Some before and after pix

[Catt]

Really been feeling lousy this week. So I desided to mess around with some rolling stock to keep my mind busy.

Here are a couple of before and after pics of one of my Con-Cor autoracks.

The floor conversion kit is made by
Alan Curtis Models
and corrects the wheel base on these cars as well as adding much needed weight.

 

[roryglasgow]

I think I've seen that very autorack on a train somewhere outside of Hearne, TX!

Great job!

-Rory

 

[Catt]

Thank you Sir

 

[Drew1125]

Very nice work, Catt!
Are my eyes fooling me, or did you remove the "gladhands" or trip pins from the couplers?

 

[Catt]

No Charlie your eyes aren't fooling you.I have removed the trip pins and plan tomdo all my cars that way.

 

[Drew1125]

Catt,
I've thought about doing that too, since I don't use the uncoupling magnets. I like using these bamboo skewer things that I found in the kitchen, to do manual uncoupling.

 

[Catt]

Yeah,and no trip pins to fowl on turnouts

Have four of them done. Today was their first public apperance.I found out real quick that they need some fine tuning

 

[Drew1125]

You know, Catt, I've been so busy with structure building, that my coupler conversions, & other rolling stock projects have really fallen behind.

 

[Catt]

I put my layout and other projects on hold to get these puppies done for the show last sunday.Now I can get back to some serious layout bangin'.