Re: (erielack) Caboose Models

["David Green" <davandli_@_ptdprolog.net>]

Bill:

I agree.  Why not slap any old road name on a Dunmore?  Then they might
sell.   They are pretty cool-looking cabooses, as cabooses go (my first
memory of a caboose is of these types, so naturally they are my favorite).

The Boston & Maine had some stubby cabooses that looked somewhat similar to
the Dunmores.  A little research might turn up some other roads with
similar-looking hacks.  I'll start looking and reply back.

As for the bay windows, I was thinking the same thing - the Erie ones were
-From International Car Corp.  Other roads must have purchased the same
model.  Does anyone know which ones?  I've seen similar cabooses on the N&W
around Buffalo in the late 70s - early 80s.  IMHO the bay is what stands out
the most on this car.  The Walthers bay window kit comes close but none of
the bays quite match the Erie C300 series.

Stewart hasn't come out with a caboose yet. . .nor has Accurail. . .do any
of you have any pull with these folks?

We can only hope.

There is just no way this train nut can afford brass.  I bought the Lambert
Dunmore for nearly $100 and when I found out it was "wrong" my enthusiasm
for brass went south.

- - Dave Green, ELHS #1366

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Caboose Models


> Of course so far the only problem is there is only 3 paint schemes that
> would sell in reasonable quantity (in no particular order):
>
> - CR
> - EL
> - Erie
>
> followed by the CR grey MOW cars.   Everything else mentioned has been a
one
> or two of a kind shortline scheme... fine for a limited-issue kit but it's
> probably not going to win an argument for cutting dies for plastic - at
> least not anymore.  There is some awful weird stuff in plastic out there,
> but it's almost all older stuff, or adapted easily from other tooling.
>
> Were not the 200-series cars supplied to the RR as kits?  Now if there are
> similar cars existing that could share components with an Erie car kit...
> same goes for the 300-series (did Southern, NKP, other pre-NS roads have
> similar cars?)...  the more roadnames can be slapped on, the better the
> chances of getting it in plastic.   Unless a mfr is hard up for a caboose
> and willing to do like Athearn, or Walthers with their bay window - slap
> any/all possible roadnames on it and sell it that way - which might be a
> possibility if the mfr could be handed all the data to do it.  Might be
> worth a shot -
>
>
>
> Bill K.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Chupka" <>
> To: "Erie Lackawanna" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:53 AM
> Subject: (erielack) Caboose Models
>
>
> > List,
> >     I had responded off list to the guy proposing the kits in favor of
> them.
> > To add to the message from Dave Green about paint schemes for the
Dunmore
> > Erie 200 series:  How about the C245 that we did up when I was working
at
> > Pocono Northeast.  Snappy scheme and I still have Herald King decals to
do
> > one.
> >     I had not thought about the 300 series when the original message
went
> > out, but yes I would get several of these as well.
> >     While I am just one individual, my purchase would be for several of
> each
> > kit not just one if it matters from a break even point on making the kit
> > (s).
> >
> > Bob Chupka
> >
>
>

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