609 – Car Tipping or Tips on Building Cars

Chuck Diljak, MMR

Friday, September 12, 2025 9:15 am
—10:15 am

In this clinic, Chuck will share tips he learned and help demystify the brake system, a show-stopper for many modelers. While scratch building his cars, he often bent the grab irons, stirrup steps, uncoupling levers, and piping. He also scratch built poling pockets, brake levers, and roof walks where needed. There are also a few tricks to getting your couplers at the right height when scratch building the bolsters for your cars.