Paint and finish
As mentioned earlier I painted the caboose body, underframe
and trucks with PollyScale Boxcar Red #414281. The roof
needed only its underside at the end overhangs and outer
edges done, as the top was covered with the tar paper. The
roof was done using the same techniques described earlier for
caboose #2. Also, the access step was built just like the similar
piece on caboose #2, discussed earlier.
Because of the view through the side door, I added a wood
floor to the cargo area [18]. It’s made from 1x12 scale strip-
wood stained with the mix of India ink and alcohol and secured
with medium-viscosity ACC. I didn’t mess with decorating the
walls, but added a few small detail items [19] inside to provide
a more interesting view when looking in past the seated figure
in the doorway. The metal plate at left in the photo is a piece
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19. The left side of #3 is ready for the flat finish. The
window glazing was added after the Dullcote to avoid
hazing the windows with the finish.
