In another thread a memeber, Don, was asking for a source of smoke stacks for a loco that he was bashing. There are precious few sources of USA outline detailing parts for G scale (1:29 to 1:20.3) or they are downright expensive like Accucraft. Ozark and Hartford seem the only ones at an economical price but their range is limited. In other scales there is a plethora of items available to hobbyists so that one can detail a loco for their particular line or era.
We of course can improvise and some of us are fantastic modellers who can make up something that looks exactly like a production item. But the rest of us can 'simulate to a degree' using odds and ends altered to suit our needs. A skill in its own rite.
In my case I want to convert an Aristocraft 2-8-8-2 Rio Grande to one that more resembles what actually plied the RG rails. This will involve some surgery on the loco but it also needs two compound air pumps mounted on the smoke box front and also some air tanks with airlines. The surgery and air tanks/lines are an easier proposition but the detailing in the air pumps is quite high and to make convincing facimiles is not going to be practical. So I hunted for some that were produced commercially.
The only compund pump that I could find was made by Accucraft (1/32 scale so just a little small) and it was the two pumps together, but at $99!!!!!. Ozark do a single non compound pump at a good price.
HO scale, of course have a ready supply of these and countless other detailing pieces.
Aristocraft and Bachmann have diagrams that show all of the parts used on their locos , but a great many of these parts are not readily available as they were not produced alongside the complete locos.
As G-scaling is pretty widespread throughout the States and Europe and most of the 'g-scalers' are interested in 'fiddling with and amending' their locos/rolling stock it seems that there is a market niche not being completely expoited (except for Ozark etc)....detailing parts for mainline and some narrow gauge in G scale (Fn3 included)
Oh well, anyone got any compound airpumps out there.........?
We of course can improvise and some of us are fantastic modellers who can make up something that looks exactly like a production item. But the rest of us can 'simulate to a degree' using odds and ends altered to suit our needs. A skill in its own rite.
In my case I want to convert an Aristocraft 2-8-8-2 Rio Grande to one that more resembles what actually plied the RG rails. This will involve some surgery on the loco but it also needs two compound air pumps mounted on the smoke box front and also some air tanks with airlines. The surgery and air tanks/lines are an easier proposition but the detailing in the air pumps is quite high and to make convincing facimiles is not going to be practical. So I hunted for some that were produced commercially.
The only compund pump that I could find was made by Accucraft (1/32 scale so just a little small) and it was the two pumps together, but at $99!!!!!. Ozark do a single non compound pump at a good price.
HO scale, of course have a ready supply of these and countless other detailing pieces.
Aristocraft and Bachmann have diagrams that show all of the parts used on their locos , but a great many of these parts are not readily available as they were not produced alongside the complete locos.
As G-scaling is pretty widespread throughout the States and Europe and most of the 'g-scalers' are interested in 'fiddling with and amending' their locos/rolling stock it seems that there is a market niche not being completely expoited (except for Ozark etc)....detailing parts for mainline and some narrow gauge in G scale (Fn3 included)
Oh well, anyone got any compound airpumps out there.........?
