Years ago in Trains magazine in an article featuring the Quanah, Acme, & Pacific Railroad there was a picture of Hubert Wells standing beside a QA&P caboose quite similar to this one. I am still searching for that photo, but it will turn up some time.
This caboose is cast metal, and a person might be able to defend his home with it. No decals for this project exist so I will be printing them myself.