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STEP 5: Proper Car Side Thickness Continued ...
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15: Now it is time to bring car sides to the desired
thickness. You may wonder how I came up with
the necessary dimensions. I cheated. Actually I
copied the sizes from the Sunshine Models Erie kit.
I figured that if I followed their dimensions for size
and thickness, everything would come out correct.
Why go to the trouble to calculate everything and
reinvent the wheel?
The sides of the car on the Sunshine Models kit are 8” thick.
Since I was using that as a guide, I added 4” x 6” styrene
stock along the backside of the car side. I started at the bot-
tom and top cutting pieces a little long so that they could
be trimmed to fit. I next cut pieces to fit in between the top
and bottom strips. I placed the pieces on a relative uniform
spacing.
Bracing to prevent
any sagging of
side while making
rubber mold
Styrene strips used to build
up side thickness for casting
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