Model Railroading > Kitbashing Belt Railway of Chicago caboose #204

Well, I recently unearthed this model from a box that it had been in for the last few years and decided to finish it up today.

I had this thing about 90% done before I got frustrated and put it away. Big ups to Mike Tomei for letting me use his spray booth today, his weathering of the trucks on this, and the use of the layout for photos.

Anyway, this model started off as an old Athearn, Blue Box bay window caboose. From there, I followed the guidance of Jon Grant's work as seen here: http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/66857.aspx

The paint was all done with Tamiya rattle cans, and the decals came from Microscale. Other details were added such as underframe piping, air hoses and window shades that were made from bent sheet brass.

Thanks for looking,
- Jeff Carlson

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Your perseverance paid off! good job!

Jeff,
Nice looking 'boose you put together. I like your ingenuity on the window shades. Thanks for sharing your work.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Excellent workmanship on a style of caboose that's rarely modeled.

Excellent!

Thanks, a bunch. While most of my modeling is done with plastic, there are definitely some places where metals do a MUCH better job, and this is one of them. In plastic, these would break off in a hurry.

- Jeff

DynamicBrake Wrote:
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> Jeff,
> Nice looking 'boose you put together. I like your
> ingenuity on the window shades. Thanks for
> sharing your work.
>
> Kent in CArmel Valley

Thanks!

Surely, we've all got projects like this that have been put away for one reason or another. Amazing how with just a bit of motivation, I was able to get this thing relatively finished in a day.

- Jeff Carlson

wpdude Wrote:
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> Your perseverance paid off! good job!

Niles Canyon Railroad, Brightside, California, 4/8/06. Gerry

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Yeah, it's incredible that one made it out there, although I believe that it has been moved to a private residence now. There's another one that has been preserved at the IL Rwy. Museum as well, which is where I took detail photos for my model.

- Jeff Carlson

GPutz Wrote:
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> Niles Canyon Railroad, Brightside, California,
> 4/8/06. Gerry

209 now resides on a small ranch near the Tehachapi loop.

Luke

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Yeah, that's the one!

- Jeff Carlson

AMTRUK Wrote:
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> 209 now resides on a small ranch near the
> Tehachapi loop.
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> Luke

The 209 belonged to Randy Johnson. Super nice guy. I recall that he restored it as a father/son project. Haven't heard about him in awhile. Hope all is well.

This scheme always reminds me of the NAR.

Rick