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I have for sale an American Flyer S-gauge semi-kit to make a custom "ore car". This semi-kit is made from an 806-type caboose. The semi-kit consists of an 806-type caboose shell cut down to a gondola style, an 806-type chassis without trucks, a galvanized sheet metal false floor to cover the mounting screws, and mounting machine screws with nylon lock nuts. The shell is primed with Rustoleum "Universal Bonding Primer" (this primer adheres to anything), the false floor is primed with gray metal primer, and the chassis has a custom hand brake wheel. 806-type chassis did not come with hand brake wheels, though some chassis had the holes for one.
Pics #2 thru #4 show a completed "ore car", and this car is not part of the deal. I have completed 4 of them for myself, numbers 8061 thru 8064.
I provide the primed car shell, car chassis, primed false floor, and mounting screws. You provide the painting, decaling, and trucks, all of your choice.
Over time I have purchased, in lots at low dollar, 806-type cabooses for their knuckle coupler trucks for resale. The value of the trucks is always more than the value of the car as a whole. So, I had accumulated a number of caboose shells and chassis. What to do with them? Recently I saw an idea for an "ore car" so I have kinda stolen that idea.
To cut down this somewhat irregularly shaped caboose shell evenly, smoothly, and safely (Most Important!) you need a holding jig. So I made one to use with my table saw, see pic # 5, also not part of the deal. Set the saw blade height to cut just 1/2 way through then reverse the car on the jig and cut again. The shell will still require some hand finishing with a flat file and sanding block.
For mounting of trucks I have available ...
o AF S-gauge trucks with knuckles, with wheels (listed)
o AF S-gauge trucks with links, with wheels (not listed), as in pic #4
o AF O-gauge trucks with links, with wheels (listed)
o Marx O-gauge trucks, various side styles, with large wheels (listed)
o Marx O-gauge trucks, various side styles, with small wheels (listed)
o AF S-gauge truck weights (not listed), recommended for lightweight cars, as in pic #4
If you choose to use my machine screws & lock nuts and truck weights let me know and I'll drill out the truck weights to accept the lock nuts, 27/64" drill bit.