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09-28-2018, 03:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-02-2018, 04:39 AM by CNR5103.)
I had a Accurail boxcar which didn't fit the era I am modeling.
I stripped the paint off, carved off some molded-in grab irons and stirrups and replaced them with metal ones.
I replaced the Fishbelly with Center Sills and added some brake rods and plumbing.
Some paint and lettering from Black Cat Decals
Guy from Southern Quebec.
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10-13-2018, 08:13 PM
(09-28-2018, 03:19 PM)CNR5103 Wrote: I had a Accurail boxcar which didn't fit the era I am modeling.
I stripped the paint off, carved off some molded-in grab irons and stirrups and replaced them with metal ones.
I replaced the Fishbelly with Center Sills and added some brake rods and plumbing.
Some paint and lettering from Black Cat Decals
Nice job.
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What did you use for the center sills? Are they from a Tichy kit?
I replace the center sills on many of my Accurail kits--here's an MKT boxcar:
I use evergreen channel, trmmed to fit.
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(10-13-2018, 08:13 PM)gna Wrote: ... What did you use for the center sills? Are they from a Tichy kit?
I use evergreen channel, trmmed to fit.
gna,
Yes. The center sills are from Tichy. I used those I didn't use in the USRA Rebuil Boxcar kit.
I recently bought some 1/8" styrene channel for next projects.
Guy from Southern Quebec.