Building a (small) fleet of Mount Blue Boxcars

[Larry C]

Ron nice looking ladders and installation. The finished cars should make a nice addition to your layout.

[elwoodblues]

Ron nice looking ladders and installation. The finished cars should make a nice addition to your layout.

Thanks Larry,  Once they are done I'll be able to remove 4 Bachmann boxcars from the layout.

[ACL1504]

Ron,

the cars are coming together very nicely. The manufacturer had a great idea in using a carrier sheet for making the ladders and hand holds. Very well done.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Excellent job on the ladders Ron. The car looks great.Are you going to decal it or leave it plain?

[Jerry]

Ron that is some fine work!!  Glad you had the patience for those NBW's!!

Jerry

[elwoodblues]

Ron,

the cars are coming together very nicely. The manufacturer had a great idea in using a carrier sheet for making the ladders and hand holds. Very well done.

Tom

Tom,

Thanks for looking in.  To tell you the truth, the carrier sheet for the ladders is one of the best part of the kit.

[elwoodblues]

"Excellent job on the ladders Ron. The car looks great.Are you going to decal it or leave it plain?"

Curt, they will be painted and decaled as per the previous car I build.

[elwoodblues]

Ron that is some fine work!!  Glad you had the patience for those NBW's!!

Jerry

Thanks Jerry,  I have come to realize that installing NBW's in O scale is a necessity.

[elwoodblues]

It has been a busy weekend working on the boxcars.  I spent today adding the final details. 





The first detail to be added is the side and end grab irons.  This is a two part process.  The first part is to install is the NBW casting. 





The second part is to add the preformed grab iron.





The next detail added was to install the NBW casting where the truss rod meets the car end.





After that I added the grab iron to the running boards.





Stirrup steps were added next.





There is a second grab iron required on the ends of the car.  This is located near the bottom of the car. 

[elwoodblues]

The last detail to be added was the step on the bottom of car end.


This completes the construction of the boxcars before painting.  The only construction step left is the install the brake wheel and the couplers.

Pictures of the completed car.









Thanks for looking in.

[friscomike]

Howdy Ron,

The construction of these cars highlights your modeling skills.  The boxcars look fantastic.  The underbody details demand mirrors under the track so you can see the details.

Have fun,
mike

[Jerry]

Howdy Ron,

The construction of these cars highlights your modeling skills.  The boxcars look fantastic.  The underbody details demand mirrors under the track so you can see the details.

Have fun,
mike

And that's for sure Ron!!!!!

Jerry

[PRR Modeler]

Ron the grab bars and steps look outstanding. Very clean. Well done.

[elwoodblues]

Howdy Ron,

The construction of these cars highlights your modeling skills.  The boxcars look fantastic.  The underbody details demand mirrors under the track so you can see the details.

Have fun,
mike

Thanks Mike,

I sometime wonder if all the effort for the underside is worth it considering it will never be seen (except maybe during a derailment), but I know they are there.

[elwoodblues]

Ron the grab bars and steps look outstanding. Very clean. Well done.

Thanks Curt,

making them look right is well worth the effort involved.