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I wanted a few 40 foot gondolas to haul pulpwood loads, like I watched as a child in Nekoosa Wisconsin. I picked up a few Tyco gons at yard sales or swap meets, replaced the cast on grabs and stirrups with metal wire ones, drilled out the boltsters and inserted a sleeve made from plastic tube, tapped that for a screw. mounted GOOD trucks with metal wheels, and added Kadee couplers, carefully selected and mounted to specs. With the weight of the load (REAL wood pulp sized logs I made and glued together, they opperate well, and look good. I decalled them for the roads that served NEPCO in Nekoosa, and I'm happy with the results. <br /> <br />Now I am converting a few talk cars in the same manner, adding weight to the inside of the tank as I go. <br /> <br />They STILL might not look as good as the 20 dollar cars I could buy, but I enjoy doing it, and they run well.
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