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 Posted - April 05 2009 : 10:59:10 PM
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Here's an Athearn I picked up at few weeks ago at the New Braunfels TX show. Five bucks unbuilt NIB.
Tom
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Posted - April 05 2009 : 11:13:50 PM
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Ahhhhh...a CotW bidding war
I paid $3 for mine...
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Posted - April 05 2009 : 11:15:07 PM
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| I have that same car--bought it new in 1984--cost me more than $5.00 bucks back then as it was a special issue. My friend bought around 10 of these to make a special MRR train. Was cool to see all of these cars running around his layout behind a black athearn undec SD9
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Posted - April 06 2009 : 12:22:49 AM
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you would think that NOW there'd be a 75th anniversary car  gotta find one of these cars 
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Posted - April 06 2009 : 11:06:16 AM
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You started it Tom...
And I'll add in this custom Athearn...
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Posted - April 06 2009 : 8:54:55 PM
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My only Model Railroader car is this one:
Yeah, so exactly 50 years ago Tyco was still respectable to MR, apparently. But looking at how poorly that car is decorated, it might actually mark the beginning of the end? (It also looks like a chintzy covered-up B&O Sentinel Service car, but I don't know that Tyco ever made that scheme).
BTW Tom: I like the door on your car; the shop crew get back from a lunchtime bender before they hung that one? I didn't know the Athearn door could be put on upside down... I might have to sneak my own out there like that
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Posted - April 06 2009 : 10:05:03 PM
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BTW Tom: I like the door on your car; the shop crew get back from a lunchtime bender before they hung that one? I didn't know the Athearn door could be put on upside down... I might have to sneak my own out there like that
Originally posted by GoingInCirclez-April 06 2009: 8:54:55 PM
Hey GIC,
That upside down door is my genius move, was not paying much attention when I put that car together, D'oh !! . Better go fix that ..............
Tom
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Posted - April 06 2009 : 10:51:36 PM
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quote:you would think that NOW there'd be a 75th anniversary car gotta find one of these cars
Originally posted by microbusss-April 06 2009: 12:22:49 AM
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Hi Microbusss,
I do have a 65th anniversary MR car, put out by Athearn as well. Good thing I didn't have to put the doors on this one
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Posted - April 06 2009 : 11:37:13 PM
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| is there a Trains one? I could of sworn I saw one in a Trains mag once
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Posted - April 07 2009 : 05:11:54 AM
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only aniversary car that relates to something other than bi-centenial 1776 ken
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Posted - April 09 2009 : 12:19:16 AM
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| 1776 centennial? its BIcentenial meaning 200 years 1776-1976
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Posted - April 09 2009 : 04:25:50 AM
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| hi microbusss slip of the finger,point taken,but we all know what i meant ken
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Posted - April 13 2009 : 4:32:11 PM
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quote:is there a Trains one? I could of sworn I saw one in a Trains mag once
Originally posted by microbusss-April 06 2009: 11:37:13 PM
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yup...
Found it in Vernon, BC, Canada in 2005
z... John
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - April 13 2009 : 6:03:13 PM
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| kool is there a 50th Anniversary one?
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