[HO] Branchline 50' AAR boxcar weight?

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Mark Mathu - 27 Nov 2004 06:04 GMT

I'm building a Branchline 50' AAR double door boxcar this weekend and for
some reason I don't have the steel nuts supplied with the kit to properly
weight the car -- and I don't have ready access to a postal scale right now.

Can someone tell me the weight needed to bring the car up to NMRA standard
(4.5 oz.), or the weight of the car without weights, or the weight of the
nuts used in the Branchline kit? I'm just looking for something that can get
me moving in the right direction.

Thanks,
Mark Mathu
Whitefish Bay, Wis.

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Wolf Kirchmeir - 27 Nov 2004 23:19 GMT

> I'm building a Branchline 50' AAR double door boxcar this weekend and for
> some reason I don't have the steel nuts supplied with the kit to properly
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> Mark Mathu
> Whitefish Bay, Wis.

They're for half-inch bolts.

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Mark Mathu - 30 Nov 2004 05:08 GMT

> They're for half-inch bolts.

Thanks! The weight I've found for typical 1/2" nuts is 60 pounds per
thousand, or each nut weights one ounce; 2 ounces of car weight total.

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[HO] Branchline 50' AAR boxcar weight?