{"id":2028,"date":"2026-06-03T11:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/trains\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:32:28","slug":"mqr-slab-cars-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/trains\/mqr-slab-cars-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MQR Slab Cars – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, it’s only taken me six plus years to get back to working on the slab cars. I’m using the following photo to guide the next steps of construction:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photographed at the National Slate Museum (2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

You can see from the photo below that I completed the epoxying of the buffers to the end sills. Using a round needle file, I enlarged the laser-cut holes for the brass bearing cups to get them to fit well. You can also see that I have been experimenting with Trade Secret stain markers<\/a> to color the popsicle stick decking. I’ve found that the lightest colors of grey and brown are sufficiently dark to match the look of untreated wood. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Finally, some progress after 6.5 years!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Next up is paint which will be some variant of boxcar red and engine black for the hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s only taken me six plus years to get back to working on the slab cars. I’m using the following photo to guide the next steps of construction: You can see from the photo…<\/p>\n

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