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Post by riogrande on Feb 6, 2020 8:34:02 GMT -8
Intermountain box cars are fairly nice to assemble. I found I needed to sometimes reem out the holes where the pins go for the parts. On some of the I added Tanex 7R from inside that would weld the pin. In the early days I found using super glue I'd sometimes get a frosting effect where I applied it from the outside.
Which Accurail. The 4600 hoppers are super easy. I haven't assembled any of the 4750's so far. I think I have one sitting around to try but Tangent keeps filling my 4750 needs.
I'm using Walthers Budd cars, among others, to build one or two San Francisco Zephyr sets.
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Post by brammy on Feb 6, 2020 9:12:21 GMT -8
It was the 4750; Getting the brake components in was a challenge. I put 4 together. The first 3 the body snapped into the outlets no problem. The last one one end sat a tad high and I really had to muscle it in.
What I really need for the UP train are ACF cars. However, it's pretty much impossible to get all the cars, and a few are only available in brass.
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Post by riogrande on Feb 6, 2020 10:10:35 GMT -8
The covered hoppers I have had mixed experiences with are the Proto 2000 CF4427. For a kit originally offered quite a few years ago, it's still a nice looking hopper with lots of detail similar to Intermountain. I built one some years ago and it went together pretty well and with a minimum of fuss. Last year I worked on one and I could not get the end age with the brake gear installed on the end of the hopper to save my life. It would not go into place and they are 3 main pieces that seem to break apart if you fiddle with them too much. It's on the shelf and may stay that way. I found an assemble one of the same number later.
I've assembled the IMRC 4750's in the past and a couple went together pretty well, and one had a slightly bowed body and it was a struggle to get the roof piece to slide into place.
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