Postwar replacement parts

John, I would glue the original stack. These smokejacks that are the same color as the

caboose are scarcer than the black ones. Even though it is repaired it's still original and

would hold most of it's collector value.         Mike

Since it is broken, I am guessing your caboose has a plastic smoke stack, as opposed to being die cast metal.

If it was mine, I'd go with a tiny drop of CA glue.

As far as I know, replacement plastic stacks are not available.

The die cast stacks are easy enough to paint. I think Floquil boxcar red is a pretty close match.

Pete

It's definitely a die-cast metal stack.  It looks to have broke due to having been bent to the point it stressed the metal and sheared.

I very well might just epoxy it but would like to find an original if at all possible and with any luck.

John, here is a list of parts dealers:

http://www.ttender.com/partslist.html

http://www.stanorrtrainparts.com/

http://www.smittystoytrainparts.com/

http://www.sandwparts.com/index.htm

http://www.mikestrainsandhobbies.com/index.html

http://www.hollashtrains.com/Parts.htm

http://www.georgetebolt.com/

http://www.eastcoasttrainparts.com/index.html-ssi

http://www.drtinkertrains.com/index.htm

http://www.traindoctor.com/index.asp

might want to contact someone.

Yeah I'm going to contact Ted.  He's probably all flustered with me.

Thanks for all those links Loyal2Lionel, I'll try them out & see if I get lucky. 

Since the brown smokestack is not the less common in that category of cabooses as k_liner pointed out it's definitely why I want to try to source another original part.

Thank you for this list it's always great to have, try some J-B Weld it really 

holds great.

Tin 

quote:

It's definitely a die-cast metal stack.  It looks to have broke due to having been bent to the point it stressed the metal and sheared.

I didn't know they painted any of the die cast metal stacks. I thought the painted ones were plastic and the metal ones were just chemically blackened.

John,

Some of these businesses, may have an authentic, original, old stock, new condition part.  The part will cost more, than a reproduction part.

When, speaking to a business representative give them the info. of the item and caboose, also ask if they have an original part and find out if there are any difficulties in taking out the old part and putting in the new part, as with the stack, sometimes the manufacturer used some heat to press fit the stack into the cab. roof.

Ralph

John, the only way you are going to get a factory painted stack is from a donor car. If a dealer has a brown stack its one that they or their supplier has painted. Just get a black one paint it yourself. Only you will be able to tell the difference.

BTW the stack was first used on the 717 scale caboose. Maybe the repro pre war parts guys might have them in brown.

Pete

Thanks for all the input guys, I'll ping those sources & find out what's what.  Chances are when it's all said & done that I'll just resort to epoxying the stack as mentioned already and call it good.

John,

 Take a closer look at the stack again. Are you sure it is metal? The metal stack stove pipe is much thicker. I would use some Tenex plastic cement and re-glue it. The problem is even if you find an original, the remains of the one now in the shell was probably glued at the factory, and trying to tap the old one out, the plastic around the hole will crack (Know from experience). Drilling out is possible, but there are risks with that too.

Good luck with the project!