Whats the best way to make ladders, handle rails and cat walk on a 1/16 excavator?

[liftmys10]

What's the best way to make ladders, handle rails and cat walk on a 1/16 excavator? The body is entirely made out of steel.
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[speedy8305]

hey if you want you can contact Eclusive R/C on here and see what he has to offer that is if you dont want to make them and maybe have them produced

[speedy8305]

*Exclusive R/C * sorry

[pigeonfarmboy]

Bend up some K&S Piano wire and braze or solder it together. (Tig if you're a wizard-status welder) That's what I have planned for the Vario.

[kaptain Jack]

I just made a ladder for my 1/10 scale Land Rover, used lead solder.
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[Rvjimd]

Nice job on the ladder, did you use a flame or iron for heat?

Jim

[kaptain Jack]

I used electric iron 80w. and 2.5mm brass rods from a hobby store. Flame torch tends to give to much heat to one spot and metal starts bending on its own. I actually just finished the roof rack as well. Here is the result
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[liftmys10]

Jack that looks great. How did you attach the ladder to the actual body? In my case, the body of the Cat 390D excavator is entirely made from steel. Can I solder brass to steel? Or how can I do it?

[kaptain Jack]

You can also thread the ends of the ladder and attach the same way as side mirror bars attached to the model truck:one nut first feed through the hole,tighten with second nut from inside.

[skeeter]

Bend up some K&S Piano wire and braze or solder it together. (Tig if you're a wizard-status welder) That's what I have planned for the Vario.

I'll have to give that one a try. I've a decent iron, & can handle trying to fab a few things with soldering involved. I wish I had bigger better manly tools, but there isn't room in the garage for larg tools like welders, oxy/act torches & such.