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I used 'Liquid Lead' - very small diameter lead pellets - which 'pours' like water, to weight my flat cars, held in place with diluted white glue. You need to hide quite a lot of weight underneath the flat car to get it up to the NMRA recommended weight, if you want to run the car unloaded. <br />I also made a small shovel out of some scrap brass sheet, with some brass tube soldered to the back for a handle, to make loading the pellets easier.
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