Large Scale Central

Work train caboose

Modeling
#1

I have a Buddy L flat that is not much to brag about. The Keystone/Buddy L boxcars, as well as engine/tender, are sized the same as the Big Hauler rolling stock. The Buddy L flat is much smaller, maybe 1/32. It is quite a bit narrower than my Aristo flat. Both my B-Mann and Buddy L bobbers were too wide to sit on the flat. So borrowing from others, I redecked the flat making it wider. Since I had no coffee stirrers, I used some cedar I had. I removed the cupola from the B-Mann bobber and installed a new roof. I think I will put a small boom on the open end. A work in progress. Ralph

#2

Ralph B_rg said:
I have a Buddy L flat that is not much to brag about. The Keystone/Buddy L boxcars, as well as engine/tender, are sized the same as the Big Hauler rolling stock. The Buddy L flat is much smaller, maybe 1/32. It is quite a bit narrower than my Aristo flat. Both my B-Mann and Buddy L bobbers were to wide too sit on the flat. So borrowing from others, I redecked the flat making it wider. Since I had no coffee stirrers, I used some cedar I had. I removed the cupola from the B-Mann bobber and installed a new roof. I think I will put a small boom on the open end. A work in progress. Ralph

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Good start so far thats another one of my projects using a bachmann flat with a new brite caboose. So much to do not enough time.

#3

Making a little more progress. Used some acrylic to “glass” in the windows. Mounted the stove pipe and grab handles.

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Lots of detail work left to do. But it is starting to look like a work caboose. Ralph

#4

Pretty nifty…:wink:

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I built this thing to be used as a battery car for the 2-4-2T engine. Tore the engine down to see what was inside as far as space goes, and decided a trail car would be much simpler…

#5

Ralph you can ship that to NJ I think I would look great on the KMRR :slight_smile:

#6

Thanks guys.
I kind of wish I had cut a couple inches out of the middle of the caboose.
But I’m too far along to change it now.
Now I have to scrounge some parts to build the crane.
Ralph

#7

The MOW train is out of the paint shop. Awaiting lettering and outfitting. It is painted in the colors of my second shortline, Pacolet Valley Railroad. Ralph

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