Batch-building freight cars - 6
kit (hopefully with different car numbers) from your hobby
shop or by searching on eBay. Highly detailed kits include
Intermountain, Red Caboose, Proto 2000, Walthers Goldline,
and Branchline Blueprint series kits. Most of these kits were/
are sold in sets of up to 12 different car numbers.
To start, Proto 2000 (P2K) kits stand out as a good choice for
batch-building. They are well-designed, highly detailed kits that
flooded the market in the early runs. They build up into crafts-
man-quality models. They have great metal wheelsets, and the
proper amount of weight is included in the kit. Look for tank
cars, stock cars, boxcars. gondolas, flats, war-emergency hop-
pers and PS II CD hoppers from the early runs. A good starter
batch might be a set of four P2K cars, or perhaps a set of four
Branchline Yardmaster series boxcars if you want to start out
with something easier. For the first attempt at batch-building, I
recommend staying away from unpainted kits.
9: A few reefer body assemblies await roofs.
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MRH-Mar 2013
