I have a series of older cars (Tyco, Varney, etc) that suffer from broken steps. Do most folks try to replace the steps -or should I just consider the cars trash?
Jim: see this post there is some helpful info in it. http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/242770.aspx
Joe
Here's a direct link:
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/242770.aspx
EDIT: Or not! Looks like the software is on strike again.
Wayne
Link
They are lower end, though Varney was good back in the day (over 50 years ago). That being said I have seen both reworked into very nice stuff but is it worth the work considering what is available today?
Tyco? It was trash when it was new.
Modeling the N&W freelanced at the height of their steam era in HO.
Daniel G.
It probably won't add any value to the cars. So it really depends on whether you want to spend the time and effort. If you're on a tight budget, scratchbuild some replacements. OTOH if your hobby time is very limited you probably want to spend it doing something else so just buy new cars.
Enjoy
Paul
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks to everyone that has replied. I think I may go the way suggested by "DoctorWayne". I know some of the old stuff is not the greatest, I'm just doing it for fun. Hopelessly attracted to junk I guess.
OK Bear what's the magic you used to make the links clickable? I've tried a few different ways but haven't had any luck.
Bear:
Thanks for the info. I'll try it the next time. I've been copying the url into my post and then highlighting it and clicking the chain icon. I get a box with the url in it and and second space to paste the url. This works for linking other sites than the forum.
I normally don't have any problems using the link option, but for some reason it wasn't working on that occasion. Prior to clicking "SUBMIT", it was highlighted in blue and appeared to be a working link.