What would be or has there been a Norfolk & Western Caboose made in O-Gauge that would have been in a consist pulled by one of the N&W M Class steamers?
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See if you can find on of the N&W caboose models that Weaver produced in brass, some 5 or 6 years ago. They are the best for the money, and are ACCURATE!
Or you can build one. it is easier than you think. You may have to "hunt" for the decals but they are out there. The plans for this one were published in O Scale Trains.
Malcolm
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Malcom,
That is exactly what I want. Unfortunately I'm too into scratch building. I thought I saw an Atlas caboose that looked a lot like that picture. Maybe it was the Weaver that I saw.
I will probably keep an eye out for the Weaver model.
greg773,
I'm sure that Malcolm would be happy to build one for you.
Chuck brings up a good point about your modeling era, however Sunset/3rd Rail is not making the 1910 "appearing" N&M M Class.
I'm not modeling any particular era. I just didn't want to buy caboose that only ran in the diesel era or a version that was never run on the N&W.
How good it looks is really the biggest factor for me
While there is some overlap between the total scarpping of M class steamers and four axle steel sided cab cars the M Class that survived into WW2 were mainly being used as yard goats or other "switching" duties. Their heyday on the mainlines was 1910 to the late 20's, early 30's.
A suggestion (I know the 475 didn't run the Va Creeper) would be to pick up a MTH heavyweight Combine and Coach plus a mix of freight. The N&W M's (Mollies) were used for mixed consists almost to the end of the N&W steam ear (1960).
Gilly
