A 60,000 Gallon Whale Belly Tank Car

[D&J RailRoad]

End caps are on and sanded. Added more body filler to touch up some spots. Lots if file work and sanding.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Finished sanding the body down and added the truck bolster mount points.
I thought I had some 100 ton roller bearing sprung trucks on hand but they aren't all 4 the same style. I'll have to place an order for a couple sets.

 

[Gonaway]

Looking good!

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Bolster mounts are secure and putty sanded. Off to the paint area.
The sanding flaws really stand out now.

 

[Smudge617]

Bolster mounts are secure and putty sanded. Off to the paint area.
The sanding flaws really stand out now.

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Looking good tho' a interesting project to be sure.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Did a little more sanding and painting on the body. The smaller indents are more obvious now. I'll have to decide when enough is enough. Added a few more dabs of baking soda and CA glue.

 

[Rico]

Coming along!
How do you know when the truck mounts are level?

 

[D&J RailRoad]

I did a lot of fretting over that point. I used a couple of blocks of wood on the desktop. Put the truck bolster mount on them then set the tank on top of them. Applied the CA/baking powder mix to it while they looked level. If there is any fine tuning required, I can just file or sand the mounts.

 

[Rico]

Ah, sounds like a good solution!
Some of my favourite cars are the ones built with blood sweat and tears.
Well mostly blood and tears.
(ok tears. I shed a lot of tears)