I have been practicing my CAD skills over the past few years, and recently, I decided to design freight cars, detail parts, and other models. As an N scale modeler, I have been involved in the hobby for many years now and have noticed that there is a certain limit manufacturers reach when producing models: only a certain amount of new models can be researched, CADed, tooled, manufactured, and released every year.

The Wilmington Car Shop has been busy.  Since the temps are so low I've stopped cutting benchwork in the garage and have taken time catch up on some rolling stock projects.

K4 decals made some LV boxcar decals and I bought a sheet.  One sheet will letter 4 cars, so I went whole hog and am building 4 cars.

My first P2K GP7 arrived from the Sound Guy a week or so ago. I've been using as a switch engine at my Branson (MO) yard and it performs great.

Well, tonight I was using it to transfer a train from Branson to Clarskville (AR). It was headed down the ruling grade with a train behind it. I have discovered that it has severe "lurch" as the gear-train runs in/out.

Alright

so I recently acquired a pair of tanker cars that are literally the exact same, with the same car number and labelled for the same company.  I decided that instead of repainting or renumbering the cars, I would use an extra bogie I had available to make what is now my only articulated car.  It can still take my 18 radius curves, but the question is, what sort of operating capabilities do I have with said car?  Any thoughts or opinions?