Frisco Wooden Caboose

I think it looks great. Beautiful model!

Looks great!

Neal Jeter 

I just stumbled across this short thread. Nice repaint - repurpose into a Frisco caboose !!!!!  
Frisco cabooses are scarce as hens teeth in O Scale - especially ones that are Well Done.    
I’ve trolled for one for years and recently Finally Scored one !!! I’m so pleased - a very nice Atlas model.  It’s not wood but it’s Frisco !!!!
Here it is …….

@tonymarchiando posted:

My first modeling project in many years, and first O gauge repaint and decal effort.

This Frisco wooden caboose is a K-Line product, repainted, decals and a couple details.

Decals are Micro Scale #48-333, smoke pipe is Grandt Line 143.  Some Evergreen wooden scribed car siding on the end platforms, to cover the simulated metal grating, and make the car look more "woody".  This is not an exact model of the prototype, but close enough.

The last photo is for fun--comparison with this and an HO Hallmark brass model from 1969.  HO is now too small and fussy for old eyes and fingers.

Tony

Very nice job on the O gauge car. I think it looks much better than the HO version.

MELGAR

Very nice,Tony!

Frisco never had a Northeast caboose, but Ron045 can sure convince me otherwise!

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Very nice,Tony!

Frisco never had a Northeast caboose, but Ron045 can sure convince me otherwise!

Quite Nice !!!  I’d love to find one of these too !!!

@TrainBub posted:

Quite Nice !!!  I’d love to find one of these too !!!

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Aaahhh !!!!! How cool !!!  
I can replicate this !!!!!!!
THANKS Mark for the “show” !!!!!!

@Brother_Love posted:

I think it looks great. Beautiful model!

Tony, when it comes to cabooses this is better than the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval or a UL listing. So ya done good!

@TrainBub posted:

Quite Nice !!!  I’d love to find one of these too !!!

I do not know how long this is going to take me to complete, but I have a couple of CA-1’s to be redone thusly:

This caboose was long-gone before I ever marked up in Quanah, and I had never seen a photo of it until the #33 issue of Railroads & Trains of the Past came out.  I will keep one of the models.  The other one will probably come with me to next years Grapevine Train-A-Palooza along with a few of my excess GP7’s and F7’s.

To return to the OP, very nice work.

Just being a bit Frisco-centric ……check out the new Golden Gate Depot offering !!!!

Thank you, TrainBub, for the "heads up" regarding the new offering.  However, see this thread:

My Frisco Meteor | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com)

Oh, and by the way:

There is a lot to say about this conversion with one other still unfinished...maybe later.

QAP caboose is quite an interesting prototype and you made a terrific model!

Tony

Rob, love your work, but I think a Kadee coupler would look better.

@harley rider posted:

Rob, love your work, but I think a Kadee coupler would look better.

I am glad you offered that suggestion.  Since this car has permanent markers at one end only, I think an old Walthers coupler would be a better solution for that end.

Wahoo !!!!!!
I Can’t believe I’ve scored a second Frisco caboose within 6 months of first. 🫢🫣😜  A nice late red-white to go with the earlier brown.
Cheers 😉

Atlas?

@Texas Eagle 77 posted:

Atlas?

Yes. Both Atlas Master line - my preferred choice. Too bad Atlas doesn’t have a more wide variety of ML cabooses.

@Rob Leese posted:

Thank you, TrainBub, for the "heads up" regarding the new offering.  However, see this thread:

My Frisco Meteor | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com)

Oh, and by the way:

There is a lot to say about this conversion with one other still unfinished...maybe later.

For anyone hoping to repaint one of these models:

Repainting a Newer Lionel Extended Vision Caboose | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com)

Hi really did a great job when you going to make me the caboose I love the wood grain caboose!

Alan