Hi guys, seems like forever since I have had anything to post here. Patrick was supposed to come over today, but cancelled, so I had the day all to myself. I have been slowly working on a project, just a few hours at a time. This one has been on my to do for a couple years.
I bought a K-line 21" baggage car and and matching combine as a pair. They were Pennsy, but I can fix that. I'm just working on the combine for now. I'm turning it into an ex GN baggage / dormitory. Here's the car in its short lived BN paint, which is what I'm going to do.
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I'll turn the baggage car into this one, by removing the long middle skirts and moving the doors and repainting.
![NP 401-1 NP 401-1](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543834/fodoid/81678117804543822/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/NP%2520401-1.jpg)
The car is first reduced to parts, leaving the aluminum extrusion.
![IMG_8640 IMG_8640](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543835/fodoid/81678117804543823/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8640.JPG)
![IMG_8641 IMG_8641](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543836/fodoid/81678117804543824/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8641.JPG)
I have this book of early Amtrak car plans, and much to my surprise, this one was in it. It's nice having some dimensions to work from. Unfortunately, the car is a couple feet too long, and there's no good way to shorten it. The body would be easy enough, but the chassis is a huge can of worms. For a couple feet, I'll pass.
![IMG_8642 IMG_8642](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543837/fodoid/81678117804543825/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8642.JPG)
I put masking tape over the sides of the car, but in hindsight, it wasn't worth trying to mark out the windows and doors.
![IMG_8643 IMG_8643](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543838/fodoid/81678117804543826/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8643.JPG)
It's not easy trying to draw on this thing when it has the rounded roof and skirts.
![IMG_8644 IMG_8644](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543839/fodoid/81678117804543827/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8644.JPG)
Time to lose the skirts. I clamped the body to a saw horse, then took my saber saw with a metal cutting blade, they came right off.
![IMG_8645 IMG_8645](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543840/fodoid/81678117804543828/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8645.JPG)
After some filing and grinding with my sander, the bottom edge is straight and smooth
![IMG_8646 IMG_8646](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/12129987997660671/filePointer/81678117804543841/fodoid/81678117804543829/imageType/MEDIUM/inlineImage/true/IMG_8646.JPG)
Next up, filling the windows and doors.