[modelman]

Thanks a lot everyone-steve you are right. The hand rails are important to the look of these trucks. And the steps make the front end complete. After I find out the size of the rails I am ordering some brass wire. I have built a couple of sets of steps out of .060" music wire just for practice and they are a complete disaster. The music wire will not bend without heating it up and I can't heat it and get it on my bending jig before it cools down so it's impossible for me to make 2 pcs. alike. I hope the brass will bend easy but making steps that small is going to be a huge challenge for me. I am going to use the wire mesh from McMaster-Carr for the grille but I haven't ordered it yet.