Building a Model Train Car I Can Ride On!

In this video were building a flat car for a 1/8th scale railroad! This flat car is 8' long, and is modeled after a 60' flatcar. This was a super fun build and I thought was a great way for me to get my feet wet in the live steam and backyard railroad hobby. This project was a great project for me as a beginner. I now have the confidence to make some more complex things, and eventually lay my own track at my home. Make sure to subscribe, as I have quite a few other videos in process making trains and other cool stuff in this scale. (Live steam engine maybe?)

Wanna make a car just like this one? Here are the plans. (just do me a favor and subscribe if you use this)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i2S7...

Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Building the frame
01:38 Sizing the bolster
02:00 Side profile
02:46 End pieces
03:05 Mounting the couplers
03:32 Final details
03:55 Painting
04:05 Installing the deck
04:45 Test run
05:20 Minor changes
05:50 Test run number 2
06:47 Putting it through its paces
07:09 Outro

Trucks I used:
https://www.livesteamstation.com/prod...
Couplers I used:
https://www.livesteamstation.com/prod...

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