Building a HO Scale Blueprint Series 50' L&N Boxcar - Part 1

I picked up this box car kit on sale for around $11 and thought I would give it a shot. This is only my second kit I have build (first was a building) and don't have all the correct tools that I need (airbrush equipment, weathering chaulk, etc), but overall it turned out pretty nice. Sorry the video is so long and the lighting is so poor. I will try and speed things up and make it a little more entertaining on my next project, whatever it might be.

Please let me know if you have any questions on building this, or suggestions for how I could have done it better! Thanks again for watching as always!!

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• Branchline
• blueprint
• series
• boxcar
• construction
• ho
• scale
• train
• layout
• L&N
• kitbashing

[shooter5543]

where did you buy this ive been lookin all over and havent been able to find anything

[jbrunsonjr]

@shooter5543 - I found this at trainmaster models in Buford, GA. They have tons of stuff and good prices!!

[theinflator]

More power to you man, that kit is known to be hard even for experts. I don't have the eyes for it.

[jbrunsonjr]

Thank you for the vote of confidence! Overall I was really impressed with all of the detail pieces, but I definitely learned a lot from it. It's a great kit, just get some tweezers prior to attempting it!

Jack

[spikedpunk]

As intricate as all the little washers and seals which go into the average automatic transmission! The scale and accuracy I have seen in some train sets is beyond amazing. +

[jbrunsonjr]

Good point! I think taking apart an auto tranny is about the only left on a vehicle that I haven't done yet. I probably would, but I just don't have the project to try it out on yet. Maybe someday soon!

[shooter5543]

@jbrunsonjr do you know if they have a website ?

[spikedpunk]

And differentials, despite looking clumsy and awkward, also need a lot of patience to set up!  Get the movie I made?

[jbrunsonjr]

But just think - for the price of these and a little time, you can get twice as many cars as a Ready to Roll unit! I used to hate this stuff when I was younger, but now I enjoy the challenge....

[jbrunsonjr]

It's really not that bad, just have to take your time and keep things organized and most of all just take your time - this whole kit took about two hours with some breaks in between to complete.

[jbrunsonjr]

Yeah, I am definitely learning as I go and learned a LOT building this one - I definitely know what tools I need for next time! Great experience for only $11!!