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21: Since I did not want to attempt to scratchbuild
the bolsters I attacked one of several old Athearn
blue box kits (again) that I have laying around. The
bolsters were separated from the frame and the area
under the flange was filled in to make a smooth side.
Since this will be one of the deepest parts of the
mold undercuts are a major no – no.
Two scale 1” x 10” were cemented to the sides of the bol-
ster on each quarter. A single 2” x 10” would have worked,
but I didn’t have any on hand. I also cut a small piece of
styrene rod to fill in the screw holes for the bolster. I left
the rod just a little bit low so as to have a small dimple in
the casting where I need to drill for the mounting screw in
the future. While not shown in the picture, 4” x 10” sty-
rene plugs were cut to fill in the openings on the end of
the bolsters.
STEP 7: The Floor, Bolsters and Under Frame 75000 – 76499 Series
Continued ...
Styrene filler under
bolster flange
Styrene filler in
screw hole
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