Greg Elems
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I built this caboose around 1975 IIRC. It started out just plain Balsa wood. The wood grain didn't look good so I cut a 3x5 card for my boards and glued them on one at a time. 
At the time all I had were Lionel trucks, so I put a pair of them on. I then painted it but thought some weathering would help since it was to be pulled behind cars with 70's paint schemes. After two moves it was in pretty sad shape. So rather than get rid of it, I rebuilt it and put scale trucks and Kadee couplers on it. I put it away and promptly forgot about it. Well I needed a test subject for my new digital camera and decided to shoot it. Well now I see some more improvements to make, like paint the under body and floor for starters. I really like how my camera preforms, it sure showed the zits and stuff that this caboose has.
Greg
At the time all I had were Lionel trucks, so I put a pair of them on. I then painted it but thought some weathering would help since it was to be pulled behind cars with 70's paint schemes. After two moves it was in pretty sad shape. So rather than get rid of it, I rebuilt it and put scale trucks and Kadee couplers on it. I put it away and promptly forgot about it. Well I needed a test subject for my new digital camera and decided to shoot it. Well now I see some more improvements to make, like paint the under body and floor for starters. I really like how my camera preforms, it sure showed the zits and stuff that this caboose has. Greg
