The work on the open top hoppers is moving forward. We did a yeoman’s job on the coupler specifications. This included making a coupler height gauge as is used on many model railroads. Never hurts to borrow a good idea. The couplers tested well and omscaler expects reliable performance in real life. At this writing omscaler has begun cutting out the side sheets. We are working slow and careful. Omscaler uses cutting guides to help keep things moving along. Some adjustments had to be made to the guides to improve accuracy. So far, so good. Never hurts to double check and check again. We are not sure exactly when the hoppers will be done. We just have to wait and see. Patiently working, omscaler
