1848 Stage Coach Wood Model Kit by Latina (Suspension Up-rights)

So in redoing the leather suspension straps I decided that the up-rightswere rediculous.
The kit provided 0.010" sheet brass and of course I went along with it but they were always so fragile and easy to bend.

Understanding the easy advantage of 1/12 scale makes it quick to evaluate weather a part is roughly to scale or not. In this case the up-rights would be only 0.100" thick in real life and that is NOT the fact.

I picked 0.032" and that makes a closer scale part that is also a great deal more stable.

The old ones look like paper.

Ultimately a much better look and only the third rebuild for those parts too!