Good luck on your ice breakers,Hope it works out the way you want to be.
Lone Wolf and Santa FeThey are collapsible. I don't know it I could make them very well.
Hi Lone Wolf and Santa Fe,
I think they could be made collapsible with a little trial and error and a few rejects along the way. The moving joints could be made with steam locomotive drive system rivets, and the frame could be held in the upright position with stops in the right places. I would use brass stock. The materials won't cost much.
As to how well you can make them, the first couple will likely be a disaster but that is how you learn. I would make up a wood jig so that each frame will be the same size, and the jig can be used to hold things in place while you solder the fixed joints. I would use a slightly wider piece of brass stock at the working joints so that there is enough material to make drilling the holes easy. Any excess material can be filed off afterwards.
If you want to take a stab at making them yourself I would be happy to help! You may discover a whole new and very rewarding aspect of the hobby!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I very much doubt that I could make them collapsible, but I'm wondering how much I should charge for a set of icicle breakers...although I do have a lot of other stuff to do that will at least entertain me.
Wayne
Dave, and Dr Wayne,
This is the style I need. They were being made by someone who was using a 3D printer. They are collapsible. I don't know it I could make them very well.
https://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=398707
maxman I always thought that walking up and saying "hey babe, would you like to take a ride with me in my private Pullman car" was a good ice breaker.
I always thought that walking up and saying "hey babe, would you like to take a ride with me in my private Pullman car" was a good ice breaker.
LOL
I totally agree with doctorwayne. They are very easy to make. K&S Precision Metals offers 1/64" x 1/32" brass bar stock which is the perfect size for HO. Item # 815019.
It's not difficult to make your own icicle breakers...I used strip brass, soldered together using a fairly small soldering iron...
...and similar ones on this modified ROCO diesel...
All of the icicle breakers were drilled to accept soldered-in-place brass or phosphor-bronze wire, which were then inserted into pre-drilled holes in the loco's roof, which worked well to keep them in place, even if the locos were stored in their original boxes.
I haven't been able to find any current web info on Dimensional Modeling Concepts.
You might be able to get some information from Class One Model Works. Their CEO is Mike Brusky, and he was the founder and manager of DMC.
https://www.trains.com/mrr/news-reviews/news/meet-classonemodelworks-com/
I am looking for a Southern Pacific Roof Mounted Icicle Breaker. Someone posted a picture of it somewhere but I can't find it anywhere now. It is 3D printed. It is made by Dimensional Modeling Concepts Item number sp 13001Can anyone help me find a link to it.
Thanks