nachoman 2021 do something challenge

[nachoman]

I decided to body mount the couplers.  I cut the coupler arm off of the trucks and used a Kadee box screwed to the underframe.  A relatively easy conversion.  My reasoning was that I may swap out trucks or move the bolsters closer to the car ends in the future, and having the couplers already body mounted saves a step.  I also worked on underframe details.  Not sure how much detail I want to add here, as my eyesight isn't what it was even 5 years ago for seeing such things beneath a car floor.  Plus - my goal here is to actually get something done.  My time and modeling funds are extremely limited these days - so the 3 foot rule using what I have on hand feels appropriate.  I am also sick of mail ordering parts.  The international package from doctorwayne actually got here much quicker than my last parts order, which seems to be sitting in the same location for the past two weeks.  I used the plastic steps that came with the kit.  Managed to break two off already and had to re-glue them.