Ma. Pa Caboose

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

Thumbs up. We got em in at MB Klein the other day. I haev to say they look nothing like the one in the catalog(good thign to! i like the production model paint) I ended up buying one plus an undec(Red one that I didn't know we had any left of) to do a B&O one( I found out after Bachmann stopped makin em B&O had em). For the new catalog Bach-Man you gonna change the picture from caboose red/gold lettering to boxcar brown/white lettering?

[FallsvalleyRR]

I confess Im not aware of any ma's and pa's cabooses out lately, is there a link or additional more specific information to this product?

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

Its a new release. I'm sure train shops all over the place will be getting them
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/catalog/?function=detail&id=1777 theres a link to one bachmann is doing. however the paint job is nothing like that.

[oldline1]

The one in the link is an exact replica of a Ma&Pa caboose except for:

body color
roof color
lettering color
lettering location
roof material
4 pane windows
end windows (depending on which bobber you're doing)
built in markers
steps
and tool box

With those small details being overlooked you can be happy with the car as-is!

Roger

[SteamGene]

You are obviously the quentisential rivet counter, Roger!
Gene

[oldline1]

You are obviously the quentisential rivet counter, Roger!
Gene

Hi, Gene.

No......not really.......but just because it has 4 wheels and 2 axles doesn't make it a Ma&Pa caboose any more than taking a PRR N-8 cabin and lettering it for SP makes it an SP caboose.

Athearn sold a ton of PA's & PB's painted for the B&O. As a custom painter I've painted many make-believe items like a gorgeous C&O K-3 in SP Daylight colors so it's whatever you like!

I have just been around long enough to know that someone (many someones) will buy it and think it's a correct model of the Ma&Pa bobbers.

Actually, the Ma&Pa had 4 bobbers and none of them was identical. They did, however, all have 4 wheels, 2 axles and windows!

Just having some fun........please don't get upset with my replies to the original post. Remember what Model Railroader magazine used to say and believe: Model Railroading Is Fun!

Roger

[SteamGene]

Roger,
You evidentally did not catch the hyperbole in my comment. 
BTW, painting a K-3 in Daylight colors is a crime - though I do have one done for the VT&P!
Gene

[oldline1]

Gene,

I have to admit to being a C&O steam fan and painting that K-3 in Daylight colors truly did make me cry. In all the years I've been painting I've had to plead guilty to committing some very terrible things like that and a GG-1 painted in GN colors and a NYC J-3 Hudson lettered as Pennsy and then there was the Pennsy K4 done as Southern Ry in green with all those beautiful stripes. 

I always try to give the customer what they ask for and forget my own preferences or tastes. I just live in fear that someone, someday will ask for an N&W J done as a Daylight........................that's where I have to draw the line!

Enjoy!
Roger

[SteamGene]

Did the Great Northern have an electrified district?  If so, the GG-1 would make some sense.  A C&O K-3 in Daylight colors makes no sense at all! 
But the customer is always right. 
Gene