OK so thanks to some plans from the Maters Class over at the other site for a 1:20.3 flat car I got motivated to build some freight cars. I also owe Dave Taylor a thank you for his explanation of the construction of wooden box cars circa 1880’s. Between the two I have started building three flat cars, three box cars, and a caboose converted from a box. These are based roughly on some prototype pictures of the Coeur d’Alene Railway & Navigation Co. So they are not exactly as Dave described them but more closely reflect my pictures.
The basic flat car is the base for the box car as well. So here is where I got over the last week.
Here is my set up.
Table Saw set for cutting little wood. Zero clearance plate, Feather board, and thin tall push stick for getting the little wood through and fingers out.
Router table set up. I am pretty proud of this router table I made this all by my lonesome. Box fence acts as dust collector. pretty nifty if I do say so myself.
Here are the bits and pieces for the flat.