car. I painted all NBW heads PollyScale Grimy Black, cut off the
bolts and then attached only the head details to the car sides
with the same wood glue I used for the rest of the car. While
you can use brass wire, I used Gold Medal Model’s hand grabs,
which I painted Floquil Grimy Black while still on the sprue. The
pre-drilled indentations are just slightly wider than the GMM
hand grabs, but a slight spreading of the brass makes for a flush
fit. Attach with CA: Use a toothpick dipped in Floquil Grimy
Black to touch up any paint on the hand grabs, NBW details, or
brake wheel.
The bolsters are designed for MTL 961 Nn3 trucks, and so, using
a small drill bit on my Dremel, I ream out the bolster holes to
accommodate the slightly thicker MTL 1015 Archbar truck pins:
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2. I attached the nut-bolt-washer head details to the
car sides with the same wood glue I used for the rest
of the car.
Coal Cars - 2
MRH-Mar 2013
