Norscot 992G

[Dah]

Hi,

Just got a Norscot 992G and want to replace the plastic hand rails with metal ones.

What thinkness wire is a good match for 1:50 scale - somewhere around 1mm?

I was also thinking about using stainless wire instead of brass thinking that it may be a little stronger, however, is it possible to solder stainless with a gas soldering iron (done it before with brass but never tried stainless with normal solder)?

Thank you
Dave

[Dah]

Also what do you tend to use for 1:50 hydraulic hoses?!

[niner]

Hi Dah,

For handrails on 1:50 models I use 1/32 (0.81mm) brass rod. Its thin enough to bend but once soldered is pretty strong.

For hydraulic hoses I buy a pair of 99p MP3 player headphones and cut them up.

I'm trying to find some photos for you. This is a WA800 project i have on the go. The replaced handrails on the access steps are brass and the hyd lines are headphone wire.


URL of the original image: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r177/mammut_photos/WA800%20project/2014_04230005.jpg

Here you can see the difference between the brass for the mirror arms and the plastic handrails.


URL of the original image: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r177/mammut_photos/WA800%20project/2014_04300004.jpg

[Dah]

Thanks Martin - looks great!

Realised after I posted the question that I wouldn't be able to solder stainless so I'm back on the brass!

Ive looked on ebay and can see lots of 1mm brass wire - I guess its the same as 1mm rod but just needs straightening?

Great top with the headphones btw!!!

[niner]

These are the ones.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Albion-Alloys-Brass-Round-Rod-1-32-x-305-mm-Long-Pack-10-Ref-ABR2-/371021810719?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item56629f8c1f

[Dah]

Thank you Martin - really appreciate your help.

Dave

[niner]

No worries Dave,

Be nice to see the finished result.

[Dah]

Hi Martin,

I will definately post some pictures - uless it goes horribly wrong!

Thinking about is, I'm guessing typical handrails are around 40mm in real life so guess 0.8mm is bang on scale for 1:50?

Sorry - one more question (getting a bit excited / carried away!). How do you go about matching the paint for your WA800? Looks perfect patch.

Thanks,
David

[niner]

I've not really matched it yet, I've put all the bits on but still yet to paint it.

I'm colour blind so what I think looks right will probably be a million miles away!

Someone somewhere will have the paint code.