minimumofmodificationneeded. Themodels operate very
well, thanks to the great trucks and theproperweights that
are included. These stock cars ranwell from the get-go, and I
didn’t have to spend anytime tweaking them.
A littleweathering:
Tobe clear: Youdon’t have todo this. If youhavealready
weathered the trucks andunderbody, the cars can lookpretty
goodalready, and couldbe leftas-is.Of course,manyof us like
toweather everything.
I haveusedmany techniques toweather carsover theyears. I
choseweatheringpowders (chalks) for these stock cars. I think
the “dusty look” that powderweathering createsfits these cars
perfectly. Asweathering tech-
niques go, I find thepowders to
38: The runningboardsdidnotwant to lieflat ona
coupleof the roofs, soclampswerenecessary.
38
Batch-building freight cars 101part 2 - 7
39
39: Acompleted stock car bodyexcept for trucks anda
final road test. The last stepafter installing trucks and
road testing, will be toadd somemoreweathering.
40
40: Arrows showwhere thebrake riggingwas cut and
tuckedunder thebodybolster frame to keep it from
interferingwith the truck swing, and seatingon the
frame. Thechainassemblywas removedbetween the
twoarrowson the right for the same reason.
MRH-Apr2014
