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 Posted - February 20 2011 : 11:40:41 AM
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Here's a couple classic Athearn 40' boxcars I found recently. I just like the paint schemes.
These were both unbuilt in "all blue end" boxes, but I note that they included roller-bearing trucks. When did Athearn start including those as a rule? Cool thing is the RBS on the trucks appear to represent retrofit jobs, as they probably would have been in real life.
I especially love the note next to the door on the NCG car:
Translated, it essentially means "Don't Panic"... 
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 12:01:49 PM
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nice cars there tony,my car of week ken
need to find the platform and brakewheel
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 4:30:15 PM
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Mantua College Inn Reefer
Metal box with cardboard inserts for the sides. Bottom is made of wood. The metal stirrups are attached with wood screws. When RTR finally came around I bet many were very happy.
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 7:37:06 PM
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Nice reefers... I especially like that College Inn car. I think the name still exist(ed) in my time, but only for frozen / institutional pizza. And it was called "Old College Inn" then, ha ha.
Those old kits certainly are a different beast to build, but a lot of fun. You should try one of the tankers if you want a "thanksgiving" experience. The old Athearn wood kits are fun too. Despite the seeming complexity, there's something more rewarding about those old metal and wood kits - even more so than modern all-plastic pro affairs.
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 7:50:57 PM
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quote:| Those old kits certainly are a different beast to build, but a lot of fun. You should try one of the tankers if you want a "thanksgiving" experience. Originally posted by spiderj76 - February 20 2011 : 7:37:06 PM
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Funny you should say that. I had the opportunity to pick up the Staley tanker kit and will be keeping that one and selling my assembled one. Should be fun. Taking apart and reassembling any of the tyco tanks is always fun. You really need 4 hands to do it, maybe more.
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 7:53:43 PM
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| Wait... they made a Staley version of the older Mantua kit? I'm not talking the plastic body - I mean the version with the rolled metal tube and cast ends and dome, brass frame straps, etc. The plastic kits are easy; those metal ones are definitely a 4-hander as you say, ha ha. Looking forward to seeing it!
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 9:42:52 PM
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 Since we're on the subject of boxcars, I'll add this Burlington 40 ft hi cube, or ugly duckling, as they are referred to. This is a Bachmann car that has been weathered.
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 9:49:12 PM
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A ice reefer
Got this Athearn Blue Box at a train show this weekend, Anchors Away my boys
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 10:23:14 PM
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quote:Wait... they made a Staley version of the older Mantua kit? I'm not talking the plastic body - I mean the version with the rolled metal tube and cast ends and dome, brass frame straps, etc. The plastic kits are easy; those metal ones are definitely a 4-hander as you say, ha ha. Looking forward to seeing it!
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â February 20 2011Â :Â 7:53:43 PM
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No, it's the plastic one. I'm just a spaz sometimes.
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 12:03:07 AM
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Here is an Athearn box car I picked up during a trip to Wisconsin last week
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 08:26:08 AM
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a PINK boxcar nice one Also there is a real & a HO one that either Wisconsin Central or W&C did one as a cheese boxcar But idk how to spell the company name 
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 08:32:24 AM
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hi ben pink is the worldwide colour for the cancer emblem,and pink sure looks good on that car,ken
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 08:48:45 AM
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quote:Here's a couple classic Athearn 40' boxcars I found recently. I just like the paint schemes.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â February 20 2011Â :Â 11:40:41 AM
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Did the box say special on it for they were part of the more expensive special car group.
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 09:08:48 AM
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| This wasn't a special edition set, just two individual kits, at least one of which (MoPac) was in the older blue box without the white label area. Can't remember for certain now if the NCG is old or new. That would be funny if they were later released in a SE set though, what are the odds?
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 10:18:23 AM
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oh I knows ken I said it was a nice car 
Anyway here is my Coors Beer car by Lionel I think
Posted b4 but meh It's a nice car
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 4:38:12 PM
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Several of my favorite AHM Covered Hoppers
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 4:41:23 PM
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| hi ptgolf LOVE THAT CANADIAN CLUB yummy ken
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 4:43:22 PM
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| Ken, I have one without a box. If interested shoot me a price.
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 5:59:30 PM
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MB I believe that is one of the Lionel Coors cars. The other had me convinced they outsourced from Tyco, but nope... kader just made a dang-near-perfect clone of the Tyco's reefer. Oops.
It is allegedly hard to find, but I've seen a few. There is also allegedly a color variant of brown vs maroon roof, but looking at mine... I have no idea which it is, ha ha.
I have another beer car, this older Bachmann. I've applied a base coat of weathering to it, it's not done.
The cheese car you're talking about was another WSOR custom job, for the Sargento brand. I have that one somewhere.
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 6:45:53 PM
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thanks spider The real one is on display at Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden Idk if its narrow or standard guage tho
ptgolf - NOW I gotta find those cars at show Sat Also the Canadian Club car does command a high price Just like the Tyco DC Cars
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Posted - February 22 2011 : 8:50:10 PM
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I must have hit my head on the PC monitor...I'm seeing TRIPLE here...triple Lionel missile launchers...no, wait...I just got those in a Lionel lot buy. Never mind. Anyway, here's my contribution to this weeks non-pay-per-view on Tyco COTW.
Paid $8.05 for 11 cars, 8 of them Lionel HO cars. All need some work or are missing some parts, or have small broken pieces. But for the price, I got quite a bit to add to my Lionel HO collection. I believe I can now make a consist out of the cars I have. These seem to be from the '63 catalog era, along with 2 helicopter launching cars, a DSSA boxcar minus doors, a NYC aqua boxcar shell, an Alaska railroad hopper, and some sort of dump chassis. I'd say I got a pretty good deal, even for junker projects. I'll most more later.
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Posted - February 23 2011 : 12:38:27 AM
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Retrospect on a weathering project.
Tony, I saw that same Coors cars this past weekend too. Passed on it since there is already one Coors car in the collection. I'm realizing if I collect every beer reefer I see I'll run low on space real fast lol.
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