Bev-Bel Bay Window Caboose
Bev-Bel
Bay Window Caboose...
Bev-Bel is a company that takes Athearn undecorated models
and custom paints them. Mostly what you will see are Chessie schemes
that are not available by any other manufacturer. Bev-Bel makes every
safety cabin in bay window that I know of. There is one catch, the
Athearn kit they start with isn't any where near accurate for a Chessie
bay window. You can look at the Athearn Bay window kit review for
my feelings on the kit. The Bev-Bel paint job is really nice.
I received one as a gift and am trying hard to improve it without messing
up the nice paint job. You should pay around $8 for one. Don't
pay $10. I see lots of them on eBay for $9.99 starting bids.
You can order them direct from Bev-Bel for cheaper. I have also found
some at train shows. Safety cabooses are great. It is fun to
collect them all. No other railroad had such a rainbow of cars.
Below is a Dean Heacock pic of the real thing. To
the right and below is my Bev-Bel Bay Window in work. This caboose
is progressing well. When I finish the model I will post the pic
here. Notice that the window arrangement on the sides is the biggest
flaw on the Athearn kit. The Bev-Bel white sides though are very
nicely done. Because the windows on the Athearn kit are so messed
up, I wouldn't recommend buying this kit if you want accurate bay window
cabeese. Start with an undecorated Athearn kit and move the windows
around yourself.
