Hi there. How far do grab irons typically stick out from a locomotive. I'm installing them on an N scale locomotive and I plan to place a small strip of styrene between the grab irons so when I put them in they'll all be the same distance, but I don't know what thickness of styrene I should use. Any info on real locomotives or in N scale would be helpful. Thanks!
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Off the top of my head, I believe it's supposed to be 4".
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
.030" is 4.750 " in N scale.That is just a little further than Mike's thinking.I don't remember what I used (been a loooong time) but .030" seemds right to me.So basically I agree with Mike.