Products for Adding Weight to Your Freight Cars...Quick Tip

[@craiglordable]

Good Sat morning info. After my coffee I'm heading off to our first train show in 20 months. Hope to have some pics on Facebook tomorrow,

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Good morning, Craig. Have fun at the show. I look forward to seeing your photos. ...Roy

[@ronaldjoyce7374]

THANKS ROY!!! I’ve always used tungsten but now I’m off to find “Liquid Gravity”, what a great idea and like the professional says, “Looks like a leftover load”. I’m sure it can be painted or weathered to look like a remnant of whatever it hauls. Need more white glue, thanks for reminding me LOL

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks for your comment, Ronald. I got my Liquid Gravity from Amazon.com. I like it, and I think you will, too. But be careful not to spill it or you'll have millions of little balls of metal everywhere. LOL! ...Roy

[@ronaldjoyce7374]

That’s the first thing I thought too, a mess & possible shorts (a model railroaders worst nightmare 😱 BTW I forgot to mention, Your home looks beautiful, very pretty!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Ronald.

[@auralfury]

great idea, i use to use old pennies, or pebbles way back in the day. hehe. .Amazed at all the new products being released nowadays, thanks for the tip!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

You're right, my friend. There are so many products available nowadays that sometimes it's hard to decide which ones to use. ...Roy

[@GregB1965]

What I have discovered and have been using where I can is air nailer nails, they come in different lengths and you can snap them apart to get your desired weight. If I have to tier them I use a cheap 2 way foam tape from the dollar store.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

I never would've thought of them, Greg. Thanks for letting me know. ...Roy

[@normanrowe2831]

Hi ya Roy, another great quick tip. I like all the products you have shown. There seems to be a product for every situation. My favorite one so far is the Liquid Gravity. Thanks. See ya next time.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

You're right, Norman. There is at least one product for every model railroad situation. Sometimes there are so many products that it's hard to choose which one to use. ...Roy

[@trainmanbob]

Good advice Roy. To remove any loads from your cars add a small magnet or magnetic substance stuck to the underneath of the load. For fast off scene removal a small magnet will enable you to get the loads out quickly. Cheers, Bovb

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Bob. Using magnets is my plan. We'll see how it turns out. ...Roy

[@Kettenhund31]

I use recovered secondhand lead roof flashing - easy to cut with a large pair of scissors and a lot cheaper than the commercial products. Very to hammer flat, too.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, my friend. ...Roy

[@Perfusionist01]

Nice work. I hadn't had a good explanation of the Liquid Gravity product before. Delux makes some fascinating stuff but they are a bit hard to get in the US. Nice to see some attention to the freight cars. Once you get the weights and trucks, then we'll work on deleting all those boxcar running boards :-)

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Gary. I like Liquid Gravity. It works great. Yep, all those running boards gotta go. ...RoyE

[@brtree74]

Great video Roy. Thanks for sharing the methods and products you use to improve the performance of the freight cars. Very useful info👍

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, my friend. I love the way we model railroaders can share our experiences in the hobby. ...Roy

[@rdanscale3416]

Looks Awesome Mr. Roy.. like how you added the shot to the Car...

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, my friend. It was the only way to add weight to those coal cars. ...Roy

[@bigshouldersrails1318]

Great tips, Roy! Would love to see more quick tip style videos.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, my friend. More Quick Tips are on the way....Roy

[@stevenrupp9190]

I've used lead shot (I reload shotgun shells, hence my source of lead shot). Add some glue or epoxy, and there you go.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

I'd like to try lead shot, too, Steven. ...Roy

[@stevechilders2425]

Another excellent video Roy. Thanks

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Steve. It's aleays a pleasure. ...Roy

[@w.rustylane5650]

I don't do N scale as I do HO & 027 Lionel. I use tire weights I get from Harbor Freight in 1/4 & 1/2 oz. which I hide under the loads of my gondolas & flatcars. I only use metal wheels and body mounted Kadee couplers for HO. Cheers from eastern TN

[@MosriteCharlie]

You can also add self adhesive wheel weights from an auto parts store and birdshot from a gunshop. Low temp has been used by some but precautions should be taken to prevent burns and melting plastic. Brass bar stock, steel weights, and fishing sinkers used to crimp on fishing line are good too.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks for your comment, Charlie. There are so many different products we can use for adding weight to our freight cars. Sometimes it difficult to choose. ...Roy

[@newfenrisrailroad621]

Great video Roy will need to check my weight on my passenger cars as I’m having derailment issues with them or the 15” radius was too small for 80’ Pullman cars

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, my friend. I have come to the conclusion that it's a good idea to weigh every new car. ...Roy

[@royreynolds108]

There are some cars that will not traverse a certain minimum radius. I saw an example of that in 1973 when the KCS was pushing cars for the Kansas City Railroad Museum display onto old transfer tracks with curves of 16 degrees or less(359.265 ft R) and I think the curves were as sharp as 20 degrees (287.939 ft R). The freight cars were no problem but the passenger cars would not go. The truck side-frames hit the center-beam and bound up to where the inner wheel would rise about 1.5 inches above the inner rail of the curve. The crew backed off to where the side-frames did not touch the center- beam and left the cars. Fortunately, this was noticed before the flange jumped the rail and derailing as this was beside a dock. I can't remember the length of the cars, but I don't remember them being 80 feet either.

[@kevinbreaker2683]

Good video Mr. Roy😉👍

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Kevin. It's always a pleasure. ...Roy

[@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg]

Great video 👍 thanks for the tips.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

A real pleasure, Christopher. Doing the tips is tons of fun. ...Roy

[@mikehowey4869]

Those are great tips.Thanks for sharing!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Mike. It's always a pleasure to share the hobby. ...Roy

[@kenshores9900]

Doctors use barium sulfate to add weight. A problem may be that it is not water soluble at all. Just a thought!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

And it tastes like a milk shake, Ken! LOL! ...Roy

[@thomasboese3793]

I have used a length of solder wrapped around freight car axels to add weight to empty "open-top-cars". Painted flat black you almost never know. Modeling one-half of a loads-in/empties-out set of industries I prefer to build two identcle train sets of cars, one loaded the other empty. Each "set" has the same "numbers" and weathering. This way I can "unload" the coal at the power plant hands-free in real-time just like the prototype. granted, the dump-house is twice as wide as the prototype however, unless you know what you're looking at you miss the sleight of hand trick going on. I like to keep the unit-train cars (of the same "type") all the same weight so they act the same. Not too worried if the car's weight is above or below the NMRA standard. (I prefer to be lower or at.) The important thing to me is how the train set handles the track work.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

I've heard of using solder wrapped around axels, Thomas, but I haven't tried that technique yet. There definitely a big difference in the way freight cars handle after adding weight. I'm really pleased with the difference. ...Roy

[@richgreene7043]

Roy, nice tips for adding weight. Thanks for sharing. Rich

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Rich. It's always a pleasure to share the hobby. ...Roy

[@jamesyoung1320]

Nice video , Roy! Thank You!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

The pleasure is all mine, James. Thanks for your comment. ...Roy

[@davestrains6816]

Great tips Roy. I never heard of the Tungsten putty before. I just glue BB's for weights. Thanks for sharing. Dave

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Dave. We have so many choices that it's hard to decide sometimes which product to use. ...Roy

[@williamwaithe5359]

I am going to try liquid gravity on my N scale tank cars. I aim for 40 gms or more on all of my cars if I can find the space. Thanks for the interesting suggestion Roy. I always enjoy your videos.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, William. I'm pleased with the Liquid Gravity, and I trust you will be, too. ...Roy

[@markhayes6407]

I have had weight issues in the rd 4 n scale coal hoppers from exactrail. I will try your method with the liquid gravity. I do operations on coal trains from flood loader to power plant. I hope this will solve my issue.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Liquid gravity is a great product, Mark. I hope it solves your weight issues. ...Roy

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Dooes anyone who models in N Scale NOT have those silver Southern gons? I seem to get them all the time!

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

I didn't have them until a friend sent them to me. Once I get them painted and fixed up, I will use them to haul scrap metal. ...Roy

[@thomasboese3793]

(Raises hand) Nope, never saw or had one. Since I model what I've seen, it's Southern boxcars.

[@dacuzzz]

hi Roy... i like that liquid gravity...going to get sum... thx 4 sharing... vinny

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Try it, Vinny. I think you'll like it. ...Roy

[@garykcs5532]

Good info on that car stuff roy.. thanks

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

Thanks, Gary. Hope it helps. ...Roy

[@richharris9489]

Roy there are some cars that do not come apart so i cant add weight to them .

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

That's true, Rich. Some people have drilled holes in the bottom of such cars and put sand inside. But I think we'll have to accept some cars just as they are. ...Roy

[@richharris9489]

Im not doing that most times if a car is to lite i wont buy it.

[@bobainsworth5057]

When you cover weight, scribe it and paint it brown with some black. It will look like wooden flooring.

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

I sure hope so, Bob. That's what I'm aiming for. We'll see how it turns out. ...Roy

[@taylorbaggarleyunionpacifi4082]

Hey Roy I am working two coal cars tie Gondolas on Union Pacific Ayer sub see them working on glue ties in next paint them brown paint on in them I weather the trucks and couplers look real thing I also been working my other cars make them real like lumber loads are easy if make video actually tell how do it

[@n-scaleunionpacificevansto6569]

It's tons of fun to do these kinds of things, Taylor. ...Roy

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[@LarryRivest]

WHAT ABOUT 85 FOOT PASSENGER CARS?

[@SD45-ET44AC]

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