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19: Add thin styrene decking to the ends. To stop the
plastic from melting, I glue the porches down with Elmer’s
Rubber Cement instead of plastic solvent cement.
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20: When the deck is secure, glue the .030” x
.100” sill strip to the side.
"Shorty" Caboose - 8
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21: Position the weights inside before attaching the
cabin, and leave room for the thickness of the body
ends. You can read the gram numbers on the metal to
see how much weight I needed to add.
Dirk Reynolds has been model
railroading since the dinosaurs
roamed the earth. His family
comes from Dupo, Illinois, and
his grandfather engineered the
"doodlebug" motor car that ran from
St. Louis, Missouri to Marion, Illinois.
Dirk also ran his own hobby shop for 9 years in Dupo, Illinois
under the name of Reynolds Railways. It closed in early 2010,
but he is now operating out of his home in Columbia, Illinois
under the name of Dirk's Trains.
He attends all the local train shows, and runs The Warrior
Express show that began in February 11, 2012 in Arnold,
Missouri. Contact Dirk at
MRH-Jun 2013
