Not sure if I was dumb or smart. I just picked up 5 New Blight cheeser box cars for the princely sum of $18… Yes, I realize they are ‘toy-like’, maybe even ‘crappy’, BUT I figured they’d work for sitting on sidings and maybe running at our antique machinery club because I won’t cry too much if they get trashed or stolen.
That said, I’m interested in your opinions on what the minimum upgrades needed to make them tolerable as models. I’m guessing I’ll need to change out the couplers somehow, and the wheelsets, 1f not the entire trucks, add a bit of weight, strip them and repaint… but what else???
