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Just a couple small cabeese projects

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:27 PM

Further proof that stoping at evry yard/garage sale I see to find cheepo's is sanity at work.

 

Great Job!

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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:30 PM
very cool!
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:38 AM
 altterrain wrote:

Yes but is it 1:20.3?

Well actually.....yes, well - pretty darn close anyway, its taller and wider than the 1/22.5 Buddy L at any point, it's very close to the Porter saddletanker in scale and the Porter I've read is like 1/19 scale? Hmmm...I'll have to break out the 1/20.3 scale and give it a once over...Wink [;)]

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Posted by altterrain on Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:30 AM

Yes but is it 1:20.3? Wink [;)]

 

Nice work as always! Bow [bow]

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Just a couple small cabeese projects
Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:36 PM

Eat yer heart out AccucraftBig Smile [:D]

Got these finally off the bench, this was a Buddy L caboose, sans cupola with a new sheet styrene roof. Result? a cheep D&SP Waycar.

yeah Bachmann's is about the same but hey I only payed about $15 for mine...

This started as an LGB Toytrain caboose, all I did was clip the roof eaves off and change the trucks, instant 'Westside Lumber' logging caboose!Tongue [:P]


Now Accucraft sells wonderfull models of both the D&SP Waycar and the Westside logging caboose for the Trust Fund set, well I dont gots a trust fund so I have to make do...so, Accucraft Waycar & Westside logging caboose = $250 each, LGB = $40, Buddy L = $15, granted theres a universe of detail in difference, but what the hey, I like mine A-OK Wink [;)]

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