How about some more narrow gauge?

[David]

Hey fellow modelers, now that I have a month off from college for winter break I am working on some more narrow guage cars for a friend of mine. This one is a Rail Line HOn3 D&RGW Boxcar Kit. It looks simple but is a pain to work on. I am enjoying this one still. It is something good to add to my modeling résumé.

I still have to paint it, install couplers, add the brake wheel, decal, and do some lite whethering.

[David]

The kit consists of a boxcar shell with the roof walk molded on as one piece minus the corner ends of the roof walk (the light tan plastic color is all one piece) the floor is also one piece. All of the gray plastic is on sprues. The kit does not include couplers or trucks. The turn buckles are Grant-line replacements and I used fishing line for the guide wires on the queen posts. The only things truly scratch built are the cut lever bars and the corner grab irons. The kit didn't included those so I looked up pictures to see how they were routed. The instructions are a pain in the butt to understand it comes with fuzzy pictures and run on sentences for the instructions. You kind of have to know freight car anatomy to put the kit together, but they are very rewarding in the end, I think.

[m a y o r 79]

The look reminds me of a resin kit. The first one is always a pain because its a different construction technique but after you do a few they aren't so bad to work with.

So far yours is turning out really nice. Great job!

[David]

Here it is painted. You will notice some paint build up under the roof walk, that has been cleaned out as of yesterday after I took these pictures. I will be finishing the decals tonight minus the number because I need to find out what number my friend want for this car. I will post those when I get the car done.

Happy modeling

[icghogger]

SWEEEET!!

[David]

I have finished this car!!!!!






Next narrow guage car on the bench is a D&RGW stock car.