New 4000-Series boxcars

 I recently had the opportunity to build three of the Narrow Gauge Colorado 4000-series boxcars.  These are highly detailed, laser-cut kits consisting of all parts necessary to build the cars, except for trucks and couplers.  I used Blackstone 3'7" archbar trucks and Kadee 714 HOn3 couplers.  The Kitchen Car is painted with Scalecoat II M&W (sic) gray, while the other two are painted with Star Models (available from PBL) D&RGW Freight Car Red.  The Kitchen car was supplied with bond paper to simulate the screens over the windows and one side door.  After much searching, I found a fine-mesh nylon fabric to use for the screens, rather than the bond paper.

D&RGW Kitchen Car 04255.  Car is shown in front of the Durango Car Shop on the author's layout.

D&RG 4300 Boxcar, also at the Durango Car Shop.

D&RGW Water Service car 04432, also at the Durango Car Shop.