Well, it’s been a LONG time since I’ve had anything to contribute to this 3RS thread that I originally started, but I finally found some spare time to complete a project that’s been sitting on my bench since last summer.
This was an “old” Atlas 40’ boxcar that was offered by Bev-Bel. It had the plastic trucks & wheels and non-operating plastic couplers that were typical of those old Atlas cars.
I plugged the large holes in each truck bolster (left behind after removing the oversized truck-mounting “pins”) with solid plastic rod that was then drilled and tapped to accept 2-56 replacement truck screws; painted the underside of the car frame, interior floor, walls & doors; shaved off the molded-in grab irons on the car sides and replaced them with Tichy wire grabs; added some extra dry-transfer lettering to more closely match the prototype; added Weaver die-cast trucks & wheelsets...and of course added Kadees.
Last but not least I weathered the car both inside and out. Here are a few shots just after completion earlier this evening...
Thanks for looking, and thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. Please continue to share your 3RS work here...it is very much appreciated!