Building a Craftsman Caboose for My Model Railroad
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- Bob, my friend and a great supporter of the channel gifted me an AMB caboose kit. Although I've got other kits that have been waiting longer to be built, I've been really excited to start this one. So, I bumped it to the front of the line.
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Drew, I hope this channel is not dead. I have enjoyed your videos. I hope you will post more.
Sure do wish there were more videos coming. I was really in to this channel. I hope everything is ok and it's not over with.
Haven’t seen any updates on your layout in quite a while…. Hope all is well.
Randy
I can’t wait to see the next episode and see an update on the layout
Drew, I hope all is ok, we would love to know what you have been up too. Cheers Rob
I lover building AMB kits. I should really pick up some more. The wood siding looks much better than brass models.
This is my first time building one. I mostly do styrene kits and this is definitely much easier to assemble.
Great build!
We suggest just plain wood glue for laser cut kits, applied with a toothpick. Although you do have to brace it in place until it sets up.
Thank you. I struggle to keep the parts braced well while the wood glue sets up. It always seems to shift on me. I might not have the proper clamps and stuff, though. I guess essentially I use the CA glue to keep in place and use the PVA glue as reinforcement.
@@WhiteRiverLine Yep, that can be a struggle. I use 321 blocks extensively, clothes pins and rubber bands. But for odd shapes, ca until it holds and then backfilling with glue works good too.
hello white river line it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy
Thanks, Randy.
Your caboose is coming out great. I did their SPrr version so many years ago most of todays RTR cars were still kits. The SP version has a curved roof and I was suppose to soak it in acetone and hold it in place with rubber bands. I was a bit doubtful about that process but finally did it and it came out great. I added extra weight using some pennies and once I had everything sealed up, one stack of pennies came loose and rolls around inside. If I can get the roll in the right place the caboose looks great rolling along behind a train.
Detail Associates used to make all the hardware for these kits and kit bashers. They are out of business and their parts are getting hard to find. I have seen a few recommendations to make the stanchions by hand which sounds real irritating.
I looked for detail associates eye bolts, but they were out of stock everywhere. I guess that explains why. I was able to find some from Yarmouth Model Works that actually more in scale. I'm still think through how I'm going to add weight.
Hi Drew, probably miss this one when released. I'm in slow motion too with modeling. When summer comes... I'm like busy helping others so modeling comes second. I like that caboose kit. It will be a great addition to your rolling stock era. I would never put that much time on one single caboose (I'm not using any on my layout) but I respect and appreciate the way you're working on it. Keep on your good work.
Thanks Luc. I hope to get another video out in a couple of weeks. It has been a really busy summer!
@@WhiteRiverLine Hi again Drew. It's not only busy up here. It's really hot. Like chilli. Temperature is around 40 degrees with humidex factor witch is more than 100 Fahrenheit degrees. May I remind you that our temperature is in Celsius degrees ! Thanks for answering. I'm still waiting to see you working back on your handlaid tracks. A special reward for your coal tower too. You're a very good modeler. Keep on your good work.
Another great video. Thanks for sharing. Summer happens to most of us. I know it has slowed down my modeling.
Thanks, John. As much as I enjoy modeling, the summer activities I have planned will be awesome.
Cupola is coop, like a chicken coop. Nice model!
Good to know, thanks.
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Hi, thanks for watching!
AMB makes nice kits. I have build a few of their buildings, but haven't done their caboose yet. Looks like fun!
So far it has been a great kit.
Awesome video and steady that's for sure. I used to do things like this growing up but don't have the patience anymore to be steady. Enjoyed watching and have a nice rest of your day.(Steve)
Thanks, Steve. I'm pushing 50 and hoping I've got another decade or more of steady hands. Not sure what I'll do when that catches up with me. Maybe move to O scale?
@@WhiteRiverLine Your very welcome.I blame my nerves on raising two children myself and the railroad career I had. I wished I could do that. Good luck to you on a very long time of doing that yet.
Thanks for sharing your modelling techniques as well as your thought processes. Very helpful.
hop your summer good looking forward to the next chapter
Drew
I have found parts at Rocky Mountain Train Supply that I have used for I bolts
I looked on their website and couldn't find any. I did find some from a manufacture in Canada, and I think they should be here in the next few days.
I wonder if wood glue would be a good choice for laser cut wood
Probably so, lol, it's in the name after all.
You've made some great progress on the caboose Drew. I'm not sure when it comes to laser cut wood kits but the building kits I've done, I use wood glue and apply with a toothpick. Will you be adding a decoder along with lighting to this caboose? - Jason
I am going to add a decoder, but it probably won't be a sound decoder. I'm still figuring out my plan.
@@WhiteRiverLine you could most likely get away with a N scale decoder.
@@TheTrainFreak NCE makes light-only decoders for less than $10, so I might just use that.
looking forward to see how this comes out
Sorry I missed the release date. I was in Vermont mining for gold. I really like this kit! What are you looking for in eyebolt’s? I have different ones I used in building my coal and ash chute.
I was looking at some from detail associates, they are recommended in the instructions. However, I guess they went out of business and I couldn't find any in stock anywhere. I finally found some from Yarmouth Model Works. Hopefully they arrive soon. Hope you had good luck mining.
I got a few pieces. Never enough 😂
I guess more would always be better.
You can use liquid glaze for the windows.
I haven't used that before. Is there a particular product you recommend?
It’s called Glue and Glaze from Deluxe
Thanks I’ll check it out
Drew: i think i have enough
Narrator: he did not, in fact, have enough
You might be right, but I guess I can order some more if needed. It's likely I have some left over from another kit too.
@White River Line I'm just joking. If the kit maker is smart they'd give you a fair bit of extra. Those details seem like they'd be easy to mess up and need to be remade.
@@AnonOmis1000 For sure. I think the curved bits will be the hardest part, but there is a good chance I've jinxed myself by saying it out loud.
@@WhiteRiverLine lol. I'd be worried about those ladders you need to make, unless they are already made for you, which would be nice.
@@AnonOmis1000 Yeah, those are made of laser-cut wood and I am nervous about those. They'll probably be the last thing I add.
I'm pretty sure its pronounced Koo-puh-lah. A variation is Kyoo-puh-lah.
Good to know. Us Ozarkians mispronounce a lot of stuff.
Get rid of the frenetic music please.
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