04-24-2010, 01:24 PM
Galen, the idea is to come close to the prototype. Apparently the NE style cabooses were based upon a wood-sided USRA design:
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I will be reconstructing the end rails anyway because the end rails that came on the car are plastic and disintegrated. I think I will use a vertical brake staff, though, to backdate the car a bit.
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I will be reconstructing the end rails anyway because the end rails that came on the car are plastic and disintegrated. I think I will use a vertical brake staff, though, to backdate the car a bit.
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