Trumpeter 1/350 Jeremiah O’Brien Liberty Ship

[speedgraflex]

Hey, have you looked at brass or plastic stanchions? Cornwall Model Boats makes a bunch of options. I have linked below to the appropriate page of their website:

https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cg ... TION=Go%21

[LyleW]

No, but I’ve thought of them. I’ve ordered a couple of step cutters. I have an idea using those. I’ll check this out when my internet is more stable. A very stormy night. Already had a tornado warning 25-18 miles east of me. No issues here, but a big ugly storm, more coming around midnight, and these could be stronger…

[speedgraflex]

Stay safe, Lyle. Please.

[LyleW]

I will. I used to go stand on the porch and watch the storms…

[speedgraflex]

I used to do this with my grandparents growing up in Pennsylvania. We would be doing puzzles then stop when we heard the storm warning and go to the screened in porch to watch the skies.

[LyleW]

Sitting in the wife’s room,

Two thoughts on the railings.
1. Add small styrene sprue stanchions, drill holes glue in place

Or

I think the step scraper should be here today. So, create a small step and glue in place.

[speedgraflex]

Why not try the old model train trick of cutting posts from brass or plastic tubing and glue the top of the rail to that? No threading required.

[LyleW]

I did ‘splain it very well. Cut a small piece of tube, glue on the inside of the railing at several of the stanchions, leaving a nubbin extending down past the bottom of the railing. Marking and drilling holes in the deck to receive the railing. Creating mounting pegs and holes.

[speedgraflex]

Ah, okay. I thought you were going to drill the stanchions themselves.

[LyleW]

Naw. I don’t have enough Band-Aids for that!