On30 Short Caboose

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Download a PDF of products available from Full Circle Models here: thundermesa.studio/download/full-circle-models-product-info/ Chris Bohn, Full Circle Models: ibrake4trains@yahoo Realistic CG textures: www.textures.com/

[@WHJeffB]

A tip on sanding resin to minimize dust... Switch to wet/dry emery paper. I use 320 or 400 grit. Wet the surface of the sandpaper with water or IPA to minimize dust and the resin clogging the paper. Sand as you usually do. When done, use a soft brush and soapy water to wash away all the residue from sanding. The trick with using Adobe Photoshop to create colored/textured car siding is brilliant! Wish there was a way to get Photoshop without paying an arm and a leg for it (one time purchase or yearly subscription, which seems to be the rage with software these days). Going to run out this morning and buy some of that Rustoleum Camouflage dark brown! That looks like a perfect base color for track and anything rusty iron.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Good tip!

[@JAnthony-bc6qm]

Beautiful build. I also prefer those shorter cabooses with the 4 wheels. Need to find, or build, some 4 wheel "trucks". The music at the end with the train going around gave me a mixture of sadness and joy. Beautiful.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Cabeese....yeah I think that's right. Great job on that build!

[@dermottmcsorley8641]

Well my day got better.

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

I love the overall model and how you took some of the existing items and added your own "flair" to it as well. Also, I love how you admit to making mistakes and showing that it is not anything to be worried about. Keep up the good work and the chill, just enjoying myself, atmosphere. We need more of this!

[@Hanzo.Azmodan]

Very nice, as always. I'd mind your lungs when sanding or filing resin as it won't beak down in your lungs, just stays there forever...

[@dennisfillhart88]

Thank you for showing us how to do a build like this. I love doing craftsman-type building kits. I've also done several vehicles and had some issues trying to deal with the assemblies. Now I know why. You showed some technics that I really needed to be able to do this kind of work. Thanks, again.

[@loispadgett6306]

Great looking caboose thanks for showing us how to build it. Can't wait for the next project. GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@michaelsullivan3581]

You sure make that look easy. 'Course you've done, at least, you're share of this before! Thanks fer the tutorial!

[@MichaelGanschowGreen]

I affectionately call you caboose “Stubby Bob”❤️👍🏻

[@HumancityJunction]

You had me at Cabeese!!

[@danielhathaway8042]

This is a video I’ll have to revisit a lot of good information and techniques.

[@chrislambert5249]

Thanks for the full build video. Lots of great tips, as always. I am a big believer of interesting rolling stock. It tells the story Of your model railroad.

[@thom3124]

Couple of comments. 1. Resin dust can be real nasty if you breath it in. 2. I am a simple modeller that scratch-builds everything. I do not have the machines you have, too expensive for me. Love your videos and I am a new subscriber. I stated a On30 layout but mom moved in and I had to tear it all out to accommodate her. Just building a shelf layout for now.

[@thra-x1855]

now who doesn't like a nice caboose?

[@jeffmurphree2937]

Outstanding and thank you! I use your photo technique and it really works well recreating reality. Lance Mindheim uses it and like you, is a master modeler. I posted comment on how much I like this process on another master modeler’s KZbin channel, who is from Canada, and he ripped me apart. He does not believe it is art. Shame. I really like his work and appreciate his sharing his techniques. Your models are true works of art! Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Thank you. I've always found that critiques like that say a lot more about the person who is giving them. The best technique is the one that works.

[@Scrimjer]

The glass sanding surface was a great tip

[@VoodooDewey69]

Looking good 👍

[@henrikdagil3684]

Amazing work, love those small wagons 😁

[@toddainsworth795]

Very nice demonstration of the project.Ive been looking for one to build. Thanks for the tips Window glazing tip from Bill Banta, try using canopy glue,easy to remove any unwanted hazing. Thanks !

[@nicholashilton2514]

Such a cool build!

[@jeff9104]

Always enjoy your videos especially the tutorials, I keep thinking about getting into DCC and On30 scale, which I know nothing about but you sure make it look interesting ! thanks

[@greatnorthernrailwaytother4711]

Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@derekdrever3470]

Your glass sanding surface … I’ve done something similar for years. Instead of tape, I use 3M spray adhesive. A very light even coat on the glass then lay the sand paper on it, smooth out any wrinkles, and use an old exacto blade to cut it flush with the edge of the glass, then a light bead of epoxy to seal the edge. I put different grits of sandpaper on each side, and write the grit on a small tab of paper in a corner so that I know which grit each side is. When the sanding surface is laid down, it won’t slip at all because the other side holds it in place on my mat. It lasts for years sometimes. Just use a small brass wire brush to clean the paper and a quick vacuum before each use. If it needs to be replaced, an exacto blade to cut the epoxy and the old sandpaper peels right off.

[@rgs455atw]

Really enjoy your modeling.

[@trainfanattic]

great build, nice techniques!

[@johnboughton7451]

Love your layout and your video contents

[@giulius7176]

Great little build!!! Looks awesome!

[@WheelchairGuyHobbyChannel]

I was wrong in a video of yours that I watched earlier today. “I love it when a plan comes together” isn’t Sgt. Phil Esterhaus from Hill Street Blues. It’s George Pepard’s character from the A-Team!!!

[@coffbear7]

😊👍Enjoyable. Thank you.

[@GryphonArmorer]

Say printed? Yup 3D? Nope, printed paper. Well... it passes the 4ft test. 👍👍

[@lewisdean8964]

Try canopy glue for your windows like RC 560.

[@crockett11000]

Hey Dave from Dave... LOL! I love the kit and how you do the printed outside walls!! Super job!, But no interior lights or working adlake marker lights??? No end ladders, or roof walkways or coupla grab irons either yet? Would like to see you do a continuation video on these please!..

[@3ftsteamrwy12]

With the Bachmann caboose being so much larger...why not kitbash it into a side-door caboose for something you dont have yet?...Great video!

[@w.rustylane5650]

Your smoke jack is 90 degrees off. The cross piece goes perpendicular to the rails to keep wind from blowing down the stove pipe. Use your head when applying detail. I don't do ON30 but I do build HO scale models especially Tichy Train Group Models 'cause they're from the turn of the century the period I model. The detail on Tichy TG models is up there with ScaleTrains and other higher end RTR models. It's hard to find turn of the century models that are RTR and I'd rather build them myself to my standards so I use Tichy Train Group models. Cheers from eastern TN

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Thanks for watching

[@georgelehman7047]

why not apply the prints to the bass wood side and end panels supplied with the Kit? Always enjoy your vids. have applied some of your pointers and techniques to my N scale layout build! Thank you.

[@everettdegrasse8478]

I don't consider using printed siding, be it rolling stock or buildings, as cheating in any way. I think it is maybe the only way many of us can precipitate in this hobby.

[@caryhocker]

Great video, thanks. What type of scanner do you use for this type of work?

[@capheind]

Caboosen!

[@markdeschane4467]

Dave, Very interested in this kit, At FCM, I don't see a kit for the short caboose being offered. Where/how can I get one?

[@Schmuck804]

Do those super glue whips clog up easy?

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

The glue will dry at the tip and you just cut the tip off.

[@brandonseyfried1251]

Yes...cabeese.

[@pbyfr]

Very nice model, quite tempting, but doesn't fit my French layout.

[@davevan8864]

FYI...do not google Full Circle Models.......

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

😂 Good tip!