Lucas's Cheap One-Night Builds, Vol 1: 50' Boxcar
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 3:23 am
Figured it would be cool to document some of my late-night modeling projects, mostly fueled by boredom, mild insomnia (byproduct of being a college music major), and a desire to make use of the piles of crap under my workbench. I am going to try to keep these all 1-2 day projects not including paint and with parts I have on hand (read: CHEAP)
First up is a Lionel double door boxcar modernized for the 70's: lowered ladders, no roof walk, end doors plated over, cushioned draft gear (simulated) and roller bearing trucks. The nice frame which originally came with the car disappeared in the time between the cars dismantling about 5 years ago and when I pulled the shell from one of my many boxes of junk this past evening. I ended up using a stamped sheet metal frame from an MTH car and a Pecos River fish belly with assorted details. I couldn't tell you where the various detail parts came from. I'm surprised I found so many matching pairs of things to use
Still deciding on a paint job
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Bottom. Check out those stripped screw heads!
More to come!
First up is a Lionel double door boxcar modernized for the 70's: lowered ladders, no roof walk, end doors plated over, cushioned draft gear (simulated) and roller bearing trucks. The nice frame which originally came with the car disappeared in the time between the cars dismantling about 5 years ago and when I pulled the shell from one of my many boxes of junk this past evening. I ended up using a stamped sheet metal frame from an MTH car and a Pecos River fish belly with assorted details. I couldn't tell you where the various detail parts came from. I'm surprised I found so many matching pairs of things to use
Still deciding on a paint job
A-end
B-end
Bottom. Check out those stripped screw heads!
More to come!
