One more Amtrak car is near completion, the "Silver Club" Dome, Dorm, Lounge car. It took two days to paint the interior seats, kitchen, Dorm beds and two passenger sleeping rooms. I then added the Preiser figures I bought or painted myself. The glue is curing overnight before I close the car up and run it.
The Dorm floor now will rest on the top edge of the window glass, not screwed back in place on the original posts. Lowering the Dome floor on top of the window glass gives enough clearance for the seated figures heads. I cut 1/4" off the stairway up to the Dome, then glue the stairway to the Dome Floor after I have painted the seats and glued the seated passengers in place. (See photos of floor underside.) Two of the screws that originally fastened the Dome floor to the roof are NOT used. The light strip is held in place by three screws and also is supported by the wall top edges.
The Preiser 65602 Seated Unpainted Figures (24 poses) are easy to paint, and can be positioned so it looks like they are having real conversations inside the car. I also used 68209 1/50 Seated figures and 65355 1/43 Railroad Personnel that includes a waiter in my dining car.
