I got these from eBay, they're resin flat castings very similar to the old Red Ball cast metal kits. i carved off the cast-on grabirons and drilled for 18" drop on the sills and 24" straight on the ends. I also carved off what I suspect are supposed to be buffer blocks around the couplers. I'm using Kadee 158 short whisker couplers. The trucks are old IHC delrin 4'8" wheelbase with Intermountain wheelsets.

The assembly approach I use is to glue initially with Goo, and once things are in position, lock in place with thin CA.
They're light, so I'll add weight and then coal loads.
These are not high-end kits, but they're inexpensive and great for building up a "unit train" of small coal/ore hoppers.
dave

The assembly approach I use is to glue initially with Goo, and once things are in position, lock in place with thin CA.
They're light, so I'll add weight and then coal loads.
These are not high-end kits, but they're inexpensive and great for building up a "unit train" of small coal/ore hoppers.
dave
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