N-Scale 3-Bay 70 ton PS-2 Covered Hopper

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This 3-Bay Covered Hopper is a transition-era railcar similar to the 2893cf Pullman Standard Covered Hopper (ca. 1973) style 70-ton covered hopper. A prototype picture of this rail car can be found here: http://www.trainweb.org/arkansastrains/railroad/cgw/4647054.jpg- This is probably a better matching prototype image: http://www.spookshow.net/freight/csx222906.jpg Personally, I believe this model is an excellent stand-in if your fleet needs expansion on a budget. I printed about a half dozen of this model, which required approximately half an hour each, but only assembled two as of today. The yellow car represents the current model, while the grey car features an older version of the frame. Inspiration for this design came from Agu's 55-ton Coal Hopper, but all parts needed modification and were not always suitable for modification. As a result, I modeled them myself, using some original parts. Marked as "remix" due to my work originating from his source.