Just finished detailing these passenger cars. The coaches started out as simple “shake the box” roundhouse kits I picked-up at a train show for around 4 bucks. Except for the car sides, both roofs and undersills were repainted (Floquils Engine Black) to match my railroad’s paint theme. The interiors of the cars were detailed by adding seats, passengers, wood floors, and pot belly stove. Truss rods were upgraded from thread (comes with kit) to mono-filiment fishing line. This eliminates the fuzzy members of the thread from standing out when painted. Roofs were detailed using Grandt Line castings. Grab irons were formed by hand using brass wire I had on stock. The safety chains are from Builders in Scale.
Here are some pics showing how they turned out.
Bob…
