West Side Caboose #3 sand car

[Tyler V]

I recently finished my 1:20.3 scale West Side Lumber Co. caboose #3 that was converted to a sand car, and today I got around to photographing it.  I decided to build this model because I never seen this version modeled before and I wanted to practice with various weathering methods for a faded paint appearance.  I'm still adding some minor details such as pine needles, I used cut up foxtail stickers to represent needles but I'm not liking the results.  Tyler Virga

[Tyler V]

Here are some more pictures. Tyler Virga

[Ray Dunakin]

Very nice work! What was the purpose of this car?

[lab-dad]

What a KOOL project!
I have never heard of the car, very unique and a very nice model.
What a pain in the a... to get the sand in and out!
If it were not on the white backdrop it would be hard to tell the scale.
-Marty

[Mr Potato Head]

What
Marty you've never heard of the WSL Sand Car
man you need to read some more
drop those auto catalogs and pick up west side lumber co. by Mal Ferrell

Great job, it could easily pass for 1:1
MPH

[Tyler V]

Thanks for the nice comments, the purpose of this car was to store locomotive sand at the farthest camp from town (camp 45).  instead of building a sand facility near the locomotive storage track, they simply converted a 16 foot long caboose to store the sand.  sand would be loaded through the open window and then would be scooped up by bucket to the locomotive.  the cupola now is a storage rack for various tools of the sort. Tyler

[finescalerr]

Nice job. Did you "install" the knots? They look good. -- Russ

[Mobilgas]

Very nice.

[Chuck Doan]

Nicely done! I have never seen this version done before with the interior. I have use straightened macreme twine for pine needles. Stained with wood stain. Just one option.