of the body for decals. I used the serif set “C” from the Maryland and Penn- sylvania Railroad Historical Society (
http://www.maparailroadhist.org/). An overspray of Testors Dullcote sealed the decals. Finally, I cut window glazing from
0.010 clear sheet and glued it in place. I put the 36-inch wheels back in the chassis and snapped the body and chassis together. I then glued on the previously painted ladders connecting the chassis and body. Using a small brush, I applied safety yellow paint to the appropriate areas.
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I felt that this was enough brake de- tail to show the fundamental workings without encumbering the wheels. After the brake parts were solidly in place, I installed the cross braces over the train line. Because of its strength, I used
Tichy 0.0125-inch diameter phosphor bronze wire for the handrails on the caboose. I followed the photograph to create their shapes. I formed one to fit, and the other three copied its pattern. I attached the handrails to the body using No. 79 holes and super glue. I used chain from Campbell for the end platform and Tichy 18-inch grab irons for the end beam. Tichy 0.020 rivets went into No. 77 holes at the ends of each grab iron. The uncoupling lever is 0.010 wire bent to suit and held with Detail Associates eyes. I mounted the brake wheels from the Tichy KC set on 0.015 wire. On the roof, I made the supports
for the end walks from scrap No. 2040 styrene spaced a foot apart. I carved the edge to the curvature of the roof with a few scrapes of a knife blade, and then I trimmed it to shape. The treads are 18-inch pieces of 0.015 x 0.060 strip. I also glued 0.015 x 0.060 strip on top of the cast roofwalks to provide height. The roofwalks were trimmed to a six-inch overhang and with a di- agonal slice thinning the underside of the cast walk. End braces for the roof- walks are 0.010 x 0.030 strip with bent ends. The shades for the cupola side windows are 0.010 x 0.100 sty- rene strip, and their triangular sup-
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ports are the same material. I used Detail Associates flat brass
0.010 x 0.018 for both the cupola and the stack supports. The smokestack was from my parts bin. Tichy 18-inch grab irons went on the end walks. Test-fitting the body onto the frame
led to a bit of trimming of inside ex- tensions of handrails. For ease of han- dling, I painted the chassis and the body separately. I replaced the pre- painted 36-inch wheels with a scrap pair. I washed the model in detergent and let it fully dry before painting. I primed the model with a thin coat of light gray. When that had cured, I ap- plied Boxcar Red to everything, re- membering to paint the unattached ladders. I glossed the sides and ends
built the prototype caboose in Sep- tember 1901. The caboose went to the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad, becoming its No. 65. The Maryland & Pennsylvania (Ma & Pa) purchased the caboose in December 1917 and renumbered it 2003. Ma & Pa rebuilt the caboose in 1936 with a center cu- pola. The railroad sold the 2003 to Steam Trains, Inc. in February 1965. In April 1992, the Maryland and Penn- sylvania Railroad Preservation Society acquired caboose 2003 from the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg, Pennsyl- vania. The chassis of caboose 2003 is stored at the Preservation Society’s fa- cility at Muddy Creek Forks, Pennsyl- vania.
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