Lets build a camelback,, or two.

[e-paw]

Next I have to say "Thanks Pop" to Toptrain for his donation to the cause, A camelback cab from New One. It's the same cab that I used on my 4-8-0. I represents a center cab built by the Brooks loco works of Dunkirk N.Y. ( latter to become part of Alco) . You can tell by the arched window that was a signature of that builder.     Back in the 60's A Japanese company called New One produced a pretty nice cast model of a CNJ 4-6-0 camel. They were only produced for a few years and all suffered from a fatal flaw. The thicker castings all corroded and expanded, destroying the models. Very few survive in good shape today and are becoming more & more difficult to come by. This one is in excellent condition and will be used as a master for me to cast copies from for this build. I striped what was left of the remaining paint from the cab and cleaned off some flashing from around the windows and bottom of the cab. This will require a more complicated mold than the others that I did for the firebox. I will go into more detail on the mold making process on the cab than I did with the firebox.