Thanks guys , I still have some ballast work and clearing elfin tyme that has covered a stretch of track. But it is running again ! Ya ! I ran a train with my smoking F3 b unit the other night and it looked so cool . The sun was just right , hardly no wind so I went to get the camera and …dead battery . I’ll will get a video soon .
Car number 3 , its getting there. 
Man this guy is good …(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
I’m pretty happy how this one came out. Shame it’s gonna get all crusty and rusty. I’ll have to go over it after the side is finished to freshen it up. 
Catching up on posts. Dang these cars are amazing.
Thanks Mike for the play by play. When I get my new Train Shop up and running you’ve inspired me to try a scratch-built car like this.