By Intermountain
Built per instructions, some destressing of the wood sheathing was done with at X-acto blade and new power brake wheel was added instead of the ratchet handle that came with the kit. Weathered wood with washes.
By Proto2000
Time-saver, built per instructions and redecalled from AnnArbor car. Weathering was done with Polly-Scale using wet prushing and blending.
Red Caboose kit
Built per kit instructions, added 0.040" lead floor weight under floor casting. Center still packed with lead putty. Weathering done with Polly-Scale rust, oxide red, daylight orange, and roof brown.
Inspiration for this load of bridge timbers comes from SP Freight Cars Vol.1 Gondolas and Stock Cars, by Anthony W. Thompson on pg. 129. The model load was built-up from stained dimentional wood strips. Note the hollow construction of the load. This both lightens the load and uses less wood in the making of the load.
By Walthers
This kit involved disassembling and adding more weight under the floor and in the centersill. Light weathering using Polly-Scale paints.
By Bowser
Built per instructions, rearanged brake rigging and staff brake wheel. Added weight to the centerstill and under the floor. Weathered and restenceled the car for early 1950s. Note the heavy weathering to hide the fact that I was short two "N"s on the decal sheet for "PENNSYLVANIA"! This was a fun little car to build, I think I will acquire several more.
Prototypes from kitbashing
