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 Posted - December 15 2009 : 08:43:06 AM
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http://s929.photobucket.com/albums/ad138/sdiver101/
Can anyone indentify this. I this its an Athearn. It has a metal underbelly, snap on coupler pockets and the printing is good.
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 08:49:35 AM
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http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad138/sdiver101/cars007.jpg
Here is another one, the underbelly is almost the same as the one above, put it has a screw holding the coupler pocket cover.
I think both of these are Athearn, can anyone confirm?
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 09:21:27 AM
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I'm not sure which car you are referring to in the first picture. If there is an obvious sheet-metal weight located just above the frame piece, it's usually an Athearn.
The reefer certainly is an Athearn. What you have there is an earlier version of the steel 40' reefer, only yours has opening side doors and sprung trucks. This dates it to no later than the early '60s as Athearn went to solid one-piece truck frames around '65 or so.
Those old Athearn sprung trucks are very smooth and almost as good as Kadee trucks.
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 09:30:43 AM
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I thought there were Athearn, they both had metal weights under the frame. Thanks
How about this Air force piece, with sides that open.... who made this?
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad138/sdiver101/cars012.jpg
thanks.
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 09:45:28 AM
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That appears to be a Cox-produced item.
Stolen from Tony Cook's excellent site:
Notice how your boxcar favors the look of the "US Army Q-Car"?
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 09:51:59 AM
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| thanks for the input. Mine is blue with a white door and says US air force, not army.
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 10:08:07 AM
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Yes, I see that. However, it's likely from the same molds.
Look underneath the car. Are there any identifying marks?
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 10:30:53 AM
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I wish it was that easy....lol
No marks underneath.
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Posted - December 15 2009 : 5:52:13 PM
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The Air Force car was made by Model Power.
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Posted - December 16 2009 : 09:12:54 AM
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Thanks,
I guess they were not to proud of it, they didn't put there name on it.
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