TTn3 / TTn42 PCRy Gravel Gondola 1075

Pacific Coast Railway Gondola #1075

PCRy gondolas were all built in the PCRy shops on 33-foot flatcar bases and had two- three- or four-board sides. #1075 is one of 30 two-board cars with odd numbers 1041 – 1099 built from 1910 to 1912. Model based on drawings by Curt Johnson in the book “The Pacific Coast Railway – Central California’s Premier Narrow Gauge”.

Model includes 3D-printed body. Modeler must supply Micro Trains Line 1023 or 1023-B  couplers, Micro Trains Line 302000 arch-bar trucks, 00-90 x 1/4” screws (2), TT-scale Peacock brake wheel (available separately), .012” brass wire for steps and brake staff, and Berkshire Junction EZ Line (or generic “knitting-in elastic”) for truss rods. Can be used with 9mm (N-scale) wheelsets for TTn42 or 7.67mm wheelsets for TTn3. Recommend replacing MTL wheelsets with Fox Valley or Intermountain metal wheelsets.GENERAL: This is a craftsman kit consisting primarily of 3D printed resin plastic parts. These parts are NOT as strong or flexible as the “engineering” plastics many of you will be used to in railway models, nor even as strong as conventional injection molded styrene. HANDLE THE PARTS CAREFULLY TO AVOID BREAKAGE. Wash the parts in isopropyl alcohol aided by a soft brush. Very thin parts of the kit can be strengthened by applying very small droplets of CA adhesive with the tip of a pin or needle to the back of the thin area after the parts dry. Use Berkshire Junction telephone line or “Knitting In Elastic” from Amazon for truss rods. Do not use CA or Super Glue adhesive on the truss rod thread – use “white glue”. Use a needle threader to feed thread through holes on cross framing or floor.


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