05-13-2010, 03:11 PM
steinjr Wrote:doctorwayne Wrote:I dunno: if you're thinking about kitbashing that caboose to more closely ressemble an NP one, you're a lot more ambitious than I am. A better staring point for such a project would be the Athearn wide vision caboose with a replacement standard-width cupola from Moloco. You'd might still want to alter the windows on the body, although I believe they're useable as-is.
Are we talking about kitbashing an NP caboose or a GN caboose? The one I had a prototype picture of was a GN caboose. And since I had a couple of surplus cheap Santa Fe cabooses, I thought I would play a little with those.
But looking up Moloco at Walthers, I see what you mean about replacement cupola. This one? http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/504-1502
As for the Athearn wide vision caboose - were you thinking something like this one? :
http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Athearn_H...-75228.htm
Stein
I was thinking that the GN caboose in the proto photo might be easier to kitbash if you started with the Athearn wide vision caboose, which is too modern for your chosen era. It could be given a more '50s look by using the Moloco kit that's available to turn the Athearn wide cupola into a standard one. It wouldn't be an exact replica, but with paint and lettering would be a better stand-in than I'd be able to kitbash from that Santa Fe car. Of course, if you like the challenge, go for it.
Wayne