Jackson Sharp Passenger Caboose

[Anonymous]

Hi, I've been playing around with some parts and pieces and built a great little caboose that matches my Bachmann Jackson Sharp passenger cars. I started with a used Bachmann bobber caboose that I got cheap on eBay and a replacement roof for a passenger coach, also found on eBay cheap. The roof and ladders had to be removed from the caboose. This was the hardest part since it was all one cast piece. A lot of time consuming cutting. Next the passenger roof was cut to fit. I used about 4.5" from each end and discarded the center. This gave me a 9" roof that fits nicely on the caboose body. Next I painted it to match my ET&WNC (Tweetsie) passenger cars. Right now I am waiting for the paint to dry before final assembly. Photos coming soon.

[Anonymous]

These photos show the Bachmann Jackson Sharp observation car next to a Bachmann Bobber caboose. The look together is not what I want but there are plenty of similarities to work with. Technically, the passenger trains didn't use a caboose, but I just really like them. Since they didn't actually exist, I had to get creative to get the look I wanted.

[Anonymous]

These photos show the donor caboose disassembled and painted. The second photo shows some damage from the roof removal but that will be covered with the new roof. When finished, I will have a lot of spare parts. Any ideas???

[Anonymous]

This is the new roof. It started life as a replacement for the Bachmann Jackson Sharp cars. I cut 4.5" from each end and joined them together. The 9" finished roof fits the bobber caboose body perfectly. I still need to clean up the seam.

[Anonymous]

Well, Here it is! It still needs some detail work but it's well on its way.

[Anonymous]

redbarontoys
now put dubble trucks on it , I have 9 hershey cars and a hershey bobber caboose, I PUT DUBBLE TRUCKS on it ,it looks good , I like the way you did you car.it looks good
ben

[Anonymous]

Very unique and creative[8D]

[Anonymous]

Well, It's finished! I had a slight change of plans. I wasn't happy with the paint scheme so I decided on my own line. I combined my screen name and geographic region for "Red Baron Toys Mid-Western R.R." or "RBTMW". The four wheel trucks idea would look great but then it would be very similar to LGBs shorty. I want this one to be my own. It seems kind of ironic or maybe even poetic that RBTMW's first car is a caboose!

[vsmith]

Looks really good, the passenger roof give the waycar a unique character

[Anonymous]

I like the new paint scheme better too!