STEP 16: Assembly and Further Details
63: The cars are assembled just like any craftsman
type kit, so I won’t belabor the methodology. I did
things a little different though, in that I cemented
.100" x .250" styrene strips on each end. They act
as a stop to hold the floor at the proper place on
the body. There are no stops as on a standard kit.
I also like to be able to remove the body from the
underframe for maintenance purposes if needed.
64: I drilled and
tapped for a 2-56
screw through the
Kadee couplers.
This allows me to
screw the coupler
pockets to the
underframe and
the underframe to
the body with one
screw. Prior to installing the underframe, I added two
1/2" nuts over each truck for car weights.
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