Batch-building freight cars - 6
theairbrushandapplicationofweatheringpowders to the car
roofs and sides.
Regardlessof the techniquesused, buildingdetailed car kits
takestime. I like to thinkof theprocess as the slow-and-steady
approach.Whenyou includeyourtime, assemblingkitswill not
comeout cheaper thanpre-assembled carsbut theywill give
you the funand satisfactionof building themyourself. Consider
that it tookmenineandahalf hours tobuild four Proto2000
stock car kits for this article (not includingweathering). That
is roughly threebaseball games, nineepisodesof CSI, or one
Senate speech....
Road test
Testing tookfiveminutes or so. Thebeauty of theProto
2000 line is that the kits are verywell designed. Theparts
fit together cleanly, with a
35: The grabiron detail and the retainer valve on the
roof assembly.
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