02-06-2010, 09:09 PM
It is good to see so many Gauge members working on their projects.
After I finished working on the building for the day, I ate supper and have been working on my project. I put some gray paint over the white styrene roof rebuild so that it will take the final coats of blue better.
I worked a bit on the A end the other day and finished up tonight. Just need some paint on it now.
I looked closer at the B end of the prototype boxcar. The end ladder appears to also be cut off to half height, therefore the brakewheel is lowered too. I'll have to shave the molded on brake parts off and lower them, and add a half ladder back on. The A end has an added handrail running horizontal from the ladder to the other side, so I am sure the B end has this too. The horizontal handrail can be seen in the prototype photo on the A end. I'm going to do a little research and see if I can find a photo of a lowered brakewheel.
After I finished working on the building for the day, I ate supper and have been working on my project. I put some gray paint over the white styrene roof rebuild so that it will take the final coats of blue better.
I worked a bit on the A end the other day and finished up tonight. Just need some paint on it now.
I looked closer at the B end of the prototype boxcar. The end ladder appears to also be cut off to half height, therefore the brakewheel is lowered too. I'll have to shave the molded on brake parts off and lower them, and add a half ladder back on. The A end has an added handrail running horizontal from the ladder to the other side, so I am sure the B end has this too. The horizontal handrail can be seen in the prototype photo on the A end. I'm going to do a little research and see if I can find a photo of a lowered brakewheel.
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