Bob,
Kinsman made a very nice model of the NP wood with cupola caboose. I
recently sold mine on e-bay and I have a second lettered for a long
departed local pioneer in S/Sn3/Live Steam. I think with just a bit of
updating it would be just fine. Also I have photos of cabooses of that
vintage updated in BN paint and lettering, so they had an amazingly long
life.
Bob Werre
*Hi Bill,*
* Thanks I have the book Painting and Lettering Guide to Northern
Pacific Freight and passenger Equipment. There are some very good
pictures of not only boxcars but almost every type car NP owned. There
are very good pics of cabooses and like you say and AM wood caboose
would make a perfect start for one of NP's wood cabooses. Their steel
bay window caboose would make a good starting platform for a milwaukee
bay window caboose or even a model of one of the last bay window
cabooses purchased by the Butte Anaconda and Pacific. *
*
Bob Lampe*
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Hi Bob --
The NP had some really nice small wooden cabooses that I think would
be relatively easy to scratch build using either wood or plastic. I
had a young teen customer who did that in HO and they came out quite
well. You could even start by cutting up an AM wood caboose. The
cupola and roof are removable, so all you would have to do is section
the body in some appropriate spots and reassemble. That sort of
conversion is pretty easy and gives good results for not much effort.
I did that to an AM bay window caboose, following no prototype.
(photos) Same deal on the paint, though my first attempt at painting
it did not work well, so it has been stripped and is still waiting for
me to try again.
Have fun!
Bill Winans
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My problem is since I model Northern Paific I can not find an exact NP
prototype for it in any of my NP books. But even still it is a nice
looking model.
Bob Lampe
