third formed by the existing beam at the front of the spine. The center support beam will support the rear of the first container and the front of the second container. To add the center support beam, cut a length of .030" x.250" strip to the width of the front of the car and ce- ment it in place. Center it 20 feet from the front beam. (To insure
accurate
The center and rear support beams are made from strip styrene and are shown cemented in place (above). With the center support in place, two bracing angles are cut from strip and cemented between the lower edge of the center sill and the outer edge of the con- tainer support beam. The rear support, made of strip styrene, is then added and two pieces of angle are notched and placed on the outside edge of the container beam.
The next modifications are to the front end of the thick center sill sec- tion. Remove the molded walkway and angular supports using a No. 18 blade, leaving the horizontal beam along the front intact.
A piece of .030″×.060″ styrene strip can be cemented along the remaining front beam of the cars to bring the height of the front even across the top of the coupler box. A length of Plas- truct No. 90534, ⁵/₃₂″ channel should be added to each side directly behind the molded front beams. Once dry, the out- side edge will need to be filed flat from the middle of the channel towards the center sill. This insures there is no in- terference with the new larger wheels once they have been attached. Several 24″ high rectangular upright
grab supports made of .015″×.100″ strip should be cut and notched on both upper edges as well as the lower inside
edge. Add them to each side on the front of the spines. A 15″ rectangular grab mount can be added to the sup- ports, then drilled through with a No. 80 bit. Detail Associates No. 2225, 14″ straight grab irons may be mounted to the supports. To complete the front end detail of
each car, A-Line No. 29000 stirrup steps should be added to the side. Next, a Detail Associates coupler cut bar, air hose and two No. 6210 (17″) grabs may be added to the front of each spine. The Athearn kit allows a lot of up
and down play in the coupler, which will lead to unreliable operation. To correct this, attach a shim made of .015″×.250″ styrene strip to the cou- pler box to reduce the play. This will in- sure that you won’t have unplanned train separations due to coupler lifting. The containers ride on two support beams extending across the car, with a
placement, it may be a good idea to use the actual containers you have con- structed to gain the exact location, allow- ing six scale inches between containers.) Once the center support beam has been cemented in place, two bracing angles should be cut from .030" x.040" styrene strip and glued between the lower edge of the center sill and the outer edge of the container beam. After the braces have been added, a rectan- gular length of .015" x .100" strip can be added to the outside edge of the con- tainer beam to form a right angle and partially cover the bracing.
The rear container support beam may be added using .030″×.100″ styrene strip across the car. Once the beam has been attached, cut two squares of .015″×.100″ angle and notch the lower corner of each, then cement them to the outside edge of the beam, with the notch facing the front of the car. To complete the rear container beam add two small triangular braces cut from .030″×.040″ styrene strip to the rear of the brace. Cement them in place on the outer edges of the spine center sill.
Brake detail Since the ULTRA cars are open
spines, the underbody brake detail is very visible, especially since it is mounted to the sides of the center sill. Adding the brake detail will require two Details West No. 1020 brake sets and one No. 1016 handbrake, A-Line No. 29219 chain,
Detail Associates Nos.
Brake parts (left) can used from the kit. The brake cylinders should have the levers added and pipes as shown. A brake cylinder is also on the right side of the center container beam.
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