The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 4

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:18:03 PM

Quote from: Rick on August 04, 2025, 07:41:29 PMTom, decals look good.
That's a real nice drill press you have there.

Rick,

Thanks my friend. This is the first time in four years I've pulled the drill press out.

Tom

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:18:53 PM

Quote from: Jerry on August 04, 2025, 09:47:33 PMBeautiful work Tom! And a nice little drill press.

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you on both for the compliments.

Tom

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:19:31 PM

Quote from: GPdemayo on August 05, 2025, 11:25:02 AMLooking good Tom.....

Thanks Butty Greg, much appreciated.

Tom

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:23:47 PM

Quote from: tct855 on August 06, 2025, 12:24:14 PMACL1504~,
KPII; Awesome yellow metal Cabeese paint thread brother! Enjoying it with great alacrity brother!
KP-out...

Brother Thommy,

Happy to have you following along KPI. Your quick-witted comment is appreciated also.

KPII

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:28:09 PM

Yesterday, I found time to paint the trim on the cabooses.

For the side hand rails, I slip a piece of paper under them and paint reefer yellow. In this case the yellow is Floquil Reefer Yellow.

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:31:44 PM

For the rest of the yellow, there is no easy way. Just use a small brush, don't load the brush with a lot of paint, be patient and take your time.

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:36:40 PM

The two brass cabooses are imported by Overland and both are Seaboard.

I wanted the marker lights located differently on both, so on the SAL caboose, I have it with the cupola forward and the A&S with the cupola in the rear.

ACL1504 · August 07, 2025, 01:38:12 PM

Next, I'll install the window glass and then move on to the installation of the lighted marker lights.

Done for today.

jbvb · August 07, 2025, 03:10:46 PM

I'm following you on this, as I have a couple of cabooses which need dressing up. Marker lights are part of that, so they'll trip my occupancy detectors. I had done an RR-Line thread on installing Tomar markers in a Centralia caboose, but haven't recreated it here.

Jerry · August 07, 2025, 04:01:38 PM

Quote from: jbvb on August 07, 2025, 03:10:46 PMI'm following you on this, as I have a couple of cabooses which need dressing up. Marker lights are part of that, so they'll trip my occupancy detectors. I had done an RR-Line thread on installing Tomar markers in a Centralia caboose, but haven't recreated it here.

Maybe you should!

Jerry

nycjeff · August 07, 2025, 06:56:37 PM

Hello Tom, your cabooses are looking great. The yellow handrail painting tip is new to me and I'll have to remember that. Thanks.

Rick · August 07, 2025, 07:28:23 PM

Tom, those yellow handrails look very good against the red.
Really makes them pop.
Neat trick with the card.

elwoodblues · August 09, 2025, 08:18:07 AM

Those are a couple of sweet looking cabeese Tom

ACL1504 · August 10, 2025, 04:27:13 PM

Quote from: jbvb on August 07, 2025, 03:10:46 PMI'm following you on this, as I have a couple of cabooses which need dressing up. Marker lights are part of that, so they'll trip my occupancy detectors. I had done an RR-Line thread on installing Tomar markers in a Centralia caboose, but haven't recreated it here.

James,

It's to bad we didn't get more notice of the RR lines shutting down.

I found my thread here I did back in 2016. It all still applies now.

Tom

ACL1504 · August 10, 2025, 04:29:52 PM

Quote from: Jerry on August 07, 2025, 04:01:38 PM
Quote from: jbvb on August 07, 2025, 03:10:46 PMI'm following you on this, as I have a couple of cabooses which need dressing up. Marker lights are part of that, so they'll trip my occupancy detectors. I had done an RR-Line thread on installing Tomar markers in a Centralia caboose, but haven't recreated it here.
Maybe you should!

Jerry

Jerry,

I thread on this subject would be good. I did one back in 2016 on this forum. I'll take some of that thread and redo it here.

Tom