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Bought this for a project, but it is too nice to cannibalize for parts. The Boston & Maine paint and deals are pretty nice. Athearn "What's in the Box" episode 1
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Found this in the hobby shop I worked at for awhile. Consignment item. Price was right, It barely ran so it fit my desires perfectly! I bought this Athearn HO Scale "undecorated" switcher at a train show for $5. In this video I custom paint and letter the locomotive
Unboxing and Running an HO Union Pacific DD-40 by Athearn from the Blue Box Era 1960's to 1990's. In this video, I am starting an upgrade to an Athearn blue box SD9 decorated for the Milwakee Road. The first step is to replace the Testing out a very quick restoration of an old Athearn Blue Box GP9 #5883 that is painted for Conrail. It came out pretty nice, and
Athearn "Blue Box" Tank Car Build - with wheel and coupler upgrades. HO Scale. ACHB 1-36 I purchased this Athearn "Shell" Triple Dome Tank Car kit at a train show last winter for $5. I go through the assembly process,
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In this video I build a blue box caboose. I also add lights and metal wheels. Unboxing E bay Athearn Blue Box Lot First off, Happy Thanksgiving, my diecast family! I haven't done too many model railway videos as of late, and I now have the
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Athearn Blue Box Rebuilding Techniques and Procedures When Athearn first introduced the Genesis line of locomotives they came in yellow and blue boxes, clearly marked "Genesis." The colors and design are quite
See how easy it is to assemble a 50' plug door box car. After that we will have a drive by train. Testing out the last locomotive from the recent train show visit. A GP38-2 painted for the Burlington Northern. This locomotive will I researched and found out the steps how modelers "super-tuned" their Blue Box Athearn Locomotives to get better performance
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Today I review two 60' FMC High Cube boxcars from the Athearn "Ready-To-Roll" line. One is painted for Norfolk Southern and I bought a $20 Athearn Mystery Box - was it a Blue Box bonanza or a bust? In this video, I crack open the box to reveal what
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The lead unit is powered and the trailing unit is a dummy loco. Since filming this a few years ago, the powered engine has Athearn Blue Box Parts Bin is Full. How Many Runners Can I Make? They stopped making blue box kits maybe a decade ago - you can still find them online through Ebay but yeah, athearn pretty much is RTR only now
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What's the definition of an 'old' blue box Athearn loco? - General Testing out another Athearn "Blue Box" GP9 painted for the MIlwaukee Road. It runs really good. The old BB's are generally the ones with open frame motors, using the frame as a motor "ground", and a single bulb headlight that makes the whole front end "
This video I build an Athearn Blue Box freight car kit. I upgrade the couplers and wheels. Maintenance on Athearn Blue Box Engines #modeltrains #modeltrain #trains
AMP draw on Athearn Blue Box SD40-2's - the MRH Forum Almost all of the old Athearn body shells will require some modification to fit on the newest drives. The Blue Box F units, for example, have very little in Quick & Dirty Restoration of Athearn Blue Box GP9
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Complete DCC install in a Blue Box Athearn SD40-2, using a Digitrax DH126 decoder. Athearn Blue Box Upgrade project Exploring HUGE lifetime model train collection pt18! Shelf of various Athearn Blue Box engines!
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Testing out the 3rd locomotive that I picked up at a recent train show. This is an SD40-2 painted for the B&O "Chessie System". In short they're virtually bulletproof, and very easy to maintain! Not only that, but Athearn still makes driveline parts (geared axles,
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See how these kits are put together with love. Then after you can watch a train full of 40' box cars. Athearn Blue Box Kitbash Series: SDP45
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Converting a 40+ year old Blue Box unit from DC to DCC with sound and LED lighting.