Here is the first of my weekend projects. A while ago I got an On3 C & S caboose from E-Bay. I was stunned when it arrived. I had thought it was a kit build, but no...this was scratched by someone who really knew what they were doing. Solid metal wheel set and platforms, bass wood everywhere else. The wheels were held on by a block of wood. I removed the wheels and the block, sanded it down and put the wheels back on...at On30 gauge (I have lots of Bachmann wheel sets laying around). The decals that were on the car were really old and yellow, and very brittle. The car was marked 1006 with the button C & S logo. Since the Button herald was not in use at the time I am modeling, and the 1006 number is also late (following car renumbering in 1912), I stripped the old decals and used my stamp set to back-date the C & S markings and the car number. Since the car was originally marked as the 1006, I kept its history, marking it the 308 (the 308 became 1006 in 1912). The number 308 was built in 1879 for the Denver South Park and Pacific. It became the Clear Creek number 73 in 1885 and was the 1511 under UP control. It was renumbered the 308 in the first year of C & S in 1899, the year I model. Anyway, my hat is off to the original craftsman of this fantastic little caboose!! John
John, Another work of art. Where did you get the stamp set for your cars? What do you use on them, ink or oil base paint? Greg
The stamp set is a rubber stamp group I found at Hobby Lobby. Very close the C & S style. I use colored inks that I protect with dull coat. John
Yeah, I really like them. Another nice thing about these is that if you make a mistake you just wipe it off with a little water. Once you spray dullcoat over them they are permanent. Nice deal all the way around John
Yeah, the closest I could find would be Grandt Line's On3 C & S caboose, but I really think this thing is either scratched or was built in the 60s/70s from a kit and company that no longer exists. Either way it is way cool. It and the reefer are the best buys I have gotten from the Bay beyond doubt. John
