Intermountain NYC USRA Twin – Everything from the box
Starting from the bottom, the trucks were removed and then the hopper opening mechanism.Parts removed from underfram and the center crossmember on the interior.
Laying out the center brace on .030 styrene
Center brace is in the car and the interior rivet detail is being fitted. Note the castings in the forground. I built all the parts to detail the interiors and then made a rubber mold and cast the parts.
Details have been added to one side of the model.
Rivets detail and center braces have been added in theis view.