Norton posted:Ted S posted:I recall the P&D parts being a soft, flexible plastic. What kind of adhesive would you use to glue this to metal? (Or do you glue it to the protruding "overbite" of the plastic shell?) If it matters, the first model I would like to update is 6-34589. The stock pilot is the right shape and fairly detailed, but the coupler opening is huge, and I think I would have to make some kind of spacer to prevent excessive clearance from the railhead.
Ted the P&D pilot is a plastic that works with solvent adhesive (ABS??). I glued it right to plastic body, not the frame. It doesn't interfere with removing the body at all. Using the supplied metal freight pilot would require a different adhesive plus a spacer to fill the gap.
Pete
Genius. I never thought about gluing the P&D pilot right to the body. I lowered mine to eliminate the need for a spacer, but also glued the P&D pilot to a 3D printed frame that also holds the Kadee box, if needed.
This uses the stock holes to align the pilot and then drill though the frame and tap for the coupler box, or in this case, to hold the whole thing solid.
For the F7, I used the stock Lionel pilot, lowered the body and mounted it right to the frame. It takes some work but it’ll do.
Thanks!
-Mario
