I have been looking for some suggestions for a caboose to run with my lgb 3080 passenger cars. I don’t like the droovers caboose. (Sold it) I was looking for something that would look correct (visually) running with these cars. Thanks …
Size wise, the USA Trains woodside caboose is perfect.
Seeing as you have the 3080 (D&RGW), I’d suggest the R12001 Rio Grande version. Note that Aristo Craft also makes a woodsie caboose, but it is smaller then the USA Trains version and is not as good a match with LGB sized coaches.
While the USA trains caboose is the best currently available LGB sized D&RGW caboose. It isn’t perfectly accurate.
I tried to make my two look a little more like D&RGW cabeese. I removed the side steps with D&RGW style, changed the door a bit, added some window frames, repainted/lettered, etc…
Here’s what one of my two USA Trains modified cabeese looks like:
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/980/cabooselayout2ti8.jpg)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5665/cabooselayout1bl8.jpg)
Here’s a photo that shows the modifications:
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9221/cabooserebuild4uh9.jpg)
I found a photo that shows what this caboose looks like next to a 3080 coach…repainted red here to look like a business car:
Matt is right on. The USA woodside seems to fit nicely behind an LGB coach.
Here’s a pic I just shot of the two above a window in my living room.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/jebouck/USA caboose size.jpg)
Thanks fellas. Pics are a big help.