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I'm cheap.
It dawned on me I could simply use the old Hornhook couplers by cutting off the extra junk.
Instant knuckle coupler for free!
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Thanks Si!
I'm new to it, and yes... Ahhhh the smell of Micro Weld and Squadron Putty permeates the house now. 
It was Woody who drew me to this forum by posting his outdoor layout; I was already working on my own HO garden railway.
And now a couple years later I've finally taken the plunge.
There is definitely something odd going on here on this forum and most of it is in these non standard narrow gauge scales.
People are just building things that look like real trains, but I see more free style modeling here than anywhere else.
Those of you guys who have moved beyond strict prototype modeling must know what I am talking about.
It's more than just scratch building. It is all about letting your creativity have free reign.
I hope I don't bore people with my endless posts, but I am just having too much fun doing my "crap-building" and also seeing some of the layouts here.
Oh yeah, and it is a huge break from my my day job. The past five years of day job have been relentless and this little break feels like a vacation.
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I was actually thinking the same thing. I need a figure or two to stand next to the model.
I am not really into old trucks, so my layout will be set in the 1890's and after period.
I will get some horses and wagons.
The loco is really just a place holder for the next stage when I modify a steam loco. 
Of course, I am not picky. Maybe I will do a scene with 35mm figures, and another with 1.48
I am just not too worried 'bout it.
And, I still need to build the water car and a caboose.
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Great bashings here.
I'll follow now on.
Keep posting!
Daniel
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Well, if you would spend any energy on reaching anyone else's 'mastery' you would have spoiled your chance: developing your own!!!
The only true mastery is not about technics or results but about being true and investing your joy of living in whatever you do.
That is: following your own star.
Yes, the sides of the wagon looked a bit bald and your solution is just perfect.
Would be an option to make small holes and insert pins so their heads suggest bolts?
Even easier, you can also insert pieces of thin styrene rods,
but the cheapest way may be inserting the points of wooden toothpicks and once the PVA glue has really dried cut them almost flush.
If they are protruding too much you can easilly sand them with a narrow strip of sandpaper glued to a stripwood.
That way you can sand all the rivets of one post at once.
Another tip that costs nothing but improves the look:
with a sharp blade, making at regular spacing slight vertical incisions simulating the joints of the floor boards at the outer ends.
It would look as the one caused by adding a strip of wood to make the floor reach the right end at last photo.
Just my two cents.
Daniel
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Keep up with the good work and keep the photos coming,
I'm watching the progress with great interest.
 ........Peter
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Daniel Osvaldo Caso wrote: Well, if you would spend any energy on reaching anyone else's 'mastery' you would have spoiled your chance: developing your own!!!
The only true mastery is not about technics or results but about being true and investing your joy of living in whatever you do.
That is: following your own star.
Yes, the sides of the wagon looked a bit bald and your solution is just perfect.
Would be an option to make small holes and insert pins so their heads suggest bolts?
Even easier, you can also insert pieces of thin styrene rods,
but the cheapest way may be inserting the points of wooden toothpicks,
and once the PVA glue has really dried cut them almost flush.
If they are protruding too much you can easilly sand them with a narrow strip of sandpaper glued to a stripwood.
That way you can sand all the rivets of one post at once.
Another tip that costs nothing but improves the look:
with a sharp blade, making at regular spacing slight vertical incisions simulating the joints of the floor boards at the outer ends.
It would look as the one caused by adding a strip of wood to make the floor reach the right end at last photo.
Just my two cents.
Daniel
Some of your ideas have been in my head already.
But you are helping me understand HOW to do them.
Thank You.
I will wait.
I need more train cars because I really like PLAYING with trains.
Next up will be the Tank Car conversion to some kind of water car.
I have already cut off the excess detail,
all it needs is some wood to lower and widen the look.
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2foot6 wrote: Keep up with the good work and keep the photos coming,
I'm watching the progress with great interest.
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Thanks Peter, do you have a layout thread on here?
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Nice that it was of some help.
Daniel
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The car is getting really beautiful.
The brake wheel is a beauty but, poor fellow, those teeth will destroy his work gloves after every switching session!
Are you aware of this?
https://www.ebay.com/bhp/watch-gears-lot
Daniel
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It is very icy during the winter.
Special "geared" gloves are used on the slippery "geared" brake wheels to turn them
We have a lot of thrift stores here in Denver.
I am a junk collector.
There is a store that is all junk things here in Denver.
I have found amazing modeling supplies there for almost no cost.
https://www.mapquest.com/us/colorado/surplus-tools-commodities-9986926
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Most of the things I find no one else really wants.
One day I wandered into Surplus Tools and there was a box of these filters, that likely come from faucets.
At the time, I was doing N scale. I thought, Oh my, Metal Chain Link Fence!
When I was doing my loco rebuild on the Red Devil, I thought I could modify the front end and add a grill.
I may still do that.
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Daniel Osvaldo Caso
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Oh, yes; it is great pleasure to see in things what they are not but could be!
That is also the core of my modeling.
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