Large Scale Central

Centre cupola caboose

Modeling
#1

Take two ‘collector’ LGB cabeese, shake the box and voila! Normally thes ‘designer’ cabeese are relatively cheap, but alas the roadnames are hardly appropiate. Generally, the cars are difficult to disassemble as the glue used to affix the window mouldings generally results in breakage. Therefore disassembly simply to repaint is fraught with a little danger. I appened to have a couple of these offset cupola beauties taking up valuable space and made the decision to introduce the marque to Mr. Hacksaw. Two hours sawing, filing and gluing and finally something a little useful. Now if I could find a use for all those #4065 centre cupola bobber cabeese that I have then I would be firing up for action.

#2

Tim,

Not really certain what it is that you started with, but it looks like the end result may be worthwhile. Please keep posting pictures,

#3

Put a big door where the Coke sign is, and call it a drover’s caboose. :lol:

#4

Tim, Very nice proportions on that caboose and good workmanship too. Do you have some appropriate trucks for it? Cast side frames with leaf springs for easy ride would look real sharp on there.

#5

Yep put a big door in the side and you can lead the circus animals up a ramp and into the cabeese. Later RJD

#6

Looks good Tim. You’ll be buying paint by the case come spring

#7

Mock up using ‘left over’ LGB cabeese parts. Although not prototypical, I will stick with the freight version archbar trucks. Interior will have a reasonable amount of detail. A downside of using the four axle underframes to complete the chassis, is that when combining two underframes to get the required length, the queenposts are too far apart. I have tried to keep this conversion relatively simple should someone else be tempted to mate up two offset cupola cabeese. For those who do not recognise the parts used, the cabeese are LGB offset cupola models, removed from starter sets and usually sold off relatively cheaply on eBay. If you started with two bobber cabeese, then you would need to source two of the four-axle short American underframes to make the chassis.

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/lsctimd.JPG)

#8

Cool bash!

#9

No attempt at prototype fidelity, just a variation on the numerous #4065 LGB caboose models around. You need to visualise the roof painted black. Roof taken from LGB circus boxcar. Underframe and endrailing from the ‘shorty’ four-axle American LGB coaches. End platform does need to be shortened a little bit to allow the body to fit. Could be a transfer caboose (will need a chimney fitted and a potbelly stove and maybe a few chairs). The curvature of the roof moulding is slightly different to that of the caboose body. Roof will need to be permanently attached (maybe with clear sealant to allow removal).

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/tim_brien/_forumfiles/alsca.JPG)

#10

Looks good and I love seeing an LGB being kitbashed. Makes me smile. LOL