Improvements of my rolling stock

[Schraddel]

Some of my old toytrain stuff was extensive rebuilt:


This was initially one of those high riding toy cars of unknown origin with truck mounted talgo style X2F couplers and moulded grab irons and steps.
The whole car was lowered (app. 4mm) for not sitting so high on the trucks. The missing end beams were scratch built, Kadee couplers and boxes and Kadee wheels mounted. The moulded grab irons were scraped off and repladed by ones scratch made out of brass wire.


The result coupled with an P2K gondola of similar type.


Two tank cars in rebuilding.



Of course such upgraded cars will stay on my roster.
But i am still the opinion my time is better invested in building those high grade kits, like Westerfield, P2K, Intermountain, as in further rebuilding old Blue Box stuff.

My 2 €ents

Lutz