This is a trial run to see if I can start a Build Log that describes how I built the model. I will submit a picture to the Gallery of the completed model.
It took me nearly a year to figure out how to make realistic scale railings. I tried both standard soldering techniques and well as resistance soldering. Neither yielded results that satisfied me (maybe my technique was poor...). Finally, I tried this method: I cut scale brass wire into the length needed for the stanchions. About ten stanchions were aligned (flat) on aluminum tape. Using my Jim Bynes table saw, I cut 2 or 3 slots (depending on position on the rail) in that bunch of stanch