@pennsynut posted:Bill: That gon is great. I can only imagine trying to cut one in half by length and splicing. What a challenge. Have you done a lot of kitbashing? Your tips would be valuable.
Thanks for the compliment. I used a band saw to cut the 2 gondolas. The O-27 cars have 2 longitudinal spines running down the middle. If you measure from one side of the car, the second spine is 5 scale feet away. Cut the car leaving both spines intact. You will then have 2 parts 5 feet wide, sand the spines smooth and glue the 2 cars together.
The toughest part was drilling a new hole to attach the diecast trucks. I used a 6x32 threaded insert epoxied to the car floor. A piece of things styrene covers the screw head.
