My Freight Train Pics
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TruckLover said:sign1 $15.00 off ebay and I almost won 2 more for the same price,
got outbid the last 5 sec by $.03 :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: sign1
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TruckLover said:
I might buy the brass ones from as well as a thin sheet of styrene, which costs as much. that way, you'll have something the measure atleast, you know? make sure its all the right size.
I personally dislike Ebay unless I can buy it from an Ebay store ( i'm probably gonna break down and get the NJ transit GP40FH-2 shell)
however Ebay is invaluable fore rare or hard to find items. I get alot of my odd-ball commuter engines off ebay.
however Ebay is invaluable fore rare or hard to find items. I get alot of my odd-ball commuter engines off ebay.
green_elite_cab said:owned
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E-bay is ADDICTING!!!!!! At least to me it is.
TruckLover said:sign1 sign1
E-bay is ADDICTING!!!!!! At least to me it is.
WOOOOOOORD!!!!!!!
The kits are Athearn Blue Box kits as far as I remember. :thumb: Love the kits!
Yeah I want to get a GP40FH-2 shell off ebay. I have the money, and i just ordered a crap load of NJ transit decals and other engine details from Walthers. now i'm torn. I have a CR GP38-2 i got details for, and its my only 2nd generation road switcher. At the same time, many of the details, and parts from the GP38-2 itself could go into the GP40FH-2. I wonder if i should just buy another blue box GP38 or similar (any of those EMD GPs up to the GP50 are the same length) or just use my current GP38-2 and switch shells when i feel like it. I think my local hobby shop has a "Special Edition" athearn painted 38 that no one will ever buy.
yeah, speaking of detail projects, you ought buy a dremel tool, and add that nose headlight to your B40-8. I got one this christmas, and its amazing. I was cutting down an athearn C44-9W chassis for another project ( finally, i'm going to re-power my E60CP the way i told people i was gonna do it!). It occurred to me randomly that you can used this tool to cleanly cut a hole in the nose where the headlight belongs on your B40-8, and so i thought i'd suggest it. This thing has a million and one other uses to. it is so worth it.
yeah, speaking of detail projects, you ought buy a dremel tool, and add that nose headlight to your B40-8. I got one this christmas, and its amazing. I was cutting down an athearn C44-9W chassis for another project ( finally, i'm going to re-power my E60CP the way i told people i was gonna do it!). It occurred to me randomly that you can used this tool to cleanly cut a hole in the nose where the headlight belongs on your B40-8, and so i thought i'd suggest it. This thing has a million and one other uses to. it is so worth it.
CRed said:
The double stacks are made by Athearn and I got them off e-bay a couple of years ago. I plan on getting 4 more 5 unit sets in BNSF and CSX.
Here is a link to one of my other threads with the double stacks, http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=23152 , http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=21913
green_elite_cab said:
I have a dremel kit, it is just burried in that thing we call the garagesign1 sign1 sign1
TruckLover said:
lol, we out all our junk safely in our garage, and leave out nice expensive cars out on the driveway
Same here, My dad has a 2004 Red Ponitac GTO that has 584 HP and we have a Black GMC Denali (spelling, lol) that sit in the drive way. Of course my dad covers his car. He would love to put it in the garage but there is no possible way.
CRed said:
What site is it and who are they made by, I can probly tell if they do or not. Is it a discount site?
This site....
http://www.cchobbies.com/hoscale/athearnfreight.htm
They have Athearn and Walther models,looks like decent prices also.
If you click the RTR icon on the bottom they have a large selection of freight.
Chris
http://www.cchobbies.com/hoscale/athearnfreight.htm
They have Athearn and Walther models,looks like decent prices also.
If you click the RTR icon on the bottom they have a large selection of freight.
Chris
Wow, they do have some good prices.
Are you talking about these ones? http://www.cchobbies.com/hoscale/freightcars/athearnimpactcars.htm
Those arn't double stacks, they carry trailers. and this is what they look like
I saw the Walthers one's to in the RTR section. Those are nice!! They don't come with containers though, but I saw an icon that said containers and they are probly cheaper than anywere else too.
Are you talking about these ones? http://www.cchobbies.com/hoscale/freightcars/athearnimpactcars.htm
Those arn't double stacks, they carry trailers. and this is what they look like
I saw the Walthers one's to in the RTR section. Those are nice!! They don't come with containers though, but I saw an icon that said containers and they are probly cheaper than anywere else too.
Ya, you don't see to many good prices on e-bay for this stuff anymore:cry: :cry:
There are the ocasional AWSOME deals, like winning a powered Athearn CNW Dash 9 for $24 and another of the same with diff road # for $30, but you usally dont get lucky like that.
Good luck and let me know if I can help with anything else.:thumb: :thumb:
There are the ocasional AWSOME deals, like winning a powered Athearn CNW Dash 9 for $24 and another of the same with diff road # for $30, but you usally dont get lucky like that.
Good luck and let me know if I can help with anything else.:thumb: :thumb: