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Volume6,Number6 November/December2010
CATTLE CAR TO CABOOSE, B&O CLASS I-13 KITBASH
BUILDING THE POINT OF ROCKS TOOL HOUSE
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CATTLE CAR TO CABOOSE, B&O CLASS I-13 KITBASH
BY:CHRISTILLEY
PHOTOSBYAUTHORSUNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIED.
Introduction
ThisisanotherarticleintheseriesonB&Ocaboose ThefirsttwocarswereconvertedatMountClare
kitbashes,writtenwhilenorthboundonboard ShopsinAprilof1941. The34remaining
Amtrak’s1090onabeautifulfallday.TheBaltimore conversionswerecompletedattheB&O’s
andOhioRailroadrespondedtothetremendously Washington,Indianashopslaterthatyear. The
increaseddemandsforfreighttrafficduringWorld slattedhorizontalsidingwasremovedandreplaced
WarIIbyincreasingcapacitytotheextentpossible withnormal“twoforone”caboosesiding,a5”wide
priortoU.S.entryintothewar. Onethingthey tongueandgrooveboardwithagroovedownthe
neededinlargenumberswascabooses. However, middlewhichmadeitappearastwo2-1/2”boards.
duetorestrictionsontheuseofsteelforitemsother Thefabricatedsteelbaywindowassemblywas
thantanks,warshipsandaircraft,B&Ohadtobe placedinthedooropeningsandwindowswereadded
creativetofilltheirneeds. Theywouldhave tothesides. Normalcabooseequipmentwas
preferredmoreoftheirrecentlydevelopedI-12 installedintheinterior. The1996Sentinelarticleby
wagontops,orevenperhapsmoreI-7typecars,had DwightJonesandGarySchlerfhasanumberof
thesteelbeenavailable. BornofthisneedwereB&O excellentprototypepicturesbothinsideandout. The
cabooseclassesI-13,I-14andI-16,1:1scale availablephotographicevidenceseemstoindicate
kitbashesfromavarietyofrevenueandnon-revenue thatthesecabooseswereusedsystem-wide,butI
carsalreadyontheproperty. haveneverseenanyinthevideosofthehelper
districtsinthemountainousregionsaroundSand
Duringthe1920s,theB&Oabsorbedanumberof PatchortheWestEnd. OneI-13,withoutthebay
smallerlinesintheirdesiretoreachtheMidwestern window,evenmadeitasfarasStatenIslandasa
marketssuchasChicagoandSt.Louisandbetter cabooseontheSIRT. Thisfactleadsmetomention
portsontheGreatLakes. Amongtheotherthingsthe thatsomeI-13’shadtheirbaywindowsremovedand
B&Oacquiredduringthetakeoveroftheoperations replacedwithsiding,mostwithoutadditional
oftheCincinnati,IndianapolisandWesternRailroad windows,buttheC-1832ontheSIRThadthethird
(CI&W)in1927were49ClassL-6classstockcars sidewindow. Forthosemodelingtheearly1970s
(numbers651-700,builtbyHaskellandBarkerCo. era,severalofthesecarsreceivedplywoodoverthe
in1916)whichwererenumberedintotheB&O sheathing.
systemas13000–13048.
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B&OC-1817(GaryMittnerphoto).
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ClassL-6ClearanceDiagram,T-64184RevisionAdated7-09-1938(B&ORRHScollection). 36carswereinservicein1941;allwere
convertedtoClassI-13caboosesin1941.
ClassI-13ClearanceDiagramT-60968RevisionB(RobertHublercollection).
TheModel
Themodelkitbashisessentiallydonethesameway, car,soa40footboxcarisaboutascloseasyouwill
exceptwe’lljuststartwithacommercialunderframe beabletoget. Thebrakeriggingisveryvisible
andscratchbuildtherest. AnIntermountainstyrene underthiscarsothisisagoodopportunitytoshow
boxcarunderframeisthestartingpointformyeffort. yourskillswithbrasswire. Addthelevelofdetail
MechanicalDepartmentEquipmentDiagramsfrom desiredatthispoint.
thedayshowanoveralllengthof36’9-3/4”forthis
Thesidesofthecarwereconstructedasflatsub- thecarside. Cutsweremadetocreatethepanels
assembliesandlatergluedtothemodified betweentheverticalsteelframes. Measurethesides
underframe. EvergreenV-groovesiding(No.2030) andmarkthewindowopenings,butmakesureto
wascuttothepropersizetocovertheentirelengthof takeintoaccountthethicknessoftheangleshapesor
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thewindowswillbeinthewrongplace. Besureto (2feetx2feet),butinthephotositispartially
cutthewindowsandbayopeningbeforegluingup coveredbythesteelupright. Totallengthoftheside
thewallassembly. Notethatthereisafullboardon is30feet9inches.
theoutboardedgeofthetwosmallwindowopenings
Figure1-Cutsmadealongdottedredlines. Itismucheasiertocutwindowsoutbeforegluinguptheentireside. Notesmallopening
behindbaywindowforaddedmodelstrength. Theendwindowsare2feetx2feet. Theendsectionis3boardsorabout9inches. The
secondsectionis6feet. Thecentersectionis17feet.
Oncethepanelsarecuttopropersize,apieceof edgemakesagoodjig. Notethatthestyreneangleis
Evergreenstyreneangle(No.291)isinsertedwith nineincheslongerthanthesidingsothatitactually
theflatsidestotheoutsideandtotheendofthecar. extendstothebottomoftheunderframewhen
ThenextpaneltucksinbehindtheoverlapoftheL. installed. ThisanglemayhavebeenaZshapedangle
ItisimportanttomakesurethattheLremainsplumb ontheprototype,butnobodymadethatinstyrene
–theouterfaceoftheLmustbeparalleltothesiding whenthismodelwasbuilt.
andheldinplaceuntildry. Atoothpickunderthe
Figure2-Noteorientationofangles. Anglesadjacenttobaywindowassemblyaresuperficialandnotbetweenpanelsforaddedstrength.
Nottoscale.
Theendsareconstructedinmuchthesamewayas appropriatesizewithanibblerandfiles. The
thesides. TheVgroovesidingiscuttothewidthof windowframealsohasaframearoundtheoutside
theunderframe,butshorterthanthesidessoitcansit whichismadefrom.010”x.020”stripsinavery
atoptheendplatform. Thewindowanddoor tediousoperation. ThisoneisbestdonewithACC
openingsarecutinandanadditionallayerofstyrene becausethepiecesaresosmallthatthesolvent
makesupthedoor. Styrenestripsmakeupthedoor cementwilldestroythem.Theendplatformsare
detailsandwindowframes.Allthewindowsashes madefromthesamescribedsiding,withthegrooves
areconstructedbycuttingthemainopeninginthe perpendiculartothelongaxisofthecar. Thefloor
wall,thengluinganotherlayerofthinner.010” boardsinsidethecarbody,however,runparallelto
styrenebehindtheopeningandcuttingtheholetothe therails.
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Measurethesidesandunderframetodeterminethe willactuallyallowforaremovableroofand
centerofeach. Attachonesidetotheunderframe additionaldetailopportunitiesifdesired. The
andbarelytackwithACC,rememberingthatthe problemwiththiscaristheheight. Sinceitwas
sidingoverlapstheunderframebyabout9inches. convertedfromafreightcar,itismuchtallerthana
Attachtheendsofthecarbodytothefloorandthe “normal”caboose. Therearenoknownpictures
installedside. Addtheremainingsideinthesame showingthedetailsoftheroof. Onemustextrapolate
manner. Oncesatisfiedthatitisallsquareand whattheroofmusthavelookedlike,basedon
plumb,addinteriorcornerbracesof.060”x.060” commonpracticeoftheday. Inthiscase,detailson
styrenestripwithregularstyrenesolventcement. Go theroofweresimulatedbygluingon.020”x.030”
backandgluethesidestotheunderframefromthe styrenestripson30inchcenterstosimulatethe
inside,allowingcapillaryactiontodrawtheliquid seamsandarunningboardandendwalksmadefrom
cementintothejoint. Addasimilarstyrenestrip Kappler2x10stripwood. Thereisanexcellentphoto
alongtheinsidetopofthewallsandendsfora onpage59ofDwightJones’bookwhichshowsthe
strongerroofjointlater. Thiswillrelievesomeofthe runningboardandendwalkfromgroundlevel. Itis
stressesontheendrailingswhichareweakerdueto readilyapparentthattheendwalkboardsareparallel
theirconstruction. tothoseoftherunningboardcontrarytonormal
practice.
Theroofofthiscarwasmadefromasheetof.016”
brasssheet,cutwithscissorsandlightlyscoreddown Thesecondhardestpartofthiscartomakeisthebay
thecenterlinewithanX-Actobladeforacrispbend. windowassembly. Itisconstructedof.030”styrene
Theroofsheetwasbenttotheproperprofileand sheetwithbevelededgestomakegoodseams. The
.020”styrenefasciaboardswerecuttofittheends, prototypehadnoseamsbutthereisaverticalrowof
allowingfora.015”thickstriponeitherendofthe verysmallrivetscenteredbelowthebaywindow(not
fascia. Thesiderakeboardisastripof.015”x.100” visibleonallcars)andalongtheedgesofthebay
styrenestripwithabevelsandedonthetopedgeto windowassembly. Someofthelatercarsalsoshow
allowforagoodfitwiththebrassroofsheet. This fourLARGErivetshorizontallybelowthecenter
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window. Alloftheserivetsareverydifficultto rightofthebaywindow,thenumberwascentered
replicateevenwithaNWSLRiveter. Perhapsa underthewindowonthebayandthesimplified
bettersolutionforthisapplicationwouldbethe “KuhlerCapitolDome”heraldwascenteredinthe
newlymarketedrivetdecalsfromArcherSurface paneltotheleftofthebaywindow. Around1948,
Details. Theseareavailableindifferentheadsizes the“13GreatStates”heraldbegantobeappliedto
andspacing. Archerproductsareavailableonlineat woodenbaywindowcabooses. Accordingto
http://www.archertransfers.com. Makingonebay Hubler’sbook,thereisphotographicevidenceofthe
windowassemblyisnotreallyhard,butmakingtwo roadnametotheleftofthebayandtheheraldtothe
identicalassembliesisreallyhard.Castingtwofrom right,so,again,checkphotosformaximumaccuracy.
theoriginalmightbeawaytoattackthisproblem.
Thesideofthebayis4feet3inchesby8feet. The Someofthemoreinterestingdetailsthatareeasyto
twoendsofthebayare2feetby8feet. Theangleis missatfirstglance: C-1800hadaverynarrowsingle
about30degrees. Beveltheedges. Thetopand slotversionoftheslotbackcaboosestep(abouthalf
bottomare.030”styrenesheet. Onceeverythingsets normalwidth)alongwithaformedsteelstirrupstep
up,cutinthewindows. Thebigwindowis3feetby totheinboardside. Laterversionshadaslightly
2feet. Thesmalleronesare1foot3inchesby2feet. largerthannormalslotbackstepwithtwoslotson
Theyareall3feetupfromthebottomofthebay. thetopstepandasmalldoorinthecenterofthe
bottomsteptoallowservicingofthebearingjournal
Theendswerethehardestpartofthiscartomake. behindit. Theladderextensionsabovethelevelof
TheshopphotoofC-1800atMountClarestamped theroofarenotthesameonbothendsofthecarfor
2132makesitveryclearthatthecornerpostsareL somereason. Oneendappearsabout18inchestaller
anglesandtheinboardpostsareZangles. Inthis thanthoseontheotherend. C-1800andprobablyC-
case,therewasnowayaroundit,soIassembled 1801beganlifewithasinglebrakewheelfacingaway
Evergreenangle(No.291)andplainstripstyreneto fromtheoperatorontheplatform. Laterphotosofall
createZshapedangles. Horizontalmembersand thecarsinthisseriesshowbrakewheelsatbothends
intermediateuprightsvarybycarandbytimeperiod, facinginboardforeaseofoperation. Notethesmall
soconsultphotosofthecarinquestionforaccuracy. squarewithtworivetsonthesideoftheunderframe
Thebestwaytoconstructthissub-assemblyisto adjacenttoeachoftheverticalangles. Thisisto
drawitfullscaleonapieceoffoam-coreposter simulatetheuseofaZshapedbarinsteadofanL
board,cuttingallthepiecesandlayingthemouton shape. Onmostphotosthisisapparent,butnotall.
thediagram,thenpinningthemallinplacewith Recreatethisfeatureusingasquareof.015”styrene
straightpinsgettingeverythinginlineandapplying sheetwithacoupleofrivetsembossedthereon. The
solventcementwithabrush. Besuretodrillthe windowshadesweremadefromcardstock. Beginby
holesforthehorizontalrailingandladderrungs cuttingapiecescale3feet6inchesby1foot. Mark
beforeassembling(.012”brasswire). Thesame 9inchesinfromeachend. Cutfromthatmarktothe
principleappliesifusingbrassanglesinsteadof endtoformabaywindowshapeandfoldalongthat
styrenebutdoitonapieceoflumberorasoldering linetoformthewindowshade.
pad. Althoughabrassassemblyisconsiderably
strongerthanstyrene,thebrasstostyrenejointis Asthesecarsaged,bracesandbracketswereadded
significantlyweakerthanthestyrenetostyrenejoint invariouslocationstoincreasestructuralrigidity.
withtheend. Themostnoticeablearethestripbracketsaddedto
thebaywindowswheretheyattachtothewooden
PaintingandLettering walls. Inthemodel,theseweredepictedby.010”x
Leaveofftherooffornow,toallowforpainting, .020”styrenestripwithfourrivetsperstrip.Someof
glazingandinteriordetailingifdesired. Paintthe thegussetsontheendrailingsandanglesappearto
carbodyFloquilCabooseRedandallowtodry. The havegrownovertheyearsaswellandsomeofthese
siderailsoftheunderframearethesamecolor. The carshadquartercircle“quadrant”handrailsonthe
doorwasgreeninallthecolorphotostakenfroman sidesofthecarbody,whilesomehadLshapeand
anglewhichallowedviewingthedoor. Onthe somehadthe“20degreesofffromL”shape.Final
YellowC&Oversionof1971,thedoorwasthesame detailsincludeCalScaleMarkerLight(No.190-312)
yellowasthecarbody. Intheoriginallettering mountedtothecornerpost. Thislocationvaries
versionof1941,theroadnamewasspelledouttothe slightlyinphotographs.
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BillofMaterials
Manufacturer PartNumber Description
BadgerModeflexPaints 16-62 D&RGWGold
http://www.badgerairbrush.com/Modelflex
_3.asp
Cal-Scale 190-312 CabooseMarkerLamps
http://www.bowser-
trains.com/hoother/calscale/calscale.htm
FloquilModelPaints F110020 CabooseRed
http://www.testors.com/category/133504/F
loquil
DetailAssociates 229-2504 .012”BrassWire
Evergreen 100 .010”x.020”StyreneStrip
http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/ 101 .010”x.030”StyreneStrip
115 .015”x.100”StyreneStrip
121 .020”x.030”StyreneStrip
153 .060”x.060”StyreneStrip
291 .060”StyreneAngle
2030 .030”StyreneV-GrooveSiding
9015 .015”StyreneSheet
9030 .030”StyreneSheet
Kadee 509 AndrewsTrucks
http://www.kadee.com
KapplerMill&LumberCo. KP1126 2x10HOScaleLumber
http://www.kapplerusa.com
K&SEngineering -- .016”BrassSheet
http://www.ksmetals.com
Intermountain P40400-16 40footBoxcarUnderframe
http://www.intermountain-railway.com
Acknowledgements
NickFry,BobHubler,GaryMittner.
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