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A Simulated Caboose Gazeebo

Jon, yes… :slight_smile: and I keep getting extensions… :slight_smile:

Son, The ladder was knocked over by the wind… and, actually, that was about 5:30 pm…

Hollywood, Most of the pictures I’ve been taking have been in the evening, and if I face the RR, then I’m looking pretty much directly into the sun…

Nice man-cave…:wink:

No wheels…sad…!!

Andy, I’ve been following your progress and thought a prototype picture might be in order.

(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/320196_10150342056421912_838651911_8252995_1392398180_n.jpg)

Notice they copied your block idea! Located at Zeke’s drive in near Goldbar, Wa Craig

Craig, nice picture, thanks for sharing… Nice Caboose…

Craig Townsend said:
Andy, I’ve been following your progress and thought a prototype picture might be in order.

(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/320196_10150342056421912_838651911_8252995_1392398180_n.jpg)

Notice they copied your block idea! Located at Zeke’s drive in near Goldbar, Wa Craig

Sigh…that’s our dream home you’re lookin’ at there… tac, ig & The Yaquina Head Lighthouse Boys

Just a note… Project is still ongoing, however, it’s been put on hold, due to having to meet a deadline on re-working club modules to get them somewhat ready for a train show…
The beams across the top have been installed, and secured…

Hey Andy did you ever get the roof on your caboose before the snow started flying?

Chuck Inlow said:
Hey Andy did you ever get the roof on your caboose before the snow started flying?
Chuck, no, I didn't.... did manage to get the walls all tied together at the top... Placed the decking on one end, but it's not secured, nor trimmed... I did build the two side walls for the cupola, they are in the basement... had to much stuff going on... I'll get a start again, once the weathers gets a little nicer.... I'm old, and am a fair-weather worker... :)

OK, got a little work done on the caboose today… Cupola side walls are installed, and held with some temporary bracing, while the end walls are being designed… Have to figure out the lower roofline, to be able to determine the biggest size windows for the end walls…

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Caboose/Cupola%20Framing%20%204-7-2012%20%20Pic%201.jpg)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Caboose/Cupola%20Framing%20%204-7-2012%20%20Pic%202.jpg)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Caboose/Cupola%20Framing%20%204-7-2012%20%20Pic%204.jpg)

Looking great Andy. Now i have a place to come visit

Yup - And it sure will be warmer in the winter then Shawn’s lean-to :slight_smile:

Good work Andy!!

Got a little more work done this weekend… Framed in the end walls of the cupola, and covered it…

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Caboose/Caboose%20Cupola%20Pic%201%20%20%205-13-2012.jpg)

Below, you can see one of the roof rafters along the cupola wall:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Caboose/Caboose%20Cupola%20Pic%203%20%20%205-13-2012.jpg)

Got the cupola side wall covered, but haven’t cut out the windows, yet…

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Caboose/Caboose%20Cupola%20Pic%204%20%20%205-13-2012.jpg)

Still a work in progress… :slight_smile:

Lookin’ good so far. How is that OSB board doing left uncovered out in the weather?

Jon, the OSB held up great… looks almost like the new stuff we put up this weekend…

Andy Clarke said:
Got a little more work done this weekend...
You didn't do squat cause you done left the supervisors chair leaning against it in the first picture! :)
David Russell said:
Andy Clarke said:
Got a little more work done this weekend...
You didn't do squat cause you done left the supervisors chair leaning against it in the first picture! :)
Gawd, Roosters need schooling... That's not a chair, son, it's a foldup tent..... (eyeroll)

I can’t think of a better abbreviation for your RR!

…:)…

Andy Clarke said:
Jon, the OSB held up great.... looks almost like the new stuff we put up this weekend....
They must have improved it since I last tried it :)