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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by DTockeII When adding weight to the cars, how do you do it? Solder some lead to the bottom? I understand that box cars would be easy to add weight to but what about open gondolas or flat beds?[/quote] A girl I'd dated had a son, who modeled the steel industry in HO, and asked the same question. I'm a gage/template-maker by trade; I told him to put varying thickness pieces of steel into his gons. .062" thick steel is approx 6" in HO; .031" is 3", etc., making actual 'loads' To weigh-down his flats, I cut some pieces of .031" steel to fit underneath them, 'between' the frame-rails, bolsters, etc. Use same approach to make 'empty' gons. A few drops of glue should hold 'em in place.....
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