Though able to find drawings of this early style actual photos have eluded me so some features are best guess and common practice based. These seem to be stalled for 18 horses and two versions were built. The difference between the two being the later one had a water pipe ran on the outside wall between the upper and lower screen sections to more easily provide for the normal cargo. I took modelers license and presented the car in a betterment style of wood heavy weight up graded to a safer metal covering and lose of truss rods for a stabler car.
First up was the center sill and frame:
I used two pieces of aluminum, one angle and one flat cut and shaped then screwed together with 00-80 machine screws.
Walls were built next
And test fit to the frame:
Sheathing for the inside walls is pencil scribed balsa:
Window covers were made from scribed basswood.
and a filler fit to them:
Details being added:
And hinges from brass tube and rod being set:
Permanent separators being set, the white plastic is tube and rod for hinge use.
gate construction:
One of the main characters that drew me to this car is the use of window screen.
With the above done it was time to erect the car.
End sills were formed and installed:
car was sided using .015 plastic sheet with embossed riveting:
Doorway corners and body corners were formed:
And then time to start making the roof sections:
Above ready made strips provided the roof sheathing.
Putting an edge on the roof: 1/16" sq. stock
Next up are the rivet strips.
Strap steps formed and soldered
Drilled and started installing the grab irons
This car called for three hand wheels on the one end. These are no commercially available as can be seen
closest I could find were 7/8" brake wheels from Ozark Miniatures
So two layers of plastic and a quarter round for the rim and I have this
With some of the above detail in place
nut bolt detail added for details
details came today 1500 brass nails
detail of roof before it gets covered
prepping for paint
clerestory painted
and the roofing was then started
remember those little nails
inside pic of baggage door guard
door stop
end doors in place
coupler covers
After running through a few different color compatibility test I decided on black lettering in stead of yellow.
And with a day spent on the roof of a coach from the late 1800's painting said roof I gained info on roof details up close and personal and was able to start on the needed vents
Those are scale 3" strips for the x's and rings ^^^^^
To get spacing I sandwiched a washer between two of the round flats with 2 crosspieces glued in
Add a ring to the crosspieces and put a tube glued to the bottom center to make vents
Add holes
A few bits and wire
Turns out the rails on the roof are conduit for the electric. the bigger end piece is where it feeds up from below
Brake parts can be made all kinds of ways.
And lettering
Inside needed a little fill
That concludes this build
Thanks for viewing
