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i was sent this lovely condition,milwaukee caboose,(no names) but as you can see its got some parts missing,can make,most but would love to keep it as original as possible any spares gratefully paid for ken
needs marker lights,ladders,chimney stack etc
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Posted - February 10 2009 : 2:32:59 PM
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| Marx put that out too, you may be able to swap parts in that direction as well.
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Posted - February 10 2009 : 2:35:18 PM
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| both are hard to find over here ken
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Posted - February 10 2009 : 4:40:51 PM
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I'll keep my eyes peeled for you
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Posted - February 10 2009 : 4:46:25 PM
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| I have a Marx similar to that, except it's a cupola caboose--looks like they share lots of common parts except for the body. What parts do you need?
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Posted - February 10 2009 : 4:59:32 PM
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hi chris i need the 4 marker lights,chimney stack,2 ladders i can make the rest which are underside items,cheers ken
hope larry does not mind but this will show you what i mean
Edited by - catfordken on February 10 2009 5:15:22 PM
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Posted - February 11 2009 : 12:33:29 AM
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The Varney Bay Window Caboose actually shares a lot of components with the Varney Northeastern caboose - the frame is the same except for the wings for the bay, and the detail parts were all shared with the center-cupola Northeastern caboose (from the same period) too. Since these are much more common it shouldn't be bad to find one from which the correct parts could come.
The Marx caboose is from entirely different dies and shares nothing with this car.
This Varney car could be had with plastic or die cast frame, and was sold Undecorated from 1950-61. The Milwaukee Road version was 1959-61 only - and per the guide the only roadname offered. However curiously I have a very clearly factory decorated example that's painted box car red and lettered Kansas City Southern. The book doesn't even show a Varney loco in a scheme for that road. Some have theorized it may be a special run, but I haven't run into anything to clear it up for certain.
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Posted - February 11 2009 : 06:29:29 AM
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| hi lvrr325 for that info will keep me eyes peeled ken
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Posted - February 13 2009 : 02:17:23 AM
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I have an easy substitute if the marker lamps are not found...
The Athearn diesel brake cylinder has a peg you could stick into the holes.
You will also notice that the tree-nick of the cylinder has a flat but round disk perpendicular to the cylinder... you can actually have a Right and Left marker lamp. And, no one would have to point out that you have two brake cylinders missing on the truck/bogie assembly on your diesel locomotive.
Actually, I have a dozen of my cabooses with these jiffy "marker-lamps" installed. You can even paint the little disk what is appropriate for your train.
Now, if you are gonna count rivets, these little fixes may seem gawdy.
John
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Posted - February 13 2009 : 06:33:26 AM
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| hi,john i am as close to being a rivet counter as a slug is to beating a jaguar over 100 yards many thanks for tips ken
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Posted - February 13 2009 : 09:48:23 AM
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If I make it to the haunt this weekend I will see if there's any Varney scrappers around. I actually found a Triang reefer there last week that looked like it had baker couplers... and forgot it!    
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Posted - February 13 2009 : 09:56:04 AM
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| at least the thought was there ken
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Posted - February 14 2009 : 7:35:22 PM
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Well there were a couple Varney NE cabeese, but they were either the diecast frame or pastic ladder versions, and a bit too nice to scrap. I actually picked up the lone one with metal rails, because it was for B&O and had the Mt. Clare shop stamp (Mt. Clare was later turned into the B&O Museum). But the NE caboose does not any of the extra detail parts like marker lamps. I actually recalled several bay windows - but those were all the Marx version.
I'm curious as to why the Varney bay window did not reappear in the Life-Like line?
As for the baker couplers - no luck. Turns out to be a standard Tri-ang design, I guess. They looked similar to this untrained eye, but on closed inspection are not the same. I actually found two Triang cars with those goofy things, and they cannot be removed, they are riveted to the trucks which are riveted to the frame. Dumb design IMO.
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Posted - February 14 2009 : 7:44:14 PM
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| hi gic many thanks for the effort,i have found replacement ladders i think at yardbirds,thanks to erich,not in any hurry i was tempted to put kadees on the tenshodos,which on reflection,would probably be the best route due to rarity of bakers,again many thanks ken
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Posted - February 15 2009 : 05:24:37 AM
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Hi Ken!
http://k4-pacific.com/
There is another interesting place, if it is unknown or not.
dont know also if desired parts to find here (and they have much parts).
take a look and find out. - Erich
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Posted - February 15 2009 : 05:30:33 AM
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http://stores.shop.ebay.ca/sooo-much-stuff__W0QQ_armrsZ1
Needing more parts? look at this! - Erich
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Posted - February 15 2009 : 06:38:26 AM
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i can certainly recommend these 2 ken
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/my_atomic_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/lhe2005_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ
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Posted - February 15 2009 : 09:06:35 AM
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http://www.bowserorders.com/.sc/ms/cat/HO%20Cal%20Scale/3
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Posted - February 16 2009 : 3:49:19 PM
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http://www.bowserorders.com/.sc/ms/dd/HO%20Cal%20Scale/4622171/Cal%20Scale%20MARKERS_%20CABOOSE%20PR
this one is for the caboose - Erich
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Posted - February 16 2009 : 4:08:54 PM
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| Probably the tooling got damaged, it dissapeared a long time before Life-Like came about. I have two or three of those and only one turned up with markers - and I think maybe two out of dozens of the NE cabooses did either.
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Posted - February 16 2009 : 6:03:05 PM
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| many thanks for all your help over caboose ken
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