I carved off the moulded on details and replaced them with brass. Also added brake levers and redid the undercarriage.
Very nice. I like the paint as well.
Mike
Dang, that looks great. I wouldn't have been able to tell.
Rich
That's some mighty fine modeling.
Quote from: Michael Hohn on March 06, 2026, 06:11:39 PMVery nice. I like the paint as well.
Mike
Thank you Mike. It came painted, but I mixed a batch of various colour tones that matched the car to depict some lighter and darker boards, plus weathered it.
Quote from: Rick on March 06, 2026, 07:07:09 PMThat's some mighty fine modeling.
Thanks Rich.
Here is a model, as friend many years ago detailed. I think it is an Athearn flat car. It is not protoypical. I put the boards on it.
Quote from: Rick on March 06, 2026, 07:07:09 PMThat's some mighty fine modeling.
Thanks. I'd like to find another CNR accurail boxcar and turn it into a bunk car.
Howdy Deem, the paint and weathering on the Accurail car look fantastic. Excellent work removing cast-on details. Have fun, mike
Quote from: friscomike on March 07, 2026, 08:28:53 AMHowdy Deem, the paint and weathering on the Accurail car look fantastic. Excellent work removing cast-on details. Have fun, mike
Thanks for the kind words, Mike.
Here are a few other Accurail cars where I removed the cast on details and modified them.
Nice cars, having a big layout I tend to use Accurail as the fall out of the box. Your improvements are impressive. The photos look right on and makes me question them being models. ;)
Accurail cars are a great base for upgrades and kit-bashes. Great work there Deem!
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on March 08, 2026, 11:15:59 AMNice cars, having a big layout I tend to use Accurail as the fall out of the box. Your improvements are impressive. The photos look right on and makes me question them being models. ;)
Right out of the box is fine. I have seen a very skilled weatherer that has achieved making moulded on details stand out nicely.
I tried to use his method, but do not have the knack for it yet. Here is my attempt. I did this car for a ficticious company called Dominion Nail Works.
Quote from: Yannis on March 08, 2026, 02:53:13 PMAccurail cars are a great base for upgrades and kit-bashes. Great work there Deem!