Broken Hold open 1918 DWM

4 Scale · 09-14-2017, 09:54 AM

I mentioned cost in my first sentence for a reason. One-off work from real craftsman is either free (a friend or friend-of-friend) or fantastically expensive, in my experience.

This thread has made me pause and evaluate. I have two all-matching, re-blued "shooters". My problem is, I find myself viewing them as collectibles because of the matching. If a numbered part ever breaks I will likely do exactly what you are doing. I'm thinking maybe I need non-matching shooters...

09-14-2017, 09:54 AM	#1
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	I mentioned cost in my first sentence for a reason. One-off work from real craftsman is either free (a friend or friend-of-friend) or fantastically expensive, in my experience. This thread has made me pause and evaluate. I have two all-matching, re-blued "shooters". My problem is, I find myself viewing them as collectibles because of the matching. If a numbered part ever breaks I will likely do exactly what you are doing. I'm thinking maybe I need non-matching shooters...