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I kitbashed a Model Power 40' flatcar work car into a Transfer caboose. What do you guys think!
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 Posted - February 22 2012 : 4:30:21 PM
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Hi RobW,
The picture is not showing for me.
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 4:31:46 PM
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me too 
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 4:33:09 PM
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Three.
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 5:46:25 PM
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Rob:
is that completely freelanced, or is it based on something you saw?
Interesting choices; the railings don't seem to be symmetrical nor obviously is the roof.
Great Character to it. Well done.
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 5:55:31 PM
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for those who cannot see the photo right click on the red/white and blue square,click on open picture in new tab ken
nice work
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 5:57:59 PM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwynn/6921451109/[quote]Rob:completely freelanced
is that completely freelanced, or is it based on something you saw?
Interesting choices; the railings don't seem to be symmetrical nor obviously is the roof.
Great Character to it. Well done.
-Gareth
Originally posted by romcat - February 22 2012 : 5:46:25 PM
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 6:08:04 PM
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I like it...its got that small town short line feel to it....
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 6:19:04 PM
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Hi Rob:
Well it's very interesting work. To follow on then; you have several openings in the railings seen from this side. The slanted railing one on the left, the one adjacent to the roof ladder, I assume for access to that ladder and finally the most typical one on the far side right end. So why did you make those choices. I'm also curious as to why the roof overhangs one end and not the other.
Btw, are you familiar with the Milwaukee Roads "Long" caboose?
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 6:26:41 PM
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I don't know why i left the roof that way but i am thinking of doing another but more so based off a prototype. This was my first attempt at kit-bashing. I know the B&O/Chessie system did not have them but i like them.quote:Hi Rob:
Well it's very interesting work. To follow on then; you have several openings in the railings seen from this side. The slanted railing one on the left, the one adjacent to the roof ladder, I assume for access to that ladder and finally the most typical one on the far side right end. So why did you make those choices. I'm also curious as to why the roof overhangs one end and not the other.
Btw, are you familiar with the Milwaukee Roads "Long" caboose?
-Gareth
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 6:41:00 PM
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Here's a pic of the MR Long Caboose:
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 7:41:29 PM
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Rob-
In that you freelanced this work caboose, you gave it more significance as it might represent what a small railroad would do with available materials, as you appeared to do in scale. Very well done  and I'm sure it adds character to your layout/collection.
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 8:07:39 PM
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quote:Hi Rob:
Well it's very interesting work. I'm also curious as to why the roof overhangs one end and not the other.
-Gareth
Originally posted by romcat - February 22 2012 : 6:19:04 PM
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That looks like a Model Power Crane tender caboose cabin, so if you look at Crane Tenders, they seem to have one end overhang, and the boom side flush. I have several of the MP work cabooses to turn into my tourist train Getaway & Cabooze, so I have seen plenty of that style of roof.  I like the way it turned out, quite frankly.
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 8:41:18 PM
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That is sweet....quote:Here's a pic of the MR Long Caboose:
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 9:32:13 PM
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Rob, that's actually a lot more useful, interesting, and convincing than the crane car it used to be. Nice work!
Gareth - whoa... where did the need for that one come from? BBQ party in the backshop? Looks like something hit the end, knocked the cabin halfway off the frame, and then they built p around the result on a dare 
My girls recently discovered that a Plasticville office shed perfectly fits on e a Tyco skid flat. I've been planning to investigate this...
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 9:58:22 PM
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Tony:
There's actually a real one of these....
Milwaukee Road had it built....
Can't find a prototype picture.
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Posted - February 22 2012 : 11:27:27 PM
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best I could do....
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - February 23 2012 : 02:06:14 AM
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| Love those Model Power cabooses they are perfect kitbash fodder. Nice work Rob!
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Posted - February 23 2012 : 08:15:53 AM
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Thanks Chris, that was the pic I was looking for.
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Posted - February 23 2012 : 10:16:29 AM
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Hi Robw,
I really like that car! Very nice work. Do you have others you can show us?
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Posted - February 23 2012 : 5:26:23 PM
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quote:Here's a pic of the MR Long Caboose:
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that is just cool. i might try & build one myself.
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Posted - February 23 2012 : 5:52:38 PM
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It was that loooonngg Why? 
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Posted - February 23 2012 : 11:37:03 PM
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No, not now> that was my first time. I am thinking of doing something with a Tyco 62' foot tank car. making it a little more realistic... quote:Hi Robw,
I really like that car! Very nice work. Do you have others you can show us?
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 09:21:35 AM
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quote:It was that loooonngg Why?
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From what scant info I found, they were built to use in their coal trains, as the "normal" caboose was too light for the rotary dumper. Only two were built and one is in a museum....somewhere.
Hope that helps.
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 09:38:34 AM
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I had read that to. The longer heavier Van (Caboose) was to "anchor" the coal trains.
I cacn't figure out what the weight needing to be heavier has to do with a rotary dumper or why I've seen the term "anchor" used? Surely they didn't rotate the Caboose. Rather curious.
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 5:04:50 PM
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| no but I'll bet the caboose had a rotary coupler on it
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Posted - August 19 2012 : 02:02:15 AM
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Just noticed this posting!
Rob,
NICE work! I plan to make a few of those too in Chessie, AND CSX.....
Gareth, DAMN thats a HUGE transfer caboose!
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 9:37:31 PM
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quote:I kitbashed a Model Power 40' flatcar work car into a Transfer caboose. What do you guys think!
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Originally posted by RobWÂ -Â February 22 2012Â :Â 4:10:42 PM
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I LOVE IT. I am interested in making a transfer caboose, painted for the "Bedford and Eastport" (a friend's layout), which had a car float operation. So a MP flat car eh? I can get one of those cheap at trainland, or I'll pull apart my borken Lionel missle car. Where did you get the carbody? Whose railings are those? The other details I can find elsewhere, and besides: I can't copy your car, because that would be cheating! I personally feel transfer cabooses, especially charismatic home-built ones like this should all be one of-a-kind.
Only superlatives to describe how nice that car is, I hope she serves you well.
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Posted - November 19 2012 : 10:26:11 PM
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| Nicely done. I like all the details you added. - Thomas
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Posted - November 21 2012 : 12:36:14 AM
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So is that just a modifed MP work caboose? Moved the cabin, ditched the crane, details, railing, painted deck and weathering? Is that really all you did? I still feel like it looks better than the sum of those parts. I think it must be the paint.
Speaking of parts, I need those railings for another project. Who makes 'em? An air compressor like that would also be great in so many places.
If that's all you did to make that car, forgive me, but I've just got to have a car similar to that. I'm not on the Chessie, but with a repaint I think that's the car to make.
Thank you so much for the ideas, I know what I need to do this week now. That would be a great starter kitbash project, for the novice like me. Do you think that's a Model Railroader worthy project? I mean, consdiering how so few newbies to the hobby actually build things anymore, that would be a great first project.
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I need to just shutup and go build something already. But again thank you.
RGCW5, why would that monstorous caboose need weight for a rotary dumper? Did they rotate the caboose too? My only guess is that the caboose wasn't supposed to rotate, but if it was too light, the copler wouldnt' quite "rotate" on the last car, so the caboose would kinda-sorta start to rotate. If so, that must have been quite a day for the crewmen!
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