I had those neat hinge castings from Rodney, and they would have looked great on a “traditional” reefer, but this one is anything but traditional.
Here’s a shot of the reefer undergoing restoration.
(http://www.jbrr.com/Pics/RollingStock/Reefers/PortLav/reeferhatches.jpg)
It’s quite a bit different than what I am used to.
Initially, I had planned to use a handy napkin, but I figured that this time I would lay out the hinges on the computer. I’d print out the pattern on my printer and then glue it to the some thin styrene using Elmer’s Glue. My theory was I could then soak the styrene in water to remove the paper pattern.
Here’s my pattern:
It’s turns out that Elmer’s Glue is NOT very good for gluing paper to styrene. As I cut the hinges out, the paper just flaked off; this was a good thing. I did use a pin to press in the future holes to drill.
I also added a .040" rod to represent the hinge piece, and glued everything in place.
(http://www.jbrr.com/Pics/RollingStock/Reefers/PortLav/IMG_1705.JPG)
Finally, some tiny brass pins were glued in place.
(http://www.jbrr.com/Pics/RollingStock/Reefers/PortLav/IMG_1707.JPG)