I got a surprise box in the mail today with some test shots of the grab irons. I say it was a surprise because as of about a week + ago it was in question if they could be cast at all so this is a plus. My caster made it happen like he always does.
Since it was such a difficult pattern to cast he did not get complete shots. The average yield of complete grabs was about 10. As you can see at left they will have to be straightened a bit when you get them but I did NOT break any in the 30+ I straightened so far. In the ONE grab iron I tested on an unassembled PRS car it appears the pins do not slide in the mounting holes liked I had hoped in spite of my best efforts. But the holes in the car are covered when you are done. You can us one pin in the hole on one end and surface glue on the other. Just being honest here guys.. Of course if you want these for use on brass cars none of that matters. File the brackets flat and surface solder them on. I only have 5 test shots for now in hand. This is a one and done project. I am not stocking any of them to sell in 6 months from now other than a few for my own private stash. Since they are not complete shots I have to adjust the price accordingly. I get changed the same price for all no matter how many grabs are complete - and so will you. If there are 8 complete grab irons or 14 (I do have 1 like that) they are the same price - $10.00 a tree plus a flat fee of $5.00 shipping per order via USPS without insurance or tracking. I am not going to count complete grab irons to make an order complete at $1.00 each but I will guarantee at least 8 good grabs per tree. This was an S list "by popular demand" project. Sorry it did not go exactly as I hoped but I tried and will deliver the parts in a timely manner. I will give it a few weeks for everyone to get their orders placed and then place my casting order quantity. Hopefully in about a month I will have the order back ready to ship. I am taking orders and payments NOW. Only orders paid in full will be counted in the production order. Email me directly if you want to use PayPal. Make payment to: Bill Lane 305 Dubois Ave West Deptford NJ 08096 Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
