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Cylindrical Grain
Car Project Update - Part 5
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Note: This edition
of the Cylindrical Hopper car article was also
written by a guest editor, instead of Lee as usual.
Lee continues to make
progress on the detailed walkways for the new car. Below you can see a
few of the completed pieces ready for paint and installation. They will
be lined up in groups and installed down each side of the car. A process
was developed to solder these components together by literally baking
in the oven. (A dash of flux, a pinch of solder, and bake at 450deg. for
15 minutes). This is far more efficient that using even a high-power soldering
iron and hitting each joint one at a time.
The discharge gates
below are now complete and ready to be installed. This part contains dozens
of intricate components, but it's that level of detail that will make
this scale model so completely convincing. Four of these per car.
As seen below, Lee has completed
and installed a brake wheel platform in addition to the pin lever and
air cylinder details. In the bottom right photo, the cache of completed
walkway grates are laid roughly into position as the effect comes together
nicely.
This is a long shot of
the car as it waits to be flipped and have it's hopper bottoms installed.
As we get closer to painting time, the car will be completely disassembled
and sprayed. Paint will also be applied to the interior to combat long term
rust problems.
Stay tuned for more details
on the completion of this car.
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