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Articles about building and modifying freight cars.

Building the 120 Ton Wrecking Crane – Finished

Posted on March 2, 2022 by timf

I seem to have neglected to post the final steps and images from this build. Not too unusual for me. I also didn’t take a ton more photos during the final steps. But I have a few to share and … Continue reading →

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Building the 120 Ton Wrecking Crane – Part 2

Posted on March 15, 2021 by timf

After the last blog post I spent some more time on this build. So I’ll make another progress post. Step five is to assemble the pulleys and boom forks. The pulleys are three pieces each and I had to sand … Continue reading →

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Building the 120 Ton Wrecking Crane – Part 1

Posted on March 14, 2021 by timf

I have a Walthers 20 Ton crane model that I had never built. I finally decided to paint and assemble it, and this is how it turned out. It looks okay I guess, but a bit simple and toy-like. Then … Continue reading →

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A Few More Freight Cars

Posted on December 11, 2020 by timf

As I baby sit the laser cutter (can’t really leave it run alone, there’s a good risk of fire,) I’ve been building more freight cars. Mostly I buy cars that I think look interesting. Cars that catch my eye with … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Seaboard RR Box Cars

Posted on November 1, 2020 by timf

I picked up a couple of Seaboard kits the other day and just finished assembling them. They are not super-detailed so assembly was quick. The first is an Accurail kit of a 40′ box car. Seaboard #23164.

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10/08/2020 Photo Dump Update

Posted on October 9, 2020 by timf

I realized that I’ve been posting a lot of photos over on my Facebook page and on the Model Railroad Forums site, but neglecting my blog. I feel kind of like the blog is for larger posts with more detail. … Continue reading →

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Building Branchline Blueprint Series Box Cars

Posted on April 20, 2020 by timf

I’m building my second Branchline Blueprint Series Box Car model and I thought I’d document my process. It’s a little different than what the instructions suggest you do. The instructions are a little vague about what order you should assemble … Continue reading →

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Building GN PS-1 Box Car No. 21954

Posted on September 1, 2019 by timf

This is the second InterMountain kit that I bought the other day. There were not quite as many tiny parts as the last one, but only by a few. I changed the assembly order a bit so I ended up … Continue reading →

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GN 12 Panel 40′ Box Car No. 2531

Posted on August 30, 2019 by timf

I went to Scale Model Supplies again the other day (I need to stop doing that) and picked up another couple of box car kits. These two are InterMountain kits and are just as detailed as the Red Caboose kits. … Continue reading →

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GN Gondola 75846 Build

Posted on July 21, 2019 by timf

I hesitate to label this a quick build, because it wasn’t. This drop bottom gondola is the second Red Caboose kit I picked up at Scale Model Supplies. This kit has substantially more details than the flatcar kit does, mainly … Continue reading →

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