It seems several people on RW have done caboose projects lately. I have always wanted to model one of LV's PC green cabooses. I also wanted to try 3D printing grab irons and new end rails since Bachmann's NE caboose has the Reading style of end rails. One thing lead to another and I ended up printing 30 add on parts for the caboose. I also wanted to see if Jesse's formula of 80% aqua 8k resin and 20% Onyx Impact Plus could make the grabs flexible enough to hold up to handling. They actually are pretty resilient. The chain on the end rails is actually see through but the holes are so small that the paint just fills them in.
Here is the list of 3D printed detail parts:
1 All grab irons
2 End rails/ladders
3 End windows
4 Correct Birdsboro trucks
5 Correct steps
6 Marker lights
7 Fuel oil filler cap
8 Smoke stack
I also added rain gutters but they are 0.010 styrene. I did however print a jig for bending them and making them the correct size.
I also 3D printed drilling jigs for the grab irons since most of them have 3 mounting pins which are fun to do by hand.
Here is a picture of some of the printed parts:
Here is the finished product:
The roof is weathered but for some reason, the weathering doesn't show up in the pictures very well.
