The Hudson Bay Railway in HO Scale

The latest car to come off the workbench was a re-release of the Kaslo Shops HK-02 combination door boxcar.  It is an early test print so took a bit of sanding work to smooth out the print lines.  Overall the kit went together well and was a quick build.   I painted the car in the early light BCR green (TruColor) and used a combination of Andy W., Kaslo, Microscale and Black Cat decals for the car.  I still need to weather the car but it turned out well.  I'll need a few more for lumber heading north on the Hudson Bay Railway.

I recently finished building a Kaslo Shops Distributing  kit HK-33 - BCRAIL Trenton Works 5277 cu ft 50'6" Combination Door Boxcar.  It's a nice kit and goes together well.  It's a bit too modern for my era but I enjoy building these kits. I did a fair bit of prep work in the form of sanding the side panels to minimize the print grain.  It goes quickly with about 5 to 10 minutes taken per side.  This was an early test print so required a bit more work than the production kits.  The etchings are great and fit perfectly.   I primed the car with Tamiya fine white surface primer and painted it with a combination of Vallejo silver for the roof and Trucolor BC Rail dark green.  The decals were from Kaslo Shops and were straightforward to apply over the glossy Trucolor paint.  I sealed the decals with Tamiya TS-80 flat clear.  Final details were Kadee 158 scale couplers and Atlas 70T roller bearing trucks.  The couplers and wheels got...