Back to the drawing board ...sorta.
The Delrin stirrup rungs kept "breaking" off. Just the slightest tap and they'd fly off into parts unknown. As much as I liked the look of them an alternate solution needed to be had. Thankfully, I have a small inventory of pre-bent 18" straight grabs and decided to use them instead. Couple of small holes drilled into the bottom of the Murphy end and viola! I'm pretty sure these will hold up much better and I'm also satisfied with how they look too. This particular boxcar is my prototype for the next five. So warts and all this one is how I learn to do the rest of them.
Now, onto the undercarriage and brake details for this one.
The Delrin stirrup rungs kept "breaking" off. Just the slightest tap and they'd fly off into parts unknown. As much as I liked the look of them an alternate solution needed to be had. Thankfully, I have a small inventory of pre-bent 18" straight grabs and decided to use them instead. Couple of small holes drilled into the bottom of the Murphy end and viola! I'm pretty sure these will hold up much better and I'm also satisfied with how they look too. This particular boxcar is my prototype for the next five. So warts and all this one is how I learn to do the rest of them.
Now, onto the undercarriage and brake details for this one.