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Just got this one off daBay. Old Athearn, maybe All-Nation, 50ft kit. Previous owner had put some nice Lionel die-cast trucks on it (too far outboard - 3-minute re-drill and move mod) and it has a good paint job and lettering.

I've said it before, I like these old metal kits because they look...metal, like the real thing. Thin cross-section material. Not as hyper-detailed as the new stuff (which is beautiful), but I don't care.

Often inexpensive, too - especially if already in the 3RO configuration, as this one was. And, if assembled correctly, pretty robust.

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Essentially all the underbody detail that I typically need.

Unless you've had a wreck...

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D500 posted:

Just got this one off daBay. Old Athearn, maybe All-Nation, 50ft kit. Previous owner had put some nice Lionel die-cast trucks on it (too far outboard - 3-minute re-drill and move mod) and it has a good paint job and lettering.

I've said it before, I like these old metal kits because they look...metal, like the real thing. Thin cross-section material. Not as hyper-detailed as the new stuff (which is beautiful), but I don't care.

Often inexpensive, too - especially if already in the 3RO configuration, as this one was. And, if assembled correctly, pretty robust.

DSCN2975

 

Essentially all the underbody detail that I typically need.

Unless you've had a wreck...

 

In a moving train most of that minute detail is lost to the eye. Nice car.

Santa Fe MOW car from double door boxcar

Santa Fe MOW car.  Santa Fe was infamous for diluting the silver paint used to cover an ex-revenue car.

Pecos River Santa Fe tool car with box end.

John Smith commissioned this model which is quite rare and goes for big bucks at auction houses.

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PR car used for this project.

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I diluted silver latex paint and ours runs in our MOW trains.  I need to apply black decals.

John in Lansing, ILL

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