Canadian Pacific Wood Passenger Cars by Realworkingsailor - 1:87 - scratch-built & kit-bashed

[realworkingsailor]

2 hours ago, druxey said:

Could you mold and cast from the 'good' queen post?

Metal casting is a little outside my skill set, unfortunately. About the only type of casting I feel remotely capable of even attempting would be resin, but I’m not sure how strong the resulting parts would be. 
 

Andy

[Canute]

Grandt Line made plastic queen posts, See here: https://www.grandtline.com/for-the-model-railroading/ho-scale-model-railroad/ho-scale-car-detail-parts-187/

Precision Scale also sold plastic and brass ones. They're individual posts that you mount on needle beams. You have to open up their catalog, a good sized pdf.

https://www.precisionscaleco.com/

[druxey]

I was terrified of trying to cast in metal, but when I finally tried ( in pewter) I found it was not so difficult. RTV moulds are similar to resin casting ones. The only thing with a two-part closed mold is to provide air escape vents. A regular propane torch is fine for melting the metal.

[realworkingsailor]

12 hours ago, druxey said:

I was terrified of trying to cast in metal, but when I finally tried ( in pewter) I found it was not so difficult. RTV moulds are similar to resin casting ones. The only thing with a two-part closed mold is to provide air escape vents. A regular propane torch is fine for melting the metal.

 

Just spent a little time perusing what was available on the Micromark website. A few different casting metals with different melt points, definitely want to avoid anything containing lead, though...... maybe something to consider looking into in the fall. 

 

Out of sheer stubbornness, though, I will have to try to salvage at least one of the castings I received.

 

Andy

[druxey]

I use MicroMark's lead-free pewter. The MP is a little higher, but it's safer! Good luck trying to resuscitate the existing pieces.