Then I reattached the roof in the reverse order it was taken
apart. Next I added Kadee body-mounted couplers.
Body-mount couplers
If you’re going to add body-mount couplers, make sure to cut
off the truck-mounted coupler after you remove the roof. This
way you can set the caboose upside-down on a table and apply
pressure to cut off the couplers.
I began by removing the truck-mounted coupler with a chisel
blade. I carefully applied downward pressure to the coupler arm.
I rocked the chisel from side to side to help with the cutting.
Now I built a styrene mounting block to hold a body-mount
coupler. I used .08” styrene. I used CA to glue each section of
42. The figures have been installed.
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