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    Adding interiors to Con-Cor 85' streamlined passenger cars

    I want to upgrade my 85' Con-Cor Streamlined Passenger cars with interiors. The only kits I could find at my local Hobby Stores were the IHC ones, so I picked up one for the Vista Dome CAr IHC #20157. When I inspected the kit at home I found out that there is no provision for seating in the...
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    I'm starting a project ot modify a set of Con-Cor 85ft HO Corregated Passenge Cars to run on our club layout. Mine's too small and with 18 and 22 inch radii not realistic for these models. First off, I want to replace the stock NMRA couplerswhich came with the Con-Cor cars with Mchenry or...
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    Regluing plastic building walls

    I tried this problem over on Trains but got lost in the pile with no real answer. I am assembling the Walther's REA Building kit(HO). When I initially glued the end pieces to one of the sides, I used a CA glue (Rhino Glue). In the course of moving the partially assembled model to another...
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    Finishing up decals on buildings

    I've just finished my first attempt at putting decals on plastic/resin HO building kits. I used the decals as provided by the kit maker, so therefore do not know if they were some MRR brand name like Champ or Microscale. I applied them to three types of kits; expoxy(City Classics), styrene...
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    Changing Names on Atlas RTR freight cars

    I picked up an HO Atlas RTR Extneded Vision Caboose, Model #1927-1, at a local train show recently and wanted to change the name from Seaboard to another road. I first tried removing the name using a tip from an previous post; Walther's Solvaset and an eraser. I wasn't successful. I removed...
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    Sources for HO window frames

    Just finished the first stage of assembling an older model BAchmann "Plus" building kit, the "Lyric Theater". I want to change the windows on the front of the building from the window frames that were included with the kit without cutting them up, if possible. I was looking for a source of...
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    Passenger car name change

    I want to add another passenger car setup to my little line. Because the curves on my layout are 18" and 22" I need to stay with 60' or 72' max lengths. I want to keep with a Midwestern road name and am looking at the Wabash. That being said, my research has turned up nothing in 60 or 72...
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    Bachmann Spectrum Kits

    Does anyone know where you can find pictures of these old kits? I have run across a couple of them in my travels at various LHS and have liked them. I'd like to see what some of the others were but can't find a site or book with them listed. George
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    Intermountain HO Kit question

    I may have met my match with this kit. It's their USRA Composite Gondola and the Grab Irons have stopped me! They place a note in their instructions to say; "NOTE: this step is the most tedious portion of building your USRA Composite Gondola............." Major understatement! It's not...
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    Branchline Laser-Art Structures

    Has anyone had the opportunity to see first hand, or better yet, work with/build one of their Residential Structures (homes)? While browsing their website the other evening looking for rolling stock ideas, I came across a house in their Residential Neighborhood series that is a dead ringer for...
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