HO brakeman's dog house

[oldwestman]

Anybody know where I can purchase a HO scale brakeman's dog house?  I wish to add one to a spectrum 2-8-0. It makes the tender look shorter and you don't have to cut the tender apart and shorten it.

[RAM]

It should be easy to make.

[jonathan]

Oldwest man,

Here is a doghouse I got from Blackstone:

They do mostly HOn3, so the doghouse is a bit short.

Here is one from Greenway Products:

They deal in brass accessories.  I think this doghouse is sold out, but they have another style available.

Here is one I scratched up from resin scraps and wire:




Greenway and Blackstone have websites, for ordering on line.

There's three options to consider.

Regards,

Jonathan

[Trainman203]

Blackstones site does not list doghouses as a seperate  sale item.  How did you acquire yours?

[Piyer]

Looks like the Blackstone one might be out of production at the moment.

A quick look around a certain well-known auction site shows lots of real dog houses -- seriously, with all the stuff that isn't readily available, why are there so many dog house models?!?! -- and one part from Precision Scale (part #32515) of a Norfolk & Western type dog house.

[dutchbuilder]

I'm not an expert but is the dog house on picture one not 90 deg, off?
Should the roof not be sloping to the sides?

Ton

[Trainman203]

The door is in the right place.  The roof is probably turned correctly to shed rainwater at speed.

[dutchbuilder]

And you get wet stepping out

Ton