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The Rock Island EV caboose that Athearn modeled is too short because these were built on older caboose center sills that were sent to ICC for a new caboose body. Because of this, it really doesn’t work for anyone else’s caboose. I imagine one showed up in LA courtesy of Espee or UP as part of a pool arrangement and that is what they measured.
I’m convinced the Shapeways parts are the way to go for now for an extended vision caboose especially for the later versions.
I think model railroading is at its best when you get to operate with friends who might do a different era or region of even a different scale and you get the opportunity to bring your own equipment. I regret not getting an O Scale Mullet River MoP caboose a couple of years back.
Jim Ogden
