I attached two photos to help people visualize the process. With the text and photos you can update the article if you chose to save it. For the record, I copy and paste blog posts I find instructive

Hi Nelson, I tried to follow your mods to your ladder jig, and I don't quite get it. Would you happen to have a photo that you could share with us? Thanks, Todd Sullivan.

According to my Evergreen Scale Models Styrene Handbook, their .060 converts to 5 1/4 HO inches. Jim Brewer

A couple comments that date back to my pattern making days. Don't scribe the side sheets. Build them of individual . 010 x .060 strip which can then be scraped to slightly different thicknesses,

Thanks, Tim. Since I wrote that article, I’ve made one addition to the process. I made the ladder jigs longer than necessary, and I decided it would be helpful to have a few supports that fit in the

For Fred and anyone wanting to do a Single Sheathed car, here is what I have done or suggest. —Use .015 x .060 strip styrene to build up the side Board x Board on a base of at least .030 styrene

 Hi Jim and List members, Thanks Jim for the detailed info on this car. Claus Schlund

Ah the joys of X2F couplers. Early Kadee's were way too expensive for me as a teen modeler in the late 1950's.

This is an AT&SF Ga-Z car. There were 400 built as tie cars by Haskell & Barber in 1915. Numbered 110000-110399. Originally the top of the sides were somewhat arched, but at some point in time they

excellent article, thanks! -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Scott, Those are nice tools. I think I bought mine (slightly different) from Pierre at one of the Lisle meets. I also have a pair of Tamiya "bending pliers" -- Tim

Gentlemen, thank you for all the ideas. I did not expect so much of a response! I have gotted a few very good ideas here (and a few sent to me privately) for some very simple jigs that might lend

I have a technique which I have used for making Z-bars for Single sheathed cars. Using a NWSL riveter with a 0.010" riveter, I make a row of rivets the length of a styrene sheet. After that I slice

Charlie, part of what I'm thinking is that any jig to be 3D printed would have the advantage of being possible to print at any scale, so no one would be left out.

Nelson that's a good idea too, I'll look into it.

That's good too Eric, Thanks!

Thanks Jeff! That's a good idea.

Forgot to add it folds them perfectly straight since it folds the entire length at the same time. Also there isnt a need to go back and burnish it square or straight. Scott McDonald

This is the one I got. http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_225&products_id=59 I have the photoetch tool from small shop as well. The elbow bender is so much easier and faster.

Hi Spen, I'm intrigued by this, but I'm having a hard time picturing what you're describing. Any chance I could get you to make a sketch describing it?