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 Posted - August 28 2011 : 11:18:19 PM
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How common is the AHM BL-2? Is there a lot on them out there?
I just got a BL-2 Bangor & Aroostock in real good shape. This is the first one I have noticed. I checked HO Seekers and its there I checked BAR web site and got some info.
Thanks.
Ken
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Posted - August 29 2011 : 12:20:13 AM
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They're very common, though a bit less so than the FM C-Liner.
http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/ahmhoscalelocomotives/id16.html
The ones made up until about 1970 had 5 pole motors and plastic and brass gearing, after that they changed to a 3 pole motor and all plastic gears.
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Posted - August 29 2011 : 12:46:18 AM
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Thanks Nelson.
Mine has the brass and plastic gears.
Thanks again.
Ken
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Posted - August 29 2011 : 07:38:48 AM
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Fairly common, Ken. See them often on Ebay, anywhere from $9 to 29 each, the older AHM variety. I have about 15 or 20, no idea really. I have all the roadnames they made, plus a few custom ones I got off Ebay ( Pennsylvania, C&O in all blue, a green one, and I forget what else ). The 5-pole units run the nicest, of course.
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Posted - August 29 2011 : 08:04:27 AM
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Hey guys:
I expect to offer this week a P2K one of these in Rock Island Red/Black. I'll try to sell it as a unit to one of you BL "weirdo's"   If I can't get a taker at a reasonable price I'll pull the chassis cause of the Blomberg trucks are common for emd's up to the GP40 and drop a Cary GP metal shell on there and offer the shell seperately. Trust me when I say the P2K one is light years ahead of the AHM one, I've had both....
Note: I no longer have the box...
-Gareth
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Edited by - romcat on August 29 2011 08:30:32 AM
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Posted - August 29 2011 : 09:51:37 AM
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Rock Island?? oooooo I want but  $0 darn
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Posted - August 29 2011 : 10:34:55 AM
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Ben:
Mine will be like most of the stuff I'll offer here pretty affordable. Some more than others. The BL2 for example has value in the chassis. I can use it under something else.
-Gareth
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