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Erie Railroad Boxcars, p1 - 6
STEP 1A: Car Sides 75000 – 75999 Series
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I began by setting a piece of plain .020 styrene against my
T-square on my work surface and then taped it in place.
I laid the styrene the long way across the work surface
so that all I would have to do is to make one cut for the
proper car height.
I like working with .020 styrene because it cuts easier than
the thicker styrene stock. A couple of cuts with a sharp
X-Acto knife and I am most of the way through. 6” styrene
will be added on the back side to bring the car sides to suf-
ficient thickness for casting.
I began with the sides for the series of cars that do not
have the tabs. Work on the easy parts first, right? Anyway,
I laid out the proper side height for the 8’-8” interior cars.
The height needed was determined by measuring both
a Red Caboose X-29 car side and dimensions from the
freight car diagram sheet. The sides measure 9’-4”.
I measured up from the factory edge the proper distance
7: One quick note before starting; unless otherwise
stated all dimensions given are in scale feet and
inches.
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