Hello all!
I have an issue with my concor 4-8-4 S2 chassis being bent in the front where it holds the cow catcher and the cylinders. I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on how to fix it. Below is a photo of what I'm dealing with, it is the front of the chassis and is made of brass and twisted clockwise! Thank you!
I'm new here and I had a picture posted with it, anyone know how to get the pictures on there?
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This is mentioned at the top of the forum. You need to have the photo on a server. So you upload your photo to a server and then put that information in the call-out box. Click on the icon that looks like a photo and paste the URL there.
Most of the photos that I post come from Google Images, but I do have photos on my server, such as... http://broadwaylion.com/pics/211028-BL-Interlocking.jpg
Just paste that link into the pictures call-out and there is your picture!
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A photo would help for sure. Here is the sticky explaining how to post a photo:
https://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/249194.aspx
From what I have seen, this is an n scale locomotive. Finding a donor engine is probably not feasible. Have you tried removing the leading truck and front details and gently bending it back in place with pliers? It's hard to judge without a good photo.
Simon
If he can get the locomotive disassembled to the frame, he might get or make up a set of daps and blocks that would let him carefully hammer any bends or twists out. He might get somewhere with jewelers' smooth jaw needle nose pliers, but I think gentle hammering, first on one side and then the other using an appropriate size and shape of dap and dapping block to 're-form' the pre-bent shape, would be the ticket here.
Sorry for the late response, here is a photo of what has happened. It is an n scale locomotive and it seems to only be the front that is twisted, not the whole chassis.
I hope this image works
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51943851536_8805657a6a_c.jpg
One last try on the photo, sorry.
It's hard to tell from the photo, but I would try putting the bent part in a vise, and try to re-bend it in place with pliers. Gently. The only other option I can think of is heating it up before re-bending it, but that's beyond my level of expertise...
I got it figured out, I ended up heating the end to anneal the cast brass a little and then gently bent it back into place, it worked like a charm:)