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Im posting for my COTW a somewhat HTF, Chessie System Bay Window caboose which was custom painted from a (I'm assuming) a very short lived manufacturer. It was painted and decaled by a company called Bee-Bee. I first heard of them in an old issue of Model Railroader back in the late 80s. They had a small advertisement for these near the front of the magazine for one or two issues and never to be heard of again until eBay. I've only found one other model they ran that was custom painted and it was a Rio Grande Wide Vision caboose. I would like to know alittle more about the 'Bee-Bee" line so if anyone has any "tid-bits" of info please fill us in. It appears they used Athearn equipment as most custom painting companies did.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 08:33:12 AM
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my car this week is another main line model,the chief,ken
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 10:03:20 AM
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Mine is a Champion Spark Plug boxcar by Life-Like
I took pic in my basement as it got too dark to do it on dumpster 
I need to find the Cox version & the other bilboard/ad cars they did
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 1:51:56 PM
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mine this week is a set of Pennsylvania passenger cars from a collection we just bought.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 1:52:21 PM
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A recent trade from North of the Border. One I've been wanting for some time. Its a MDC kit I think. Kadee #5's and the light weathering were a PLUS!!
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 1:56:58 PM
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| yo RB what is the 3rd card down? Never seen a passenger car like that
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 2:19:26 PM
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| Micro that is a AHM/Rivarossi Pennsylvania Railroad diner car,says it is lighted but have not tried it yet.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 2:30:57 PM
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quote:Mine is a Champion Spark Plug boxcar by Life-Like
I took pic in my basement as it got too dark to do it on dumpster
I need to find the Cox version & the other bilboard/ad cars they did
Originally posted by microbusss - February 05 2012 : 10:03:20 AM
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Neat bright boxcar Micro. If Ever anyone comes across a boxcar with Autolite spark plugs I will take it in a heartbeat. I have never seen one though.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 3:07:50 PM
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| hi ben rbs 3rd car down is a 1920 Duplex Sleeper not a diner ken
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 8:37:50 PM
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quote:hi ben rbs 3rd car down is a 1920 Duplex Sleeper not a diner ken
Originally posted by catfordken - February 05 2012 : 3:07:50 PM
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sorry i was going by what was on the box until i took it out and looked at it more closely. Thank you for the info.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 8:56:44 PM
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My car of the week is a today-find, after I found out about the red-topped purina cars, I've been watching, today I found one at the Timonium show, I paid $10, and it will join my 20+ PUrina car consist now.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 9:03:47 PM
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Don't recall posting this one as a CoftW...
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 11:17:09 PM
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* I pick for this week a MDC 34' covered hopper car Brach's Candy.
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Posted - February 05 2012 : 11:34:41 PM
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EYE CANDY?!  Or, is it AYE, CANDY!
  SWEET TOOTH, ANYONE?
I put real sugar packs in the sugar cars.
Anyone wanna... CHOW DOWN?
is there a dentist in the... Roundhouse?
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Posted - February 06 2012 : 11:47:30 AM
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Now you're getting crazy as me, zebrarails
Why is the one Hershey's car on the right 2nd one from the bottom look customized? 
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 04:49:44 AM
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quote: ...'cuz it's wood and metal... the previous owner painted it "Chocolate Brown" and used those metalic pens to write in all the letter & number details. I paid $2 from the hobby dealer because he thought it was a crude attempt at detailing it. I took it as genuine collector fodder to join the ranks of my other HERSHEY'S reefers.
While it may look crummy, I gotta hand it to the artist. Better something attempted than a solid paint job.
The Baby Ruth cars include TYCO... metal MANTUA (red, below the mid-column TYCO), Train Miniature, Athearn...
The bottom left HERSHEY ice-bunker is a steel-side Train Miniature.
The TYCO HERSHEY'S, only two are identical, so... some markings are omitted, some cars are "Made In Hong Kong" while others are "Made In U.S."
The bottom right Purina car is a wooden/paperside LACONIA kit.
I bought 15 of these built-up, pre-1960's reefers at $6 apiece... some of them are "so choice!"
Varney, earliest Athearn, Laconia... on and on. I have 253 reefers, 219 are brine/ice bunker while 34 are mechanical.
It's a SAFE REEFER Addiction!
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 10:29:20 AM
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You forgot to include the "steam sound" Purina & Baby Ruth boxcars
I'll post one from Justin A IHC caboose
I'll use it with my Kodak tank car
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 12:11:56 PM
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I bring a blast from my past, a kitbashed caboose from my first fictional railroad:
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 08:55:11 AM
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Here is my car for the week. Tyco red box santa fe caboose.
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 11:28:05 AM
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| Ray...that is one serious 'boose, gotta hot tub in it?
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 11:48:37 AM
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I actually thought about it....the inspiration was from one of my old club members who kitbashed an SW-7 onto a DD-35 chassis, one end of the "extra long" platform was a BBQ and the other end had a pool!
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 1:07:13 PM
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quote:Ray...that is one serious 'boose, gotta hot tub in it?
Originally posted by shaygetz - February 10 2012 : 11:28:05 AM
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Must be lined with marble inside judging by those 6 wheel passenger trucks. 
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 2:32:56 PM
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Nelson;
Crap, missed that!
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 5:27:28 PM
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oh yeah? What about MY odd Tyco caboose?
The right side of caboose is a Silver Streak caboose
Need to get someone to decal this as MOW BN
That is a seriously nice caboose ,rgcw5
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 6:01:11 PM
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Ben cut the "keel" off a beat up Tyco 3 dome tanker and glue it under there before it looks like it eats the typical North American diet and sags in the belly like, well you get the idea...
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 6:15:27 PM
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quote:Ben cut the "keel" off a beat up Tyco 3 dome tanker and glue it under there before it looks like it eats the typical North American diet and sags in the belly like, well you get the idea...
Originally posted by romcat - February 10 2012 : 6:01:11 PM
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do what now?
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 6:27:17 PM
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If you have a look on the bottom of a Tyco 3 dome tanker (Like the Coke one) you'll see a very heavy "keel" running the length of it underneath. Seriously you're not familiar with this? Tony (Gic) included a whole paragraph on this in his site discussion on those things. Anyway cutting it away and using it a a brace on the underside of your caboose would look somewhat sensible.. course how the hell you'd come up with an explanation for two cupola's who knows???
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 7:15:54 PM
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oh I see ok I get it hehe
Well I got the caboose from a member here I dunno who tho
Besides I think it neat the way it is
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Posted - February 10 2012 : 10:01:06 PM
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Okay railroaders...
Try this: 
It's already been invented.
But, it gives me an idea for a new thread.
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 12:48:20 AM
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I've never seen a Siamese caboose before... or is it a Siamoose? 
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 11:29:17 AM
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* It looks more like a inspection, or work crew car than a caboose. A lot of wasted seats for a caboose. Maybe a passenger car for backwoods divisions.
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 4:56:15 PM
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This car is/was an early form of "dome/observation car" without an upper row of seats.
It could have inspired the patents to building cabooses and dome cars. Sort of a reverse technology of inventions.
John
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 5:19:33 PM
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Back to more 'traditional' cars, I just got this set of Pennsylvania 'Senator' cars. They are by Model Power and have full interiors. I don't know when Model Power made these, but I think they are an extremely nice car.
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 5:30:32 PM
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quote:Back to more 'traditional' cars, I just got this set of Pennsylvania 'Senator' cars. They are by Model Power and have full interiors. I don't know when Model Power made these, but I think they are an extremely nice car.
Originally posted by Adams - February 11 2012 : 5:19:33 PM
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Could you make the pic smaller...I can still make out what they are now that I wear bifocals...
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 5:41:20 PM
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| I'll have to take a new pic--this one is too fuzzy--I'm glad your bifocals are working!
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 5:48:00 PM
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Posted - February 11 2012 : 5:57:40 PM
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| I have a full set of thoses with the Diner, Coach, Observation (visa dome) and combine. Mine are marked a Triang. They are HO and not OO like I think some of Triang's stuff was (might be confusing them with Marklin on that point). Mine have gray undercarriages though. They are nice looking, slightly shorter than many passenger cars so they work well and look better on 18r track and track well. Only issue I have is that they are a little on the light side. Had to add some weight to mine. That constant looks great behind the matching Athearn ABBA set.
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