Cabins, Crummies and Hacks, Vol 1-5

malcom i'm glad you got the books i'm sure we will all get to see the value in them with the production of more fantastic cabooses. BUT get to work on that Akron Canton & Youngstown caboose i'm dying to see what it looks like done as i model that RR marty

That Akron Canton & Youngstown, with its' offset bay window, is a neat touch of realism.

Good luck with building the AC&Y caboose Malcolm.

Ralph

YO MALCOLM,

Cabins, Crummies, & Hacks, eh? 

What about Doghouses, Buggies, Chariots, Throne Rooms, Parlors, Brainboxes, Palaces, Perambulators, Glory Wagons, and Waycars?

Still...I prefer CABOOSES, or in the plural: CABEESE.

BAD ORDER

While that series, in examples I have looked at, doesn't show many cabooses I lust

after, I am sure you have a copy of "Cabooses of the Missouri Pacific Lines", by

G.J. Michels, Jr., and when you start turning out some of those wildly varying

bouncers, that will get my attention.

Well, from your photos, I would say it is time for you to publish your own book -"2001 O Scale Cabooses".  These are all works of art.  You will surely wind up being the "Fischer" of cabeese.

Malcolm:

Congratulations on your acquisition of the full set of caboose books. I share your sentiment about liking your books as much as the models. I get an unlimited amount of joy from my books and other historical materials. I've often said the best money you can spend in this hobby is on a good book.

Enjoy your books.

Bob 

Bob2, Thank you, but I would never put myself in the "Fischer" class. He was a master modeler.

Bob,

You are so right about books. I have an huge library of Morning Sun and Four Ways West color books. I add a couple a week to my collection. I am planning to use them during retirement too. I have told my wife and children that layouts are kind of impossible in retirement centers but bookshelfs are not. I get a lot of pleasure from just looking at the history of railroading in pictures. I know there are many photos on the computer and I use them a lot but I still love the printed word (and pictures).

Malcolm

Yeah?  I have three Fischers of various construction, and while they are very nice models I do not believe they measure up to yours.  In fact, I consider myself a master modeler, and I am nowhere near as good as you at detail work.  Your cabeese are beautiful, and I do not even like plastic models.  You are indeed a master at this craft.

You could be making patterns - we can use plastic masters and create beautiful lost- plastic metal parts.  I did a PA truck sideframe that way, and wish I had known you at the time - you could have made it perfect!  Mine was just adequate.

LOL! This is funny. I did a Google Search on "Cabins, Crummies and Hacks" clicked on images and up came my pics of my O gauge models from this forum.

Hi Malcolm,

Good books are essential, no doubt about it! I hear guys discussing how accurate this or that was (The EMD E and F nose is a favorite) and I think to myself, buy a couple books and you will know what is right or not! It is truly amazing what is out there photo and reference wise!

As for the Cabins, Hacks, and Crummies, I bought a couple volumes at one of Howard Zane's Timonium shows. The guy hawking them was blowing them out, and we got to talking and he said "I wrote these books", and Lo and Behold, I looked at the pic (on the rear cover as I recall) and it was him! Must have been 10 years or so back!

Simon

PS: How can you not LOVE that title?

You wanna see a master modeler, look in the mirror! You are far too humble!

Simon

Simon,

I thank you!

Malcolm

Good gravy man I agree, Malcolm the work you do is nothing short of spectacular.  You indeed are a master in every sense of the word!