N5c Caboose (HO SCALE)

Behold!!! the most famous steel caboose!

When assembling, please note:

  • Heat the trucks before inserting the wheels if they're cold.
  • If you use off the shelf trucks you need to make your own screw holes and whatnot, but they work great still.
  • The shells can just be hot glued to the chassis, it works and is durable.
  • Everything needed for the couplers is included except attachment (screws, toothpicks, glue, what have you)
  • You can use screws on the coupler boxes, but cutting toothpicks to size, inserting, and pushing them in with pliers works great
  • I recommend kaydee 148s or some similar variety, but most couplers work.
  • Use whatever 33 inch wheels you prefer, but I recommend metal ones, preferably intermountain.
  • You can use the provided pins and trucks or if you wish to use your own, there are holes provided for a #2-56 screw (most common truck screw)