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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...

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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!

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