{"id":2086,"date":"2026-06-10T14:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/trains\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:49:59","slug":"mqr-slab-cars-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/trains\/mqr-slab-cars-3\/","title":{"rendered":"MQR Slab Cars – Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I finished up cutting and staining the planks for the slab cars and then moved on to painting the main components. A long time ago I purchased a couple of cans of Montana 94 matte spray paint<\/a> for this project. Their RV-203 Oak Brown color seemed the closest to the weathered red paint seen on the cars at the National Slate Museum. I sprayed on one coat and let it dry for an hour or so. I then did a second touch up coat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photographed at the National Slate Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Montana MTN94 Oak Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I then glued the inner sole bars to the outer sole bars, using the the brass bearing cups to align them. I had to further enlarge several of the holes; after messing a couple up with a small round file, I switched to a 1\/4″ drill which worked better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After many test fits of the brass bearing cups with the Accucraft wheelsets into the sole bars, I epoxied the cups in. I then glued the ends and the sides together:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Next, I added the decking to the cars and added the coupling hooks. A quick touchup with the oak brown spray paint on the bearing cups and the cars were essentially complete:<\/p>\n\n\n

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I still need to weather the cars but that’s for the future. I’m pleased at the way they turned out and they are great additions to the MQR rolling stock inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MQR Slab Cars – Part 2<\/a>
MQR Slab Cars – Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I finished up cutting and staining the planks for the slab cars and then moved on to painting the main components. A long time ago I purchased a couple of cans of Montana 94 matte<\/p>\n

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