Finished up this Rutland gondola. Weaver car with the factory grab irons and steps removed. Used Scale City stirrups and what was left of my Atlas stock of grab irons. One brace was removed on each end to allow the car to sit lower and the 3 rail flanges to clear the underside. Dry transfers were used for the lettering. The marble slabs came from St. Charles Model Works. Ordered more than I realized so a few flat cars will be coming soon to the fleet. The Rutland owned a number of cars like these. They were 4 boards high rather than the 3 on the Weaver. The Rd. No. should be below Rutland. I used my modelers license and centered it on the car.
Joe's tip on the Scotch tape to position the transfers worked out well. I only managed to cut myself once using my new Micromark chisel for removing the grab irons.
