QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How to remove molded-on details?
Q.
I have a couple of Roundhouse box cab shells that I plan to
put on Bachmann 44-tonner frames. How do I go about neatly
removing the molded-on ladders to replace them with indi-
vidual 18” Tichy drop grab irons? I have some ancient freight
cars to practice on.
– Irish Rover
A.
Deemiorgos and Dave Branum rely on X-Acto knife blades to
carve away unwanted details.
“I only have experience with carving off molded-on details on
Accurail cars,” Deemiorgos explained. “The plastic they use
carves off easily and nicely. I use an X-Acto blade, but avoid
using one with an angled point.”
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MRH-Aug 2014
