I have some rolling stock with broken stirrups and missing brake wheels. Can anyone advise on how I can repair these and where I can get parts.
Thanks for any help
rolling stock repar
Apr 17, 2005
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parts.
Scale/gauge/make of cars, etc? Most of us on this NG do not have crystal balls!
Bob Boudreau
"M> Iguess my note was a bit lean. These are HO scale. Manufacturer are "M> Bachman, Tyco and AHM. Thank again
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You won't find replacement parts from these makers, but you can get "super detailing parts" from various third parties, although you might do better to just toss these cars and get new ones (Walthers sells whole cars).
"M> > Joseph Murphy wrote: "M> >> I have some rolling stock with broken stirrups and missing brake "M> > wheels. "M> >> Can anyone advise on how I can repair these and where I can get "M> > parts. "M> >>
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"M> >> Thanks for any help "M> >
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"M> > Scale/gauge/make of cars, etc? Most of us on this NG do not have "M> > crystal balls! "M> >
"M> > Bob Boudreau "M> > "M> "M> "M>
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Bachman, Tyco and AHM.< There are many scratch building parts of this type available. However the cars you mention are very low cost and you could probably get new cars on ebay for less that the scratch building parts cost. If you want to check on parts go to the Walthers site and check manufactures like Details Associates, Tichy, Grandt Line, etc. and you will find thousands of parts. You could try this site to start;
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Check part number 3042 for an example.
And brass has widely been replaced by nickel silver.
Crystal balls would make a lot of clanging around when we walk....
You may want to check with your local model railroad shop, brake wheels and ladder stirrups are available as separate parts from Kadee.
Wasn't that a country song a few years ago?
"He may have fists of silver, But I kicked his crystal balls"
Jim Stewart
You can make your own replacement stirrups from brass wire, available at hobby shops. Bend the wire into a stirrup shape and drill holes in the bottom of the car to accept the wire. Secure with ACC ("superglue"). You can make a bending jig with a few nails driven into scrap wood that will help getting all four stirrups to be of the same size and shape. Brake wheels ought to be available from a good hobby shop or from Walthers. Just about any brakewheel can be made to fit any piece of rolling stock.
David Starr
Getteth Ye to the Walther's catalogue.
For HO stirrups, I like A-Line's formed brass stirrup steps
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I keep packages of styles "A" "B" and "C" (part #29000, #29001 and #29002) just for situations like this. I get mine through Walthers.
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