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Brakepad		#1 Posted : 07 November 2009 23:52:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 633 Location: Montlouis sur Loire, France		Hi, Recently I received a BR141 in nice condition but with rusty handrails. This is, as far as I know, a quite common issue with older models. Have you replaced these "rusty" handrails? How do you source them? Thanks.
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TOC		#2 Posted : 08 November 2009 01:15:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/10/2009(UTC) Posts: 46 Location: ,		Music wire Old Bass strings. I have removed handrails from stanchions, sanded them to remove rust, and clear sprayed them on other makes to great success.
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seatrains		#3 Posted : 08 November 2009 04:34:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/11/2006(UTC) Posts: 676 Location: Shoreline, WA		Brakepad, I have cleaned surface rust off with diluted rubbing compound and my dremelwith the polishing pads. TOC, the clear sealer is a good idea. Thanks for the tip...
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tekin65		#4 Posted : 08 November 2009 07:58:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 11/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,151 Location: istanbul,		Hi, Like TOC said but I use guitar strings (instead of bass); plain ones (G, D or E). Go for thickest ones. Cem.
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Brakepad		#5 Posted : 10 November 2009 08:00:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 633 Location: Montlouis sur Loire, France		Thanks guys!
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TroyYang		#6 Posted : 10 November 2009 08:27:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/04/2009(UTC) Posts: 157 Location: San Francisco, CA		Metal paper clips.
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Brakepad		#7 Posted : 21 November 2009 11:12:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 633 Location: Montlouis sur Loire, France		Troy', I'll try that out! Thanks!
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river6109		#8 Posted : 21 November 2009 12:08:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,878 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by TroyYang <br />Metal paper clips. Troy, Very good idea ! thanks, regards., John
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Brakepad		#9 Posted : 25 November 2009 21:46:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 633 Location: Montlouis sur Loire, France		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by tekin65 <br />Hi, Like TOC said but I use guitar strings (instead of bass); plain ones (G, D or E). Go for thickest ones. Cem. Well, I tried paper clips but wire was too wide and I could not fit it into the handrail holes in the loco body. But yesterday I went to a music store. I followed Cem's advice and the result is just perfect: Before: The solution: And after: I spent 1,10€. I have handrails for a LOT of locos. Many thanks! Good advice!
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Webmaster		#10 Posted : 25 November 2009 22:44:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/07/2001(UTC) Posts: 11,165		I was just about to endorse Cem's advice, which I believe I introduced in the forum many years ago... And it seems you have also found the glory of a good guitar string... Looks very good indeed... I have even repaired pantographs with a G-string (D'Addario 0.15) and it looks just great. Guitar strings are very good mrr model material, you can use the thicker wound ones in the set to model fire hoses and such too... And as a special treat - A young Webmaster playing his Gibson Les Paul DeLuxe in the late 70:s....
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Purellum		#11 Posted : 25 November 2009 23:22:07(UTC) Retweet
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jonquinn		#12 Posted : 25 November 2009 23:37:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,591 Location: Pennsylvania		if you have money to burn, you might consider a tool called the "grab handler" by Mission Models. I know I didn't pay much for mine (on ebay some time ago), but now they sell for about $80 US. they're made with mostly armor modelers in mind, but would work equally well for trains.
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intruder		#13 Posted : 26 November 2009 00:02:10(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Webmaster I have even repaired pantographs with a G-string The G-strings I know of cannot be used for pantograph repair [:I]
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Brakepad		#14 Posted : 27 December 2009 00:00:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 633 Location: Montlouis sur Loire, France		Another picture from my '59-'60(I think) 3005 BR23, with replaced handrails (the guitar string is OK also for curved handrails):
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Webmaster		#15 Posted : 27 December 2009 00:31:10(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/07/2001(UTC) Posts: 11,165		Looks like new, regarding the handrails... Guitar strings "is the sh-t"...
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Bigdaddynz		#16 Posted : 27 December 2009 00:50:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,778 Location: New Zealand		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Webmaster <br />And as a special treat - A young Webmaster playing his Gibson Les Paul DeLuxe in the late 70:s.... [:0][:0][:0][:0][:0][:0][:0][:0]....and he has a microphone for (dare I say it) singing! You need a Brian May Red Special....... http://www.brianmayguitars.co.uk
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Webmaster		#17 Posted : 27 December 2009 01:15:10(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/07/2001(UTC) Posts: 11,165		Off-topic comment: No worries, David... Only "backup vocals", except for "Bad Moon Rising" which was slaughtered vocally by myself back then in the band...
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Bigdaddynz		#18 Posted : 27 December 2009 01:22:19(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,778 Location: New Zealand		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Webmaster <br />.... "Bad Moon Rising" which was slaughtered vocally by myself back then in the band... "There's a bathroom on the right....." Edited by user 30 May 2020 05:15:34(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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