From the Firefly Shops.........

[J. S. Bach]

My recollection of the Baltimore streetcars of the early 1960s has them sporting some advertising on the exterior, but you rarely see that on models. I especially recall large placard-sized adverts on the front and rear, either side of the light. The interiors were, of course, well papered.

Those front (especially) ads sure hid a lot of dents.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Body frame assembled...



End siding applied....little more roof shaping, light sanding to be done.....



Corner installed......1/4 round inside and angle....

[healey36]

Wow, is this old school for a trolley kit? Reminds me of the solid-wood airplane kits from the WWII era The Old Man and his brother built when they were teens. The wood rasp was your friend on those too.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Wow, is this old school for a trolley kit?

Not really been much in the way of new kits produced for trolley / traction freight cars in the last 30-40 years. I produced a flat car; new All-Nation has produced a flat car and a gondola, and other parts. I'm hoping that All-Nation 3D prints that clerestory roof fully shaped. I've asked Labelle to scale up their line of HO trolley / traction freight cars but apparently that's going nowhere fast.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Getting the sides on now.....



Lead bricks are useful!

[Jim K]

Looking good!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Looking good!

Thanks! Needs doors now; in a day or 3,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Doors and more added to each side:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Roof ready for painting......

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Brake end done; other end is done, too....

[robert.]

What did you use to cover the roof?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What did you use to cover the roof?

Overlapping strips of single ply napkins (Panera, ) - put down with diluted Titebond.

[robert.]

did you have the maple pecan bear claw?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

did you have the maple pecan bear claw?

No.

[healey36]

I had to go back to the beginning to see that this is going to be a trailer. Very sharp work indeed.