Bob: I tried to strip some insulation from telephone cable wire, and attach it to the BTS MU-hose brass castings at both ends. However, filing the brass castings down to accept the smaller hoses requires more brain damage than I was willing to endure. (You need from 12 to 16 hoses per unit, so you have to file down 24 to 32 brass castings per engine -- no thanks!)
Some of the nice things about the Details West HO castings is that: 1) They are cast in a cluster, so one drill hole on each side of the coupler, and the job is done. 2) They are cast in pewter, so the hoses can be curved and positioned, eliminating that straight-hose look that you get with some other alternatives. Dan --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > The thought occurred to me that I could use telephone cable sleeves, to, but > I never tried it. Has anybody else? > > --- In [email protected], "Brian Jackson" <brian__jackson@> wrote: > > > > > > Looks like the length works out as well, which always seemed like it would > > be the real drawback to using HO versions--clearly not. Thanks, Dan. > > > > Brian Jackson > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
