This is the first part of a series in which I build a 5' long narrow gauge truss rod flat car to carry a passenger on my 7.5" gauge train. On my channel you can also find two earlier videos on the shorter steam locomtive flat car/tender project. In this video I'll discuss frame construction, coupler pockets, stake pockets, hand rails, and safety chain brackets.

On previous projects I made my own arch bar trucks and axles, with Tom Bee wheels pressed on. For this project I had several Plum Cove Studios arch bar trucks laying around my shop so I used them: https://www.plumcovestudio.com/parts...
Plastic couplers are from BNRSTEXAS https://www.bnrstexas.com/couplers, but they have a weight limit so best used for shorter trains.
Metal couplers used on my other flat car and the Green Goose and from Tom Bee https://tombeeonline.com/collections/...