have to check the artwork.

Thanks!  at those minumum etchign widths this is quite important (or the etched part will simply wenish).  I know that you understood what I wrote, but I think I used incorrect therm. I think that the term is undercutting, not overetching.
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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #22 on: October 31, 2017, 07:29:09 PM »
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I use .125mm stainless and make the handrails .125mm wide.

If my math is right, that's under one scale inch in N -- small enough to make scale-sized pin lifters, and the flat/etched aspect would not be very noticeable (esp. if painted a dark color).

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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #23 on: October 31, 2017, 11:02:58 PM »
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If you are looking to fill out the sheet, might could I send you the artwork to do some handrails for a GP18 (low hood) and C420?
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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #24 on: November 01, 2017, 01:03:00 AM »
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If my math is right, that's under one scale inch in N -- small enough to make scale-sized pin lifters, and the flat/etched aspect would not be very noticeable (esp. if painted a dark color).

Even if painted a light color, it's not noticeable.
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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #25 on: November 01, 2017, 11:39:12 AM »
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I think @coosvalley was looking for just such an opportunity?

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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2017, 05:26:36 PM »
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Sure -- after my attempt at new end rails:




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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #27 on: November 16, 2017, 05:32:14 PM »
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Looks like I got a bit carried away in the height of them:

http://www.ssloan.net/trains/sp/5100.html

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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #28 on: November 16, 2017, 05:55:08 PM »
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LOL - that was my thought exactly. What were you thinking?  But those could be used as chin-up bars by the conductor.  :)
End handrails are usually the same height (or close) as the ones on the sides.
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Re: .3mm brass vs. .25mm stainless for etched handrails.
« Reply #29 on: November 16, 2017, 05:55:47 PM »
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Maybe a tad. But you sure underdid it with the weathering  :D
Nice engine Wolf, what's with the skewed cab?
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