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STEP 2: Car Sides Adding the Details Continued ...
11: The next detail to add is the doorstop. I gave
a brief thought about scratchbuilding them. It
only took a nanosecond to discard that idea and
I decided that it would be better to shave off the
necessary doorstops from some Athearn Blue Box
40’ box cars. 2 cars sacrificed their stops, a moment
of silence for them. OK, that’s enough silence.
Be careful with these little parts. Notice how small the
door stop is in relation to the X-Acto knife. These small
parts are easy to lose and almost impossible to find if they
make it to the floor. The four stops were cemented to the
end of the top door guide rail. And that takes care of the
major cutting and cementing of parts.
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STEP 2: Car Sides Adding the Details Continued ...
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12: A comparison of the car side. Notice the
difference in the height of the cars.
The styrene stock is still taped to the work
surface. This allows for use of the T-square
and triangle to keep things in alignment
Athearn
door stop
Red Caboose
X-29 door
2" x 4" used as
door guides
Branchline door
modified for
9'-3" car side
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