tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post504996239619084516..comments2024-03-28T17:35:45.759-07:00Comments on modeling the SP: Modeling meat reefers –– Part 5Tony Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-19055788219468426892013-09-11T16:01:30.046-07:002013-09-11T16:01:30.046-07:00I repair siding grooves on plastic models with a s...I repair siding grooves on plastic models with a scriber. It does not have a really sharp point, but includes maybe a 30-degree angle. If yours is too sharp, you might try filing or grinding it to a blunter shape, more like the groove shape on the model.<br /><br />Doubtless a lever hand brake was originally placed on this model car body for economy, since then no separate brake wheel need be provided. It is certainly a prototypical appliance, bun unusual on house cars. I retained it on only one of my cars, which is probably one too many. If I were making a recommendation, I would say "replace it," unless you know your prototype had such an appliance.<br />Tony ThompsonTony Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-75932558173417866612013-09-11T15:40:40.365-07:002013-09-11T15:40:40.365-07:00Hello Tony,
I enjoyed reading your blog overall a...Hello Tony,<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your blog overall and regarding the reefers in particularly. Ironically, I have the same Life-Like/Varney Swift reefer which I picked up at a flee market several years ago. So now I am in the process of updating it as you describe in your blog. It is my first attempt at detailing a model like this. While I learned a huge amount from reading your blog, I still have a couple beginner-level questions if you don't mind. First, can you further explain the technique used to restore the grooves between boards after removing the molded-on grabirons? Second, my reefer does not have a brake wheel, but rather a lever. From your photos, I think your reefer was the same? Can you comment on what prototype reefers used a lever versus a brake wheel? I am not sure, but I think from reading your blog, you retained the lever on some of your models and replaced it with a wheel on others?.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Andy Andynoreply@blogger.com