the poling pockets, adding chains to the trucks, and adding couplers and air hoses.
The tender frame had poling pockets
at each corner. To add these to the styrene squares installed earlier, drill a No. 62 hole in each of the corner squares, including the dimples molded on the rear of the frame. Once the ini- tial hole has been drilled add a second larger hole on top of the first hole. Us- ing a dull drill bit or drilling counter- clockwise will bevel the edge into the first hole.
The fire nozzle is crafted from a casting for a hand pump meant for a 55-gallon drum and an EMD drain and pipe set (above). The poling pockets (below) are made with counter- sunk holes. The finished car is ready for service on the author’s HO scale layout (bottom).
Add Detail Associates No. 6426 grab irons to each end; place the body onto the frame and mark the location of the side ladders. Then, install a Detail As- sociates No. 2202 drop style grab below each ladder. Bend a length of brass wire into a U shape to form the tall grab bar located at the front of the frame and cement it in place at the front of the floor.
One prominent underframe detail is the two chains extending from the frame to each truck. Drill out the holes at each end of the truck, widening the molded holes to accept A-Line No. 29219 brass chain. Place the chain through the holes and secure it by placing a drop of cement on the rear of the truck sideframe then cut each chain to 1¹⁄₄″. Replace the side- frames on their mounts, then drill holes through the floor and thread the chain through the floor, temporarily securing it with masking tape.
The final part to fabricate is the
steps; a suitable step can be made from Train Station Products No. 487 steps. These are three section, six-foot long steps; only the two end sections will be used and the middle discarded. After cutting the steps back the low- er portion of the rear of the steps, use .010″×.250″ styrene strip to extend from the bottom to the first rung. Cut off the excess using a chisel blade and file the edges so they bevel inward to conceal the thickness of the styrene. To finish the construction of the car,
a Detail Associates No. 2401 exhaust stack for the fire pump and an odd shaped vent to the right of the door- way. This odd vent may be added to the car by bending K&S No. 3041 .060″ aluminum rod at a right angle. File the ends down so they taper into the roof and front of the car, then cement the tubing in place.
The final addition to the roof and, the most prominent, is the fire nozzle and platform. There are no ready-to- use castings of this; however, a reason- able facsimile can be constructed from several detail parts. Begin with a Trainline No. 1224 or similar oil drum pump and a Details West No. 305 EMD drain and vent pip-
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ing set. Install a thick brass rod into the underside of the drum pump and cut a rectangle of .030″ thick styrene sheet. Drill a hole near one end and in- sert the rod through the hole, then glue the two together from the underside of the styrene. Cut off a portion of the De- tails West piping and cement this in place onto the styrene platform so it butts up against the rod.
Carefully drill a hole through the
roof walk and into the top of the tender deck and insert the assembly into the deck. Once it is at the proper height, cement it in place from the interior and cut off the excess brass rod. Detailing the frame and trucks will consist of adding grabs, drilling out
add Trainline airhoses and Kadee cou- plers. Then, the car may be stripped down to the frame, sideframes and body for painting.
The car should be painted a deep red for the body with a black underframe. Under Conrail, the car also received yel- low grabs, journal boxes, truck chains and a yellow fire nozzle tip, indicating a specific tip style. Once the paint has dried, brush paint the interior compart- ment gray and the car may be reassem- bled and decals installed. As this was a non-revenue car that was well cared for, weathering should be applied lightly, centered around the trucks and then this “siding queen” is ready for display on your layout.
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