--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
> two evenings of fun. The reefer was entirely another matter, as each
> car got better detail-wise the time necessary to complete the car
> increased to where it was about 5, 2-3 hour sessions for me. I >know of one
> individual who replaces all the plastic piping with >brass wire, so I can't
> imagine how much time that adds!
>
>
> Bob Werre
> PhotoTraxx.com
>
>
I have found that the plastic reefer grabs are not robust enough. They tend to
break especially when you pack a car up to take to a show. Tichy's 24" HO
straight grabs fit quite nicely into the holes already there. I get a few kits
ready and attach the grabs to them. Then I mix Floquil Reefer Orange and
Reefer Yellow to match the paint scheme in question. Not all Reefer Oranges on
the PRS cars are the same shade! Even the Yellow needs a tweak or two.
I know that Tichy also sells S scale grabs but these HO grabs can be found at
most non-S Model RR shops. I always like to quip to the cashier that it's nice
that they stock S scale parts when I am paying for them.
Speaking of PRS cars, the NMRA S scale V&O Heritage car was a PRS reefer done
as an ice car. IMHO, I would have rather it been a hopper. "This is the
strangest life I've ever had..." J. Morrison.
Happy Rapture Day! See you tomorrow.
Andy Malette
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