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brake components and numerous small parts. Two etched-brass frets of .008″ thick brass contain numerous etched brass parts. Also included are five different sizes of pre-formed wire grab irons, hatch handles and hand- hold bars made of .010″ stainless steel wire, straight .015″ stainless steel wire for the hatch release bars and two 2-56 Phillips screws for attaching the trucks. Not included are couplers, air hoses, weight and decals. There are 52 individual small etched-brass parts to be cut from the two brass frets. The brass parts can be cut from the brass frets using a stan- dard sprue nipper since the brass frets are only .008″ thick. Most of the brass parts are etched with recessed lines to facilitate bending. Prior to attachment, the parts can be easily bent toward the side with the etched lines. The brass end pieces have extremely delicate stirrups attached. Delicate brass cut levers are provided. There are five pages with 20 steps il- lustrated by 22 model photos of the steps. Seven annotated illustrations explain the assemble steps. Included are three additional pages titled “alter- nate detail tips” with 26 model photos. One page shows a parts layout with photos of the parts identified with numbers or letters. No information about the prototype cars or photos of prototype cars are included (conse- qunetly, see internet sources). The molded styrene parts are well-de-
tailed with appropriate rivets. Little flash needs to be removed. However, as- sembly requires time, care and pa- tience. It is necessary to carefully study and follow the instruction steps and photos when building the model. This
model is not for beginners, and the in- structions and photos are not always clear. Liquid styrene cement is used for the styrene parts while cyanoacrylate is used for attaching the etched brass parts. A key step is to precisely cement the
center sill in place so the delicate folded etched-brass end pieces will fit correctly. The distance between the top of the cou- pler pocket on the center sill and the top of the peak of the roof must be 1.115″ or slightly greater, but not less. Many small brass and wire parts are
to be installed on the roof. This re- quires careful study of the instructions and photos. Care and patience are in order here. Twenty .008″ holes must be drilled through the hatch covers for the pre-formed wire hatch handles. The trucks are assembled with Accu-
rail plastic truck sideframes and metal wheels on brass axles. The wheelsets are the usual code 110 width. The open ends of hopper cars enable the wheels to be more visible so narrower semi-scale wheels look more realistic in the trucks. They were substituted in the trucks on the review model. A plastic sprue contains AB brake components. The parts for the brake wheel and housing are lacking in accu- racy so the review model was equipped with a Universal brake wheel by Kadee and housing by Tichy Train. As noted, the instructions and pho-
tos are not always clear. For example, it is not immediately clear how the slope sheet angle-iron braces should be oriented and how the brake cylinder is to be installed. Drilling the brake com- ponents and installing the brake pip- ing is not described. A number of details are to be sup-
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