Burlington Northern cabooses. There are lots of great websites
for doing this, such as Google, Flickr,
,
and
.
I already have most of the standard tools needed for model
railroading, but realized I lacked a few things. One was a foam
cradle for holding locomotives or rolling stock while working on
them. I went to a craft store and purchased a piece of foam 2”
thick. I cut the bottom a little longer and wider than my larg-
est locomotive. I then cut the sides to be halfway up the sides
of the locomotive. I used Woodland Scenics Foam Tack Glue
to glue the cradle together. I also realized I didn’t have scale
rulers. After a Google search I found
where I purchased 1:29 and 1:32 scale rulers. These rulers are
made from 0.060” or .10” plastic, and come in various lengths.
They work great for measuring, but I still turn to a metal ruler
as a guide for cutting things [3].
3. Homemade foam cradle and scale rulers.
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Extended-vision caboose - 3
MRH-Nov 2014
