I have a Broadway Limited RSD-15 locomotive that was in good shape until this morning. My two year old grandson got past all security measures and got his hands on it. The handrails took the brunt of the damage onslaught by the mini Godzilla. The engineer side (long hood forward, right?) long railing is detached from the body while the end railings are still attached but broken at the joints. The railings are made of something called Deltrin or something as Plastruct Bondene solvent/cement has no effect to glue them back together. The fold down walkway ramps both fore and aft are off. I have them but they are so tiny I cannot get the mini rods, which still remain, into the eyes so they fold up and down. The only permanent damage that will remain if a suitable glue is found is one of the long railing stantions is missing. Could someone please suggest a good method and materials to make repairs to the handrails and all?
You could either replace or repair. To replace, contact BLI and talk to a parts guy. To repair, you need to etch the delrin and use CA to stick it back together. Another option is to replace the handrails with and aftermarket set an solder it together.
As David mentioned, a replacement set from BL1 would be best…if they come prepainted in the same color…usually the replacements are unpainted and either black or gray. The task of painting them would come next, so ask BLI about color match.
If the handrails are broken at the “joint” as you say, that’s probably the least noticeable place and the easiest fix. See if they will reset to look normal, then hit them with a small drop of CA.
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