A few finishing touches to the ore transfer car end up making for four or five hours work. Added a lot of pivot pin ends,....etc. basically small diameter styrene rod chopped thinly and glued on. I also added the brass ladders and steps. Built an air tank for the one platform and added the trolley poles. Probably a bunch more stuff but it's mostly complete. I have to figure out how to make a number plate for the ends and then paint and weather the car. Overall this build was pretty complicated, primarily due to the wacky compound angles in the hopper. I'd rate myself a 6 out of 10 as far as satisfied with the result. There are a few pieces a little out of wack - whether this is warping styrene or bad measuring, it's hard to tell. I probably will build a second car at some point, way down the road, and hopefully do a bit better.
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