Found this on the sidebar. I was hoping somebody had found an Athearn O Scale tank. I really liked my HO version - long lost.
I don't do HO, and I don't do plastic, but I still have eight of those Varneys. Six had metal underframes and roofwalks. Three of those exploded!
So I took one, sent it to Bob Stevenson, of Stevenson Preservation Models, and he made a mold and cast me enough in brass to replace the exploded ones.
They are not perfect, but way better than the early wood , and later plastic underframes. And way, way better than the exploded ones. If you need any of these, check with Bob.
So being nostalgic, I have replaced all my HO stuff including Bowser K11, Mantua Shifter, and all the Varney box cars except the grey CN ice car, and the Dockside, in either O Scale or 17/64.
And good news, the Dockside just got main frames cut in 17/64.
Dropping in, and dropping out.
