I have begun to cheat on handrails. I use 1/16" square tubing glued on to .032 stubs in the walkway.
The top of each tube is notched with a Dremel cut off wheel and a long .032 rod is soldered on. In some cases this is not perfectly prototypical, but at a distance it looks ok. Lemme look for a photo . . .
Nice capture, Carey. As you know, I go freaky for bronze cast models.