Interior details
First I prepared the interior for painting. The walls appeared to
be primer-gray in the photos I looked at. [9] shows the interior
pieces in their respective places as I was test-fitting everything.
Before masking the exterior for painting, I wiped it down with
window cleaner and paper towels. Normally one washes parts
with warm soapy water to remove fingerprints and oil, but
I wasn’t removing the trucks so I used the window cleaner
method. I masked the exterior with tape and newspaper [10].
The cupola is held to the roof by four small screws. I removed
it and painted the interior. I didn’t bother masking of the inside
of the windows, because the original panes were fogged, and I
replaced them (more on this later).
I changed some of the interior detail pieces. I used a small
hand saw and an X-Acto knife to cut the chairs and tables free
from their sprues, then sanded these pieces smooth with
8. The interior of the caboose. The manufacturer’s
electronics were removed prior to this photo.
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Extended-vision caboose - 5
MRH-Nov 2014
