Has anyone out there used these to help square up plastic buildings in the construction process? If so, how did they work? Would you use them again?
Hi Roger,
Yes I have used the City Classic right angle squares. I first found them when they where introduced at the Amherst Train show some years ago. They work great on buildings such as Pike Stuff that are not sold with bases. As you can see from the pic, the City Classics product really helped to get this building square.
What kit where you thinking of using them on?
Regards, Derek
Derek,
Thanks for your response. The answer to your question is "several." Not only kits without bases, such as a couple of City Classics downtown buildings, but some where I will not be using the included base. I find I often selectively "prune" building kits to better fit on my layout. Sometimes I can prune the bases to fit the new footprint but other times not. I have also been know to do a few kit-bashes Some are small enough to use the metal jig with magnets from MicroMark but others are too big for it.
Well Roger in all the cases you listed the City Classic product (KIt #209 for those of you who are curious) will help you square up your models. One word of caution, these are all connected to a spruce. So when you remove it from the spruce make sure any flashing is removed, sanded off. In other words, make sure the square is square before using it in your building project.
Derek
I figured that from the product photo but it is a good reminder to those of us who have senior moments.
Roger, if you haven't seen these, two friends use them regularly. The rite way seems to get higher marks for easier corner gluing. Haven't seen them used in person yet, but there is a video.
You might be able to borrow the right clamp from our buddy John. He didn't like his.
Jim
ffmaneng.com/rightclamp/rc-specs.cfm
http://www.reynaulds.com/riteway.aspx
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Jim,
As you know most of my building kits are plastic. My thinking is tha the the City Classics inside corners would be glued in to reinforce the corners as well as square them up. Thus they would be expendable and at that price I could live with that.
The RiteWay clamps would work well to square up kits of other materials, especially the few laser cut wood kits I have.They are a bit pricey, though. Would you mind asking John if he would loan them or sell them cheap to me? I probably won't use them for a few months in light of my upcoming surgery.
skagitrailbirdMy thinking is tha the the City Classics inside corners would be glued in to reinforce the corners as well as square them up.
I think you hit the nail on the head Roger, not only does the product help you square up the kit. It also reinforces what can be a very weak point on a kit.
Made them clickable and corrected the first one:
http://www.coffmaneng.com/rightclamp/rc-specs.cfm