I needed a flat car for the cheap Hobby Lobby metal tank I got a few years ago. It will be part of my Army train. Had it sitting outside for a few years on the flatcar I ended up putting the Cobra helicopter on. I cut the sides out of pine from some plans I found online. Covered them with rivet embossed metal duct tape(should show up better with weathering later). I used some ‘SKINNY STICKS’ I got in the Walmart craft sectiion, 75 to a pack. Bit better quality than my wood coffee stir sticks, but still had some warped and undersized ends. I used Titebond 3 to glue them down with a weight on top. Stake pockets are some brass pieces a buddy made for me years ago, had a little die and would pound them out. I made the trucks from some castings I did of some high speed caboose trucks that I made last year for my caboose. Gary Raymond 1/32nd wheels I had on hand and Kadee 820’s. Boards are finished now, will scrape/weather them and get Stan to make me some decals. Need to make one more for my Huey diecast I just got.
