HOn3 cars for TrainNut

[nachoman]

Thanks for this thread Kevin, I have never tried one of these builds and so am interested in the Masters' thoughts as you proceed.
A couple of questions if I may,...is it true that most of these types of kits don't supply trucks?
And the kits are styrene?
I see you are going to paint/weather the model after construction, is that right??
With grab irons, steps, windows and such I thought it would be easier to paint before-hand.


Jack

And my replies:

1) Most HOn3 kits do not supply trucks, but this one does. Actually, many of Precision Scale kits come with trucks.
2) This kit is mostly styrene, with a few brass details
3) I am going to get it mostly assembled, and then paint it, then do the final assembly. Some of the grab irons have to be installed before the sides are assembled, and painting before the sides are assembled would be pointless because the paint would prevent the ability to make a nice, tight joint without messing up the paint. I think I will assemble as much of the body as I can, then paint red, and then paint the roofs black before gluing them on. I will also paint the end rails white before gluing them on.