Detailed this little Lionel SP caboose when i was 19 yrs old so its my favorite. Hard to believe that was 30 yrs ago -ugh!
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1. An old wooden kit-built Great Northern caboose that I picked up at a show. I converted it to a Milwaukee Road caboose by disassembling the sides to rearrange the windows, reshaped the curved cupola roof to sloped roof sections, reshaped the ladder tops to Milwaukee style, added grab irons, marker lights and window glass, repainted and added decals.
2. Atlas O Strasburg Bobber caboose. These were introduced by Atlas in 1972 and sold for the grand price of $5. They had the plastic pizza cutter wheels and awful couplers. The Strasburg paint job was excellent though. I updated it by painting the frame, railings, and safety grabs, replacing the cast-on roof grabs with wire, adding Kadees, marker lights, window glass and 2-rail trucks.
Bob
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@RRDOC posted:1. An old wooden kit-built Great Northern caboose that I picked up at a show. I converted it to a Milwaukee Road caboose by disassembling the sides to rearrange the windows, reshaped the curved cupola roof to sloped roof sections, reshaped the ladder tops to Milwaukee style, added grab irons, marker lights and window glass, repainted and added decals.
2. Atlas O Strasburg Bobber caboose. These were introduced by Atlas in 1972 and sold for the grand price of $5. They had the plastic pizza cutter wheels and awful couplers. The Strasburg paint job was excellent though. I updated it by painting the frame, railings, and safety grabs, replacing the cast-on roof grabs with wire, adding Kadees, marker lights, window glass and 2-rail trucks.
Bob
I really like the Strasburg caboose! Do you happen to remember the brand of marker lights you used? They look great.
I can go overboard on cabeese if not careful. Limit myself to one wall cabinet full. If I had to pick favorites, they would be the Lionel CSX Family Lines heritage caboose and the I-12 cabeese. I have 5 of those.
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@Farmall-Joe posted:Detailed this little Lionel SP caboose when i was 19 yrs old so its my favorite. Hard to believe that was 30 yrs ago -ugh!
I wouldn't think it should be an" UGH " Joe......just think of how you have been able to get to the last 30 yrs........and how much you have accomplished.......including finding this amazing group of people on this FORUM.
Steve, I thought I was looking at the real thing until I saw the Kadee’s. Excellent work.
@charles mcdaniel posted:I really like the Strasburg caboose! Do you happen to remember the brand of marker lights you used? They look great.
No sorry. They were a junk box special.
Bob
@romiller49 posted:Steve, I thought I was looking at the real thing until I saw the Kadee’s. Excellent work.
Rod - didn’t notice the Kadee’s, but the hi-rail track! Otherwise, it looked real! Nice job, Steve!
Repainted Lionel MPC C&O Caboose, for the Lehigh Valley
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@Sitka posted:Repainted Lionel MPC C&O Caboose, for the Lehigh Valley
She's a beauty, Stika.
Great job
About 6 years ago on the 6x16 layout, I was going to run my RailKing Decapod, and I couldn't decide on a caboose.....so, I just took all the ones that were handy.
Arnold, you will note that the Decapod (I believe from 2002-03), has the old fashioned "ugly and huge" tether between the engine and the tender; which is solid and trouble fee.......and, after the discussion last evening, that's why I don't mind them!
Peter
@Putnam Division posted:About 6 years ago on the 6x16 layout, I was going to run my RailKing Decapod, and I couldn't decide on a caboose.....so, I just took all the ones that were handy.
Arnold, you will note that the Decapod (I believe from 2002-03), has the old fashioned "ugly and huge" tether between the engine and the tender; which is solid and trouble fee.......and, after the discussion last evening, that's why I don't mind them!
Peter
I agree with you, Peter. A solid and trouble free tether between steam loco and tender is important; the appearance of it is no big deal to me as well. Arnold
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