To solve the problem, I cut down some .080"
styrene rod and cemented them in the place of
the poling pockets. I then filed the rods down to
a thickness of approximately 2”. With the proper
height established, I filed a taper on the rods to
match that of the tapers on the ribs.
I made the pocket by drilling out the center of the
rod with a 1/16” drill bit in my pin vise. Finally, I
took my X-Acto knife and rounded over the edges
by scraping them. I think the results are great. You
judge from the photographs.
Now it was back to decaling on rivets. The Buckeye
ends for these cars have a row of rivets down the
center of the middle rib and across the bottom rib.
There are also a row of rivets along each edge of
the car.
STEP 10: The Ends for the 75500 – 75999 and
the76000 – 76499 Series
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