building a transfer caboose.

[Tjsingle]

Hey guys,

I am building a conrail transfer caboose, a N11.

Pictures

first one

Tjsingle

 

[wedudler]

Enjoy it. Transfer cabeese are fun. I'Ve built two, one Track Cleaning Transfer Caboose, scratch built. The other was a flat car with a MOLOCO kit.

 

Wolfgang

[tpatrick]

Your photo probably doesn't do it justice, with the black keyboard in the background and the high lighting. Post it again after you paint it (Conrail Blue?). I'll bet it will be impressive. BTW, is this a kit, kitbash, scratch built or something else? And are you going to finish it with one of your weathering jobs? 

[Tjsingle]

Yes sir, conrail blue, I'm using a athearn BB bay window caboose base, and ends, the rest is styrene, and wire. Maybe I'll weather it, right now I finishing the handrails, i started the project on monday.

tjsingle

[markpierce]

Here is a nice kit of an HO-scale transfer caboose, ala Missouri Pacific.

 http://www.railyardmodels.com/catalog/mopacsbwcaboose.html

 

Mark

[Tjsingle]

In conrail blue :D

 

[tpatrick]

See, I told ya so! Blue paint and better light = very impressive model. All you need now is a decal or two and you're good to go. I assume there is a roof to keep your crews warm and dry as they go about their jobs on your layout.

[wgnrr]

Here is a nice kit of an HO-scale transfer caboose, ala Missouri Pacific.

 http://www.railyardmodels.com/catalog/mopacsbwcaboose.html

 

Mark

Just don't call it a transfer caboose in front of a MP fan...

Phil

[river_eagle]

Just don't call it a transfer caboose in front of a MP fan...

Phil

Yea, Dem's Fightin' Words

Actually, any MoPac caboose numbered in the 11,000 series was considered for transfer service, reguardless of body style.

The 12,000 series was for local service, and

the 13,000 series cabooses were "road" cabooses.

What most people call MoPac transfer cabooses are the cabooses built in their carshops

brass

kitbashed plastic

this one would be a "transfer"

 

[Tjsingle]

Just don't call it a transfer caboose in front of a MP fan...

Phil

Yea, Dem's Fightin' Words

Actually, any MoPac caboose numbered in the 11,000 series was considered for transfer service, reguardless of body style.

The 12,000 series was for local service, and

the 13,000 series cabooses were "road" cabooses.

What most people call MoPac transfer cabooses are the cabooses built in their carshops

brass

kitbashed plastic

this one would be a "transfer"

 

Oh man thats a sweet lookin  caboose