So I have a caboose, from the original Bachmann Big Haulers set that I started out from, but it's a "bobber caboose". Or a 4 wheel one in English. Which I'm not particularly keen on.

So I acquired another bodyshell, and spliced them together, to make a more eye-pleasing (well, to my eyes at least) off-center caboose.

In this scale, I didn't think that a plastic sheet floor would be up to the job. So after a quick search around the garage, I found an old metal drawer divider. So i got my trusty Dremel (other mini drills are available) out, slotted a cutting disc in and started to cut. Very quickly I realised that I'd be there for an awful long time. And then I saw the angle grinder! 2 minutes later and the floor was roughly cut out. I've marked out where I need to trim it slightly, I think that may be tonight's job after I've out the kids to bed, and before the wife gets home from work!

I cut the old verandas off the Bachmann "donor", these will go together with a chassis and bogies from a flat car.

That's as far as I've got at the moment. I've got some LGB side lanterns to add, but I need to put some LEDs into them instead of the bulbs so I can run them off a smaller battery.

Cheers