Caboose Marker Lamps

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>At 10:59 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:

>Dave:  The N&W used Armspear caboose markers, which are rarely seen as

>detail parts- Adlakes are the common shape that are produced.  In later

>years basically 1935-ish and later, the caboose markers were red to the

>rear, and yellow to the side and pointing ahead.

>

>G Rolih Cincinnati


I'm a different Dave, but now that you've responded...
Could you please describe the differences between the Armspear and the 
Adlake?  How much difference is noticeable in HO?  I was planning on using 
a pair of the lighted markers (with DCC decoder to control whether they're 
on or off to save having to change a battery in the wooden cab 
model).  These things seem so generic in shape as to not really represent 
any specific model.  If however, there are discernable differences in a 
scale model that I could create...  FYI, I model the 30's and 40's era.

Thanks,

Dave Bott