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I've been working on three boxcars "planbashed" from GR and a book I have on the Waynesburg & Washington R.R. Kind of following Phil's boxcar build as well. 10. Phil makes it look easy.[bow] 9. Changing dimensions to fit prototype rolling stock take's alot of time and thinking. 8. Retraining Carpenter's brain is hard. Running plywood in a direction so it is scorable instead of direction of structural strength. 7. Scoring boards on car ends is easier when pieces are still square. Cut gable or arched roof line after end is scored. 6. Always make extra parts. I think my wife threw some out. 5. When miling material mill a lot of extra. Many of the cars use the same basic construction. AND YOU JUST KNOW Phil will come up with a good one before your finished with the last. You'll have a good jump on the next one if you have extra stock around. 4. Call Ozark Minitures while having internet page up while discussing part order. 3. Senco fastner corp needs to make a nail gun that shoots 1/4" to 3/8 pins to fasten models together quicker than watching glue dry[:(] adapting all of my arsenal of tools at these projects was challanging. It's alot different working with little itty bitty pieces without wacking off a finger.[B)] 2. Cut as many pieces as you can ahead of time so that you can glue stuff several times in a day to make progress. Before work, after work and before bed etc. 1. Build more than one car at a time. If you know you'll want more than one eventually, mass production is easier and more rewarding in the results. Share your learning with the rest of us!
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