Uncouple Anywhere 03

Nothing big to post this weekend, just in the throws of production on the Salt Wagons.  Keeping the decoders attached for the moment, since everything is coordinated.  I did spend more time than I should installing queen posts, truss rods, and turnbuckles--just had to make the wire discontinuous.  A bit odd, since the underframes are so stripped down--but the thought is that I might jam a board through a couple of the turnbuckles as was sometimes done, and it would be cool to see daylight through them.

Primed the trucks and the under-frames, painted the wheels. . . . after making a wheel jig.
Production is not exciting, but one foot in front of the other, I'm inching towards the fun part. . . Rust red primer is a little fun, but the most fun was adding some tone to the wheels.

The rest of the detail parts will arrive this week, and I am looking forward to painting and assembling next. . . . that will be fun.  We'll get there, I just underestimated the repetitive work of building 8 wagons at once.  Not the first time I've done that.