After work I fired up the air compressor and shot my caboose with Tru Color Boxcar Red. I took a 5/64″ dril bit and reammed out the bolster holes. I still have to add the windows, grab irons, decals and couplers…I have her sitting on Bettendorf trucks for now…
So it went from this And add a little bit of black paint and decals Hopefully I can get pole stands from France soon
The VO-1000 is finally here

A month or two ago, I asked Robert Ray how he selected the prototype of his N Scale caboose kits….long story short…
Thank you Robert Ray!
I wrapped up the scratch build today, the hardest part of it was finding an image to turn into an interior. Fortunately, the St. Louis NMRA has a lot of free downloads. http://www.gatewaynmra.org/2002/easy-industrial-building-interiors/ The roof is made out of cardstock and shipping labels. I printed a Clever Models tar paper […]
Now what do I name it?
I have been trying to figure out how to make my Samsung tablet and cellphone cameras take more vintage style pictures, and I have found an app called Ektacam. It has different film types, color, black and white, print, slide and instant, there are minimal adjustments in the camera app, […]