On3 Boxcar Pt2

 Finished the underframe.. 

First time doing truss rods. The warts are all mine. Next time, I may swap them for brass. 

Instructions are very simple. When I build another, I plan to take alot of notes. 

On3 Boxcar Pt1

It's always interesting to try different stuff. These are the trucks and underframe from a San Juan Car Company On3 DRGW boxcar. An interesting kit. Not for a first timer. 

The trucks are multiple pieces. Wheels roll freely. Regular MEK doesn't really work well with these, but Plastruct Bondene glues everything up wonderfully. 

 The underframe is going together. Need to bend the air lines and truss rods. 

This is a good view of all the parts for the kit. Upper left is a N scale Harriman baggage car for reference. 

Find them here at https://sanjuancarco.com/

New workspace.

Unit in and filled... lol. I wound up with casters under it and that was a great idea. I also installed locking hinges on the legs to hold it in place. It's worked great so far. 

 

New work area..

 

Gonna be grand! Stay tuned! 

The fuel dock

Stuff...

A few pics..

Switchers and minis...

While I've pretty much sold off most of my N scale fleet and still finding stuff, I'm thinking I'm gonna keep some of it and build a shelf switching layout. So, three diesels for the railroad. They need details and weathering, a little relettering and we should be good to go.

In other news, built a small photo booth for the minis. The look much better on a grey background!

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