'No more coloured wires round here...'First up, some Kp and Xc bodies. These are very yummy, and I was surprised to find that they are cast as solid blocks. The green bits on the Xc are just filler taking care of the air bubbles. Doing a bit of research on other wagon types tonight and I was surprised to see just how many Xc's were around in the early 60's.
Next up an old lifelike SD-7 with some attempts made to improve the power pick up. There are plans for this that don't involve Dc's. It turns out that if you remove the center axle the outer axles are the right distance apart for a standard railcar bogie. The plastic frame will have to be cut up, but that's not a huge problem is it. I might replace one of the bogies with an Atlas one (spares available online) to improve the power pickup. This would also mean I would have enough drive bits for 2 railcars.
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Doesnt that SD7 chassis look insubstantial when compared to the Atlas offering??
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