After looking at photos of extended-vision caboose interiors,
I noticed a few common things. These are the upper-level
viewing area, a chair and table, and a stove. I turned to eBay
to see about caboose interiors, and found some LGB interior
parts that would work [4]. I even picked up a few people to
put in the caboose. As for the stove, I couldn’t find anything
that matched what I was looking for; the stoves in the pictures
appeared to be black rectangles. I decided to scratchbuild one
from styrene.
Disassembly
After forming a plan to detail the interior, I took the caboose
apart. I placed it in the foam cradle with the bottom side
up. [5] shows the screws that need to be removed. With the
screws out, I removed the caboose from the cradle and placed
it on a flat surface right-side-up. Next I removed the end plat-
form, ladder, and details. I started by gently pulling up the end
ladders and moving them to clear the rooftop [6]. The rest of
the details are held in place by three small plastic pins located
4. Interior pieces and figures.
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