RMweb Premium Chris Turnbull Posted July 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2016 Dear All  I am trying to put together a Union Pacific freight train in 1:32nd scale to go with my 4000 class "Big Boy".  I have some reefers, box cars and oil tankers but am struggling to source a suitable caboose.  The only one I cab find is an MTH UP caboose ref 70-77007 which is unavailable.  I can buy an MTH New York Central caboose and respray it but, once again, am struggling to locate suitable decals / transfers.  The armour yellow paint doesn't appear to be a problem.  Does anyone know if a UP caboose in 1:32nd scale is available or where I can obtain decals?   Please note that I have listed the UP caboose as an interest on Ebay already.  Regards  Chris Turnbull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Still trying to work out how long a Big Boy is in 1/32nd Scale...!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I can buy an MTH New York Central caboose and respray it but, once again, am struggling to locate suitable decals / transfers. Â Â Id be weary of repainting a NYC caboose. The Central used specially modified cabooses with shallow cupolas to clear low tunnels along a majority of their routes. Also a reason why a NYC caboose is hard to repaint from anything else. Why not scratchbuild one? Trucks shouldnt be hard to find, and Im sure you could find plans for the body and frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Stewart Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Chris, If you need decals try Stan Cedarleaf in the USA he does large scale decals and is a really good guy to work with.  Search for cedarleaf custom railroad decals  Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Apologies for being uneducated on such large scale models, but I would go for one with a centre Cupola such as the generic USA trains one instead of the generic MTH/RailKing one with with an end Cupola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 About 4'3", Jordan.I've built whole layouts shorter than that..!! Â Â Not in Gauge 1, admittedly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris Turnbull Posted July 23, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2016 Many thanks for all your replies.  I've been out today playing trains so I thought a few photos might be in order:     Great fun!  The loco behaved impeccably only let down by the driver / fireman.  At moment it's set up for gas (butane) firing but can be easily converted to coal should I wish.  The problem with gauge 1 is that there is very little available.  Us gauge oners are not so lucky as those in the smaller scales.  I have looked at the USA Trains cabooses but, according to their website, they are all 1:29th scale and I want 1:32nd.  The MTH / Railking caboose is 1:32nd but the UP version is unavailable; I can, however, obtain a New York Central liveried version very easily.   Thank you to Colin Stewart for his suggestion of using Stan Cedarleaf for decals.  I may go down this road but am not fully convinced it's what I want to do.  I may buy the New York Central caboose and use that until a Union Pacific version is available.  As someone said to me today, "None of us would know whether it is right or wrong".  I can always try and sell the NYC caboose on Ebay or similar if a UP version does become available.  Regards  Chris Turnbull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The MTH caboose is a Santa Fe prototype, and the UP paint job they've put on it is from the 70s, so i'd not get too worried about how wrong using a NYC one is...  Looks like Accucraft did sell a brass/steel model of UP's CA-1 class cabooses at some point which would be perfect if you did find one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris Turnbull Posted July 24, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2016 The MTH caboose is a Santa Fe prototype, and the UP paint job they've put on it is from the 70s, so i'd not get too worried about how wrong using a NYC one is...  Looks like Accucraft did sell a brass/steel model of UP's CA-1 class cabooses at some point which would be perfect if you did find one?  That's excellent information, many thanks.  I did wonder if the MTH caboose was actually correct for the UP, now I know.  Regards  Chris Turnbull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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