I am looking for the white McCoy TPC Bobber caboose if anyone has a spare nice one to sell. I have the yellow TTOS version and it looks out of place with all the TPC cars.
thanks
Steve
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Good luck - that's a tough one. I'm also putting together a circus train, and I also have the much more common yellow caboose. I've only seen a couple of the white ones on eBay and they sold for multiples of what I was interested in paying. I'm thinking about mixing some of the blue and yellow "convention version" circus cars into my circus train so that the yellow caboose doesn't look so out of place.
Thanks Dave. Can't tell on my phone, but it looks like the red is a repaint. Better than nothing.
Steve
Steve
Steve, I assume you are referring to the red frame. They came in both red and black frame versions. It is missing one of the cast journals though. I can't tell if it has a music box in it, but that does add to the value.
ARNO
Thanks Arno, I had not noticed any before with red frames. Speaking of music boxes, does anyone know what tune the McCoy Band Wagon car is playing. It sounds familiar, but have not been able to figure it out.
Steve
Originally Posted by Steve "Papa" Eastman:
Speaking of music boxes, does anyone know what tune the McCoy Band Wagon car is playing. It sounds familiar, but have not been able to figure it out.
Steve,
if you have a band wagon car and can make a recording, I might be able to help. I have heard and played a bit of circus music in my time.
I can check the tune when I get home tonight.
Bob
Steve, it sounds like a version of Winter Wonderland, as best as I can tell. I was expecting a circus tune or something similar. I'll have to bring it over to let you hear it.
Bob
No caboose yet, but here is my circus cars (except one) that I took to our TCA meet yesterday. Still plenty more variations to acquire.
Dave
The caboose and 5 other circus cars arrived yesterday. Too bad it's missing a bearing cover, otherwise it's in great shape. I saw the one that showed up on E-Bay yesterday, but Oly wants a lot more than I'm willing to pay.
Steve
Steve, glad you got your white caboose. I thought the asking price on this latest one was a bit steep also.
I have an E2 on which the thin die-cast trim on the trucks warped and broke off in pieces. I just took the rest of it off, and painted the truck gloss black to blend in. I don't think your bearing cover is much of a detriment either. It's a "feature", not a "bug".
david
