Did it again, 5.00 € Caboose Kitbash

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Then there was the question with the different wheelbase.
The pivots for the truck were more apart than given here by the kit.


So i removed the old pivots and set new ones. As i had no blueprints available, i had to determine them with the aid of some old photos. There is no absolute measure, but instead an "looks right" according to prototype photos.





As the caboose wil get no interior, i glued the weights inside. Then the bottom and the weights were drilled and tapped giving a stable base for the newe pivots.






The the question of the platform steps was again topical. The D&RGW caboose steps were very similar to cast iron tender steps. For the last kitbashing i found brass parts, but then discovered on the shapeways pages these 3-dimensinal printed steps.





A little bit more contrast here. I decided to have a try with this printed parts. They are small enough so that the "stair steps effect" is not so visible as it will be the case on a rounded roof contour.