mhutson
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 | | 09/24/2008 10:21 AM |
| As faithful listeners will no doubt recall, several years ago I scratchbuilt a Rio Grande standard gauge caboose.
 I've decided to build another one, a more modernized version. I'm having the parts cut out by a waterjet company and I'm wondering if there is any interest in these cabeese being offered as kits? I'm thinking of offering a generic caboose, not necessarily the Grande version with the raised numbers. It seems to me there aren't many commercially available 1:29 scale cabooses offered.
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Matt Hutson
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Dr G
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| | 09/24/2008 11:12 AM |
| Matt,
What a great idea!! My road (FEC) unfortunately though was the first to axe the caboose in favor of the FRED--guess it's our fault there are no more of these 
On another note--how about more photos of your layout--I have seen a few and it looks great!!
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Jerry Barnes
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| | 09/24/2008 12:17 PM |
| | I'd go for it. Jerry | |
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Burl
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| | 09/24/2008 1:09 PM |
| | Can I be nosey and ask what material you're having cut? I've been wondering about waterjet for a while now myself. | | | |
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NTCGRR
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| | 09/24/2008 1:39 PM |
| | Caboose??? what are they used for????? | |
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NavyTech
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| | 09/24/2008 4:58 PM |
| | Scratch building a Caboose is always a good idea. I have never scratch built one as of yet. My first scratch build of a Caboose will be a train shed in by back yard. I have not seen anyone do that yet. | |
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Greg Elmassian
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| | 09/24/2008 6:58 PM |
| If it's close to appropriate for the transition era in Santa Fe, I would be interested.
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mhutson
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| | 09/24/2008 7:07 PM |
| Guys,
I used 0.125" ABS for the first test cut, which incidentally arrived this afternoon. It was slightly flawed due to a translation error between my AutoCAD drawing and their cutting software, but I think we've got that resolved. The parts come with all of the windows cut out and all holes drilled.
I'm thinking of a relatively craftsman-savvy kind of kit: no trucks or couplers, this goes here; that goes there, here's a bunch of wire - bend it like this and stick it here. To me it looks like a long caboose that would fit in well on lots of railroads.
Matt - here are a couple of pics from my layout from the past few years: Cheers, Matt
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Jerry Barnes
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| | 09/24/2008 7:29 PM |
| Matt, I based some plans on this UP caboose. Modified it a bit to match my MDC cars I use. If I can make it work for this, I'd be interested. Sure like the new image posting.  | |
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tom h
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| | 09/24/2008 8:07 PM |
| I would do it tom h | |
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lathroum
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| | 09/25/2008 8:54 AM |
| What about a Northeast Style Center Cupola Caboose... I'd buy a few of those... No one makes them... Plenty of long style cabooses... PLEASE!!! Philip | | | |
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Paul Burch
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| | 09/26/2008 5:07 PM |
| Matt, I don't want to get off subject on your caboose project but this might be a good addition. Ozark has some new 1/29 caboose truck kits with generators that were designed by John McGuyer. The initial kits have some problems with the bolster casting that I'm not sure has been worked out yet. I bought three of the kits along with Mike Gorsich who bought two. Mike did a modification to the bolsters so they will work with off the shelf wheel sets. These are very nice trucks and will be a good product when the problems are all worked out. They do require quite a bit of cleanup to the castings and so are not for anyone without some patience. All my completed ones work great. Anyone interested should check with Ozark for more details. Here are a few photos of them on three kitbashed S.P. C40-3 cabooses. | |
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mhutson
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| | 09/28/2008 12:33 PM |
| Wow, very nice! Thanks, Paul - I'll order a pair.
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Dr G
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| | 09/30/2008 1:58 PM |
| Matt, Great layout!!! Especially like the simulated snow and the backdrop mountains. Not to deviate from your posting, here is a photo of the last of the FEC cabooses (cabeese--anyone know what the proper term is?) I am actually tempted to build one out of a 40ft box car--exactly what the FEC did. Not sure where to get trucks like that--they look like express or tender trucks to me? Anyone got a clue? The OTHER Matt | |
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rkapuaala
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| | 10/02/2008 9:30 AM |
| | I model in 1:20.3 scale, but that is a great idea. | |
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Grant Minor
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| | 10/02/2008 10:44 PM |
| Matt-
If you can price them out I may be interested in one.
-Grant | | | |
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