Micro Trains Passenger Car Truck conversion
of the Marklin Z Passenger Cars.
of the Marklin Z Passenger Cars.
Note: This all new truck will be featured on the MTL Smoothsides and as you can see the
bolster hole is offset. This will require the addition of a new bolster plate from .040" styrene
glued on the under frame just forward of the existing bolster hole. Dimensions and drill
sizes to follow.
bolster hole is offset. This will require the addition of a new bolster plate from .040" styrene
glued on the under frame just forward of the existing bolster hole. Dimensions and drill
sizes to follow.
Marklin LW Car with
MTL Truck and Coupler
MTL Truck and Coupler
Modeling this class of car is easy in Z.
I used the standard MTL 40 Plug
Door Boxcar and two MTL 10' doors
(stock numbers to follow). I wasn't
concerned with showing the interior,
so I cut away the opening and fit the
door so it laid a bit closer to the sides
as the prototype. Floquil Boxcar Red,
some liberal use of Tamaya Military
Weathering Chalks and some custom
decals finished the project off.
I used the standard MTL 40 Plug
Door Boxcar and two MTL 10' doors
(stock numbers to follow). I wasn't
concerned with showing the interior,
so I cut away the opening and fit the
door so it laid a bit closer to the sides
as the prototype. Floquil Boxcar Red,
some liberal use of Tamaya Military
Weathering Chalks and some custom
decals finished the project off.
Southern Pacific 40'
Boxcar with 10' Door
Boxcar with 10' Door
Fresh Paint out of the Southern Oregon Z Central
Shops. These were painted for the western sub of
Rosetown delivering veggies and dairy to a hungry
Southern Oregon.
Shops. These were painted for the western sub of
Rosetown delivering veggies and dairy to a hungry
Southern Oregon.
Here's the first string heading
south to the Salinas Valley to
pick up boxes of fresh
Lettuce and Artichokes. The
freight headed by a few
reconditioned Black Widow
GP9's dashes past the busy
merchant corner in the
bustling burb of Jamie,
California.
south to the Salinas Valley to
pick up boxes of fresh
Lettuce and Artichokes. The
freight headed by a few
reconditioned Black Widow
GP9's dashes past the busy
merchant corner in the
bustling burb of Jamie,
California.
New Custom Painted Freight
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