Does anyone built Fine n scale's Zepher and Empire State Express?

[Dreyfusshudson]

I have FNS's Zephyr and Streamlined Hudson. I want to find its build thread/review of them
Since Kato will release Zephyr, FNS's Zephyr could be Mark Twain Zephyr or Flying Yankee.

[btrain]

I’ve recently completed the Empire State Express Hudson. It was a pretty nice kit. The only issue that I had was the tiny air bubbles left over from the casting process. I filled them with Tamiya putty mixed with their lacquer thinner. It took several rounds of fill and sand to clean everything up.

The other build notes I can think of is for the wheels and handrails. For the disc drivers the Con-Cor side rod pins are pressed in place. Squadron putty was used to fill the drivers in.

I highly recommend disassembling all that linkage and such from the wheels in a sandwich or freezer bag so things don’t fly into never ever land.

The handrail template is very good, but attaching the stanchions is finicky. Canopy glue helped a lot during this step.

Here’s some photos I took during the build, let me know if you have any questions!

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[Skeebo]

What cars did you buy to pull behind it, and are they accurate.

[btrain]

I have all ConCor Budd cars. All of them are foobies except for the parlor coaches, which matches the prototype.