Making progress again on the Binkley Shorty Baggage. Here are two images; the roof and its improvements, and the underbody detail.
Upgrades to the roof include a screen overlay and framing for the clerestory sides, simulated canvas covering for the roof, and drip strips over the doors. Prior to these additions I also used square styrene stock to extend the clerestory overhang down along the curved ends of the roof. This is a detail often missing from these cars where the modeler has to shape the bullnose ends. Here the bullnose profile has been provided as a metal casting but it must be filed to match the width of the clerestory sides and the overhang profile extended somehow. I precurved the styrene and attached it with cyanoacrylate adhesive.
The floor received an air tank made from dowel 'turned' in a drill and shaped with files to simulate the bands around the tank and reduce its size. The kit came with a brass casting for the tank but I will use it on the combine. I chose to add the brake cylinder and levers casting though the instructions don't call for it. It is a Binkley/Red Ball part.
Next will be a little more work on the sides, adding the end railings, assembling the Walthers trucks, and priming. After that I will apply a similar roof treatment and underbody detail to the combine. I may just get these cars completed by Christmas...but I'm in no hurry, so we'll see. Thanks for reading and following along with this project.
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