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Curt, I don't know what your MDC caboose looks like but have you considered moving the cupola without cutting up the body. <br />If the roof is a separate casting only three cuts would be needed. One behind the back wall to preserve the roof overhang on the end plus one cut on either side of the cupola. Move the cupola back to the end then move the small roof section in front of the cupola. Before gluing the parts together trim or sand the cut edges at an angle about half the thickness of the plastic. This will give you a "V" groove at each joint in the roof. Glue the roof sections together and for added strength glue a strip of styrene under each joint. Fill the "V" groove with body putty, let cure then sand smooth. <br /> <br />May all your weeds be wild flowers ...... OLD DAD
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