Yes, I have used it on several locos. It is readily available in various 'shim' thicknesses in the UK, and is the preferred material for scratch builders of electric mice. Takes paint much better than brass. However my prefered material for both construction & cladding is good old tinplate - or 'best quality Welsh tinned steel' as the defensive minded used to describe it. 14thou for the bodywork, 10thou - the tin-can standard - incl. cans of butane/propane mix amusingly - for the boiler wrapper. Readily available, I dunk it in dilute phosphoric acid to improve rust resistance, but as my lokies spend their lives swimming in oil, rusting does not seem to be a problem. I like tinplate 'cos it goes where it is put on bending & is more forgiving of mistakes compared with brass or nickel silver.
If anyone is interested they can mail me directly & I will post back a pic of a Dave Brutnell Ga1 loco built or at any rate clad in the material. Art Walker, Guildford, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 7:01 PM Subject: Nickel silver > I've just now seen an interesting post on the G1MRA bulletin board, from a > supplier, claiming that most people in the UK use 28ga nickel for cleading > (boiler wrappers to us). I assume he means nickel silver or "german > silver", and if so that's a very good material make things of. It's > drawback is limited availability, limited sizes, and of course cost. Has > anyone used this and what were the results? > > Regards, > Harry > >
