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Volume7,Number4 July/August2011
MODELING B&O’S CLASS I-13 CABOOSE – SECOND SECTION
MODELING B&O’S CLASS I-16 CABOOSE
PHOTO STUDY – B&O CLASS I-16 CABOOSE
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Cover Photos – Top, HO scale B&O Class I-16 Caboose – Chris Tilley photo. Bottom, HO scale Oriental
LimitedB&OClassI-13Caboose–JohnTeichmoellerphoto.
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FROM THE (GUEST) EDITOR
Sharing is Fun! I first met Bruce at the local hobby with military stuff (or so I thought) and about to get
shop in Greensboro about 20 years ago. We married. And I was busy building models. He finally
exchangedideasoverlunchesforseveralyearsbefore convincedmetowriteashortarticleaboutoneofmy
finally I brought some locomotives and he brought a models,whichwoundupinTheSentinel.
digital camera. A few lunches later, Bruce hit me up
with this new idea about an “electronic” magazine. Fast forward a few years and this thing called The
He even put together a test issue and emailed it to B&O Modeler was actually online and a pretty sharp
me. (I still have that issue bythe way…) Although it publication. I had no idea the audience was so large
seemedlikeaninterestingideaatthetime,Iwasbusy until joining the Yahoo news group and reading all
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thecommentsonthevariousmodels.Ofcourse,there through technology is a wonderful thing. I have
are issues (no pun intended) with modeling and clarified what the authors of some of my key
sharing with the world. Especially when you take a reference books meant when they made certain
photo of something you thought was pretty good and statements, discovered things they left out or didn’t
blow it up to 5 times life size. All the glaring know at the time of publication, and shared my
mistakes begin to glare. The camera becomes an impressions of what they were trying to say by
importantpartofmodeling.Butthelevelofmodeling duplicationinHO scale. It ismyformofexpression,
israised.Andtimebehindthekeyboardincreases. sotospeak.
BruceandIwerebothgoingthroughour higher level The bottom line at the bottom is this: There is a vast
education tribulations at the same time and time was amount of first-hand knowledge about our favorite
at a premium. Trying to study four hours per day, railroadthatmanyofus takefor granted. Sadly, there
work a fulltime job, raise kids and still build models will come a day when no more new info will be
was tough. Icame to realize that Ino longer consider available to be discovered and all our old heads will
amodel“finished” untilIhave roughedout anarticle be out on the rails for all time. Get involved now!
and sent it to Bruce for consideration. I also Don’t be shy. There are people willing to share info
discovered thattakingin-progress photos andmaking with any who will ask. The best way to learn about
notes on what certain pieces were cobbled up from somethingistoresearchit,model it,andholditupto
makestheauthorshipmucheasier. the cameras for all to see. You will get comments,
kudos and constructive criticism which will improve
Finally, I realized that I really like sharing my your knowledge and modeling abilities. And – you
experiences with friends, some of whom I have met willmakesomegoodfriendsintheprocess.
in person on my various travels (THAT is a funny
story), some I have yet to meet, and some I may ChrisTilley
never meet. Friends, nonetheless. Togetherness
UPDATES AND ERRATA
MODELING B&O’S CLASS I-13 CABOOSE - SECOND SECTION
BYJOHNTEICHMOELLER
ALLPHOTOSBYAUTHOR
ChrisTilley’s pieceintheNovember/December2010 shapesontheprototype,perhapsrolledatCumberland
issue of The B&O Modeler gave a detailed approach – J. T.] Also the small end windows of each bay are
for scratch-building an HO model of this interesting noticeable [sic] lower than the large window. They
shouldbethesameheight. Thesafetygrabironsabove
class of caboose. Some readers may recall that back
end windows are not angled enough. These are small
in 1988, Oriental Limitedimporteda brass versionof
shortcomings and once painted, they are hardly
this car. The prototype was covered in a piece in The
noticeable.”
Sentinel, Vol. 10, No. 3, May-June 1988, with nine
prototype photos and one of the Oriental model. A
In addition to Gary’s comments, I would add that the
brief review of the model was also offered by
railings that extend above the roof from the end
SentineleditorGarySchlerf:
ladders are not high enough on the model. I don’t
trust my soldering skills enough yet to try to fix this
“The model is well built and all dimensions are very
without all the end railings coming apart. The car
close to company drawings. The model represents an
does suffer from an easily fixed problem shared with
improved version of the I-13. Having larger steps and
most brass cars, namely weasely trucks. They are
includesthedetailof anexcess[sic] hatchinariser of
screw-equalized coined sideframes of AAR-spring
each set of steps to allow for servicing of truck
journals. However, the smoke jack appears too close trucks. First of all they don’t roll well; second they
towards the center of the car, the side ribs appear as come apart easily in service (screws come out).
rolled ribs instead of the angle iron apparent in the Third, paint will rub off the metal sideframes
accompanyphotos[andChrisshowsthedirectionsthe eventually and they will short out on the steps.
angles should point—I am guessing these were Z
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Fourth, the coined detail is shallow and just not that defects. Meanwhile, I need to get cracking, clean it
good. So I intend to replace them, probably with up,changeoutthetrucks,paintitandletteritwithEd
inexpensive and sharply detailed Tichy AAR-style Sauer’sfinedecals.
leaf-spring caboose trucks. Some prototype photos
show some of the cars riding on what look like leaf- ThisI-13classanditscousin“conversion”class,I-16
spring Vulcan trucks, but I don’t believe anyone (from Class M-13 and subclass boxcars), seem to
makesthoseforHO.Maybeoneofthesedays,aftera have gotten around the system quite a bit and I felt I
lot of other projects are done, I will follow Chris’s should have one of each. Akit for the I-16 was made
approach and scratch build a car without the above by Pro-Custom Hobbies. I purchased one on the
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secondary market some years ago, long after they picked up the brass I-13 on the “secondary market.”
came out, but recently and before I had time to build MaybeifJoeLuberofPro-CustomHobbieshadlived
it, I lucked out by acquiring a well-built-up kit for a longenough,hewouldhavedoneakitfortheI-13.A
nominal price, needing only minor repairs. And not couple photos of my—as yet unpainted—I-13 model
having Chris’s determination, many years ago I areofferedhere.
WAR EMERGENCYCABOOSES, PARTII
B&O’S CLASS I-16 CABOOSE
BY:CHRISTILLEY
PHOTOSBYAUTHORUNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIED.
History
AsmentionedinmyearlierarticleontheI-13classin aircraft parts, not to mention millions of shells. Of
the November/December 2010 issue of The B&O course, the B&O would have preferred more of their
Modeler, the B&O was terribly short of cabooses newly designed wagontop cars, or maybe further
during the period just before and during World War production of the I-7 steel bay window cars, but War
II. To alleviate this shortage, they again resorted to Production Board edicts prevented that plan. B&O
full-scalekitbashing. BeginningwithClass M-13, M- tooksomeoldboxcars,placedprefabricatedsteel bay
13a, and M-13b boxcars built in February 1910 by windows into the door openings and removed a
Standard Steel Car Company, the company created portion of the sides and ends to allow for a platform
175 additional cabooses at very low cost and very at each end. A few recycled crew comfort and safety
low levels of steel consumption. Steel was in short items completed the car. All that at a great price and
supplyduring the war years to make tanks, ships and nolivestocksmellliketheI-13’s!
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PrototypeInformation
Figure1:B&OC-2352(GaryMittnerphoto).
The Class I-16 cabooses were built by the company putintoyardservice,andothersintoMOWduty.The
beginningin1942.Thefirst75wereinnumberseries last car in the series was retired in 1977 after almost
C-2300 through C-2374. Another series was 70 years’ service – the Company certainly got their
converted the following year, C-2700 through C- money’s worth! [More prototype photos from the
2799foratotalof175cars.Afterthewar,somewere SocietyarchivesfollowChris’article.–Ed.]
T-44993,ClassM-13aClearanceDiagram(B&ORRHScollection).
T-69334RevisionBdated6/07/1943,ClassI-16ClearanceDiagram(B&ORRHScollection).
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The windows are 2’6” square. FFiinnaallly, remove the wasoriginallybuilt.
doors/frames and all hardware. TThhiiss lleefftt aa vveerryy llaarrggee (http://wwwwww..aarrcchheerrttrraannssffeerrss..ccoomm)
hhoollee iinn tthhee ccaarr ssiiddee wwhhiicchh wwaass ppaattcchheedd with
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the sides. WWhheenn ccoommpplleetteellyy ddrryy,, aadddd aa ssttrriipp ooff
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along the edge of the bay-to-wwaallll jjooiinntt.. There are six
equally spaced rivets embossedd oonn tthhee ssttrriipp.. Add a
ssttrriipp aalloonngg tthhee ttoopp aanndd bboottttoomm ooff tthhee bbaayy aallssoo.. Note
the spacing of the rivets varies. BBee ssuurree ttoo aadddd aa ..003300
ssttyyrreennee rreeiinnffoorrcceemmeenntt ssttrriipp oonn tthhee bbaacckkssiiddee ooff tthhee
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underframewillgoupintotthheeccaarrbbooddyy..
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gglluuee aa sshheeeett ooff ..002200 ssttyyrreennee bbeehhiinndd tthhee wwiinnddooww
opening. WWhheenn ddrryy,, ddrriillll aa hhoollee iinn tthhee cceenntteerr aanndd
eennllaarrggee wwiitthh ffiilleess,, lleeaavviinnggaabboouutt aa 22 ssccale inch flange
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window. Twosupportbbrraacceessaarreebbaarreellyyvviissiibblleebbeelloowwtthheebbaayy..
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Start the roof bbyy mmaarrkkiinngg aa lliinnee ddoowwnn tthhee cceenntteerrlliinnee lloonngg eennoouugghh ttoo ggoo uunnddeerr tthhee eenndd wwaallll.. Glue to the
of the roof. TThheenn mmaarrkk tthhee cceenntteerrlliinnee aaccrroossss tthhee ccaarr.. underframe. CCuutt aannootthheerr ppiieeccee ooff tthhee ssaammee ssccrriibbeedd
Mark additional transverse lliinneess eevveerryy 33 ffeeeett.. MMaakkee siding used earlier. IItt sshhoouulldd ffiitt bbeettwweeeenn tthhee ssiiddeess
sure they are square. II ppuurrcchhaasseedd tthhee nnaarrrroowweesstt without bowing them. IItt sshhoouulldd aallssoo bbee sshhoorrtteerr tthhaann
aauuttoommoottiivvee ppiinnssttrriippee ttaappee II ccoouulldd ffiinndd,, aabboouutt 11//3322””.. tthhee ccaarrbbooddyy ssiiddee ttoo aallllooww ffoorr tthhee fflloooorr.. Measure
Stick this down on the lines ttoo ssiimmuullaattee tthhee sseeaammss aanndd//oorr tteesstt ffiitt bbeeffoorree ddooiinngg tthhee wwiinnddoowwss. Now cut in
between the roof panels. TThhee ppaaiinntt wwiillll hheellpp sseeccuurree tthhee ssmmaallll wwiinnddoowwss aanndd ddoooorr ooppeenniinngg.. The door is
these. IItthhiinnkkIIuusseedd tthhee kkiitt’’ss iinncclluuddeeddrruunnnniinnggbbooaarrdds 22’’33”” wwiiddee aanndd aabboouutt 55’’99”” ttaallll,, bbuutt mmaakkee tthhee ooppeenniinngg
aanndd eenndd wwaallkkss,, bbuutt yyoouu ccaann mmaakkee yyoouurr oowwnn.. Don’t fit your door. II uusseedd GGrraannddtt LLiinnee’’ss 55006633 DD&&RRGGWW
actually add the running boards uunnttiill jjuusstt bbeeffoorree caboose door. TThhee iinnssiiddee eeddggee ooff tthhee wwiinnddooww iiss 22’’99””
painting. ffrroomm tthhee eeddggee ooff tthhee ccaarr ssiiddee,, NNOOTT tthhee eeddggee of the
end wall piece. TThhiiss aalllloowwss ffoorr tthhee tthhiicckknneessss ooff tthhee
SSttaarrtt tthhee eennddss bbyyccuuttttiinngg aa ppiieeccee ooff tthhee ssccrriibbeedd ssiiddiinngg side walls. TThhee oouuttssiiddee eeddggee ooff tthhee wwiinnddooww iiss 11’’22””
for the end platform. TThhee bbooaarrddss rraann ppeerrppeennddiiccuullaarr ttoo ffrroommtthheeeeddggee((tthhaattmmaakkeesstthheewwiinnddoowwss1188””ssqquuaarree))..
the rails. TThhee ppiieeccee sshhoouulldd bbee tthhee ssaammee wwiiddtthh aass tthhee IImmeesssseeddtthhiissuupptthheeffiirrssttttiimmeeaannddhhaaddttoorreeddooiitt.. TThhee
uunnddeerrffrraammee aanndd 33’’66”” lloonngg,, ttoo mmaakkee ssuurree tthhee ppiieeccee iiss top ofthe windowwiiss 33’’99””bbeelloowwtthheeeeddggee oofftthheerrooooff..
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Cut the top of the end piece to get a good fit up under the roof overhang. Put a .030 x .030 trim strip across the
jointifdesired.
Figure5:Notethehugegussetatthebottomofthecornerpost(seedetailphoto).Thehorizontalboardacrosstheendoftheplatformwasnot
presentonallcarsinthisclass.Thesignalingdevicewasmadefromseveralpiecesofbrasswiresolderedandfiled.
Test fit thecarbodyto the underframe. Make surethe posts are from outside to inside and some are from
bottom of the sides are flush with the bottom of the inside to out. Once this has all dried overnight,
floor. File the ends to make it fit if necessary. removethecarbodycarefullyfromtheunderframe.
Temporarily glue the body to the underframe with
small dabs of ACC. Cut the corner posts to fit, using TheI-16hadverticalbrakestaffsonbothends.Iused
Evergreen291styreneangle.Glueundertheend,and pieces from the Tichy brake parts sprue for this.
to the 3 board remainder on the corner, but not to the There are small triangular braces under the floor of
platform. Then do the same with the inboard angles. the bay window, made from business card (.020
Next, add the horizontal angle (note this is not a styrene would work) – see Figure 4. Other details
round rod like most cabooses). Notch the web of the include the marker lamps, which are Cal-Scale 190-
horizontal piece to accommodate the flange of the 312 loco markers with the wire cut off, Tichy drop
vertical pieces. Add the triangular fascia at the top, grabs on the end beam and the steps, which were
undertheedgeoftheroof(cuttofitfrom.020scrap). scavenged from an old Gloor-Craft (?) kit. The
Then add the horizontal kick board along the floor if smoke jack was made from a piece of styrene sprue
your car had one. Now is the time to fabricate the withaholedrilledthroughanda.010brassguywire.
large gusset at the bottom of the corner post (see The awnings over the side windows were made from
Figure 5). It is the width of the 3 boards on the side a business card. Finally, the ladder extensions above
and the corner post ontheend (about 18inches total) the roofline are notable. They are formed from .015
and 21 inches tall. I cut this out of .010 brass sheet brass wire, based on photos of the car in question.
from the scrap bin and embossed the rivets in the They appear to have been different on some other
same mannerasonthe baywindowsides. Bendto fit cars. The extensions are taller on one end of the car
before making the rivets. Glue in place with ACC. than the other. At first I thought this was an optical
Then add a 6 rung section of Tichyboxcar ladders to illusion in the photo, but the Mechanical Department
the left corner of the end. Note that there is a strip of diagram showed one end taller than the other. This
styrene between the corner post and the end of the car has Kadee arch bar trucks, but if I was going to
side sheet (the red piece behind the top of the steps). run it regularly, I would use plastic trucks with the
Cut this and glue to the end and side but not to the outboard journal lids ground flat for more clearance.
underframe. A layer of waxed paper between the red As it is now, the outboard journals bind with the step
piece and the underframe can prevent bleedover and castings. On the prototype, this would not be an
unintended attachment. Drill and attach the various issue, but model railroad curves are much sharper, so
grab irons, bent from .012 brass wire. Go back to the trucks must turn more. Some cars received other
figure 2 and notice that some of the grabs on the end
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