The easy way to do this caboose, requires two shells, just cut long of the bay on one shell and short of the bay on the second shell or the other way around if you wish and join on the trued up seam...of course this was when Hobby Surplus was selling the shell at 12 for $10. And still requiring two shell you can cut out the bay and cut a window section to fit from the second shell and have a three window caboose...and get a close shell for the Burlington caboose, ya really have to move windows to get a better looking Q look, but it captures the feel..
gale hall ----- Original Message ----- From: richgajnak To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 12:44 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Prototype for AF caboose Unless, you're refering to this one: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/attachments/folder/1651287638/item/list Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], "richgajnak" <rustytraque@...> wrote: > > > Ain't none. No pictures. No plans... > > Just Evergreen styrene, Ace bolsters, cast steps from somewhere, brass wire, Grant brake gear, an x-acto knife, other stuff lyin' around and good ol' trial and error. > > Oh, yeah.. The roofwalk's from an AM boxcar and the supports are staples. > > Rich G(ajnak) > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > So, where's the "pit'chers > > > > boB Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "richgajnak" <rustytraque@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@> wrote: > > > > > > > > And Rich posted a nice example, which was how it was done before AM did their bay window caboose. Still not a "prototype" car really. I suspect the "cupola-ectome" was more common than removing the bay to get a steel off-set cupola caboose with a streamlined cupola; at least I don't recall as many such conversions in old issues of the "Herald" as bay window versions. > > > > > > > > Pieter E. Roos > > > > > > Yep, the cupola-ectomy was easier than a bay-ectomy. It only needed one (big) hole to fill and one roof overlay, as opposed to filling the bay gaps and moving windows around. I did build a totally new frame, however. > > > > > > Still got the cupola lying around here somewhere, waiting for a caboose to be built under it. > > > > > > Rich G(ajnak) > > > > > >
