08-09-2020, 05:58 AM
Hello,
now the single AT&SF boxcar.
![[Image: dsc028835vkul.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc028835vkul.jpg)
The body was halfway mounted and the next task was to build the underframe.
Besides the truck bolsters there are pieces of structural sills.
![[Image: dsc02884r6j2x.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc02884r6j2x.jpg)
Still here no real starting point was given by the kit and the instructions were rather cryptic.![Huh Huh](https://bigbluetrains.com/images/smilies/huh.png)
The thick longitudual sills have flanges and i presume they should display steel "I" beams. But the flanges were extreme thin castings an for this very delicate. No wonder they brittled away during handling for mounting.
![[Image: dsc029333ejks.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc029333ejks.jpg)
To repair this lasting i cut 2 stripes of 0.3mm styrene and glued them onto the damaged sills.
Also here 3-point equalisation.
![[Image: dsc02902j3j93.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc02902j3j93.jpg)
Coupler height check.
![[Image: dsc029349ikli.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc029349ikli.jpg)
Then i started for drilling the bores for the queen posts. This was done in a multi stage process, starting witth 0,8mm drill bits, continued with 1.2mm and at least with 1.5mm. This preserves the sills to crack.
now the single AT&SF boxcar.
![[Image: dsc028835vkul.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc028835vkul.jpg)
The body was halfway mounted and the next task was to build the underframe.
Besides the truck bolsters there are pieces of structural sills.
![[Image: dsc02884r6j2x.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc02884r6j2x.jpg)
Still here no real starting point was given by the kit and the instructions were rather cryptic.
![Huh Huh](https://bigbluetrains.com/images/smilies/huh.png)
The thick longitudual sills have flanges and i presume they should display steel "I" beams. But the flanges were extreme thin castings an for this very delicate. No wonder they brittled away during handling for mounting.
![[Image: dsc029333ejks.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc029333ejks.jpg)
To repair this lasting i cut 2 stripes of 0.3mm styrene and glued them onto the damaged sills.
Also here 3-point equalisation.
![[Image: dsc02902j3j93.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc02902j3j93.jpg)
Coupler height check.
![[Image: dsc029349ikli.jpg]](https://abload.de/img/dsc029349ikli.jpg)
Then i started for drilling the bores for the queen posts. This was done in a multi stage process, starting witth 0,8mm drill bits, continued with 1.2mm and at least with 1.5mm. This preserves the sills to crack.