Old Athearn Blue boxes Today I attempt to install my first ever DCC Decoder in one of my old HO Scale Locomotives. And lets add some bright new LEDs Going through the process of rebuilding Athearn Blue Box locomotives including using the ultra sonic cleaner, milling machine,
60' FMC High Cube Box Car (Athearn RTR) Review Today I review two 60' FMC High Cube boxcars from the Athearn "Ready-To-Roll" line. One is painted for Norfolk Southern and
HO Scale Vehicles and Containers - Athearn 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! Athearn "What's in the Box" episode 1
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Clean up and maintain your Athearn blue box engines with this! Easy maintenance ever for a beginner to keep your engines I researched and found out the steps how modelers "super-tuned" their Blue Box Athearn Locomotives to get better performance Unboxing and Running an HO Union Pacific DD-40 by Athearn from the Blue Box Era 1960's to 1990's.
I purchased this Athearn "Shell" Triple Dome Tank Car kit at a train show last winter for $5. I go through the assembly process, I often get requests for information on installing decoders in older Athearn locomotives that came in the famous Athearn blue Athearn Blue Box Mini Haul NOS BNSF Dash 9
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 Shop model train vehicles and containers from Athearn. These model cars, trucks, and shipping containers will bring your model train Whatever happened to the Athearn blue boxes? : r/modeltrains
Athearn Blue Box Gunders MAXI-III Intermodal well car kit. . . Finished after 25 years! #athearn Athearn Blue Box "Super-Tuning" Tips & Tricks. Do They Actually Work? Athearn Blue Box Kitbash Series: SDP45
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In this video I build a blue box caboose. I also add lights and metal wheels. Athearn Blue Box Burlington Northern GP38-2 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 "
Seaboard Central HO Scale Model Railroad How to series. In this episode we upgrade an Athearn HO Scale RTR 50' Boxcar with Exploring HUGE lifetime model train collection pt18! Shelf of various Athearn Blue Box engines! In short they're virtually bulletproof, and very easy to maintain! Not only that, but Athearn still makes driveline parts (geared axles,
Athearn Blue Box FP45 conversion Athearn Blue Box Kitbash Series: SD28 Stripping Paint From An Athearn Blue Box Caboose
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 Athearn "Blue Box" Tank Car Build - with wheel and coupler upgrades. HO Scale. ACHB 1-36 The lead unit is powered and the trailing unit is a dummy loco. Since filming this a few years ago, the powered engine has
This video I show how to easily mount a #5 coupler on an old blue box loco. Some filing is required and there is a short circuit risk Testing out a custom Athearn Blue Box SW7 painted for the Canadian National. It may get stripped for parts. This video documents the creation of my HO scale SDP45 from Athearn Blue Box SD45, SDP40, and GP35 shells.
It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to Unboxing E bay Athearn Blue Box Lot Athearn yellow box tank car Ho scale
Athearn Blue Box 40' AAR Boxcar Kit Assembly Testing out the last locomotive from the recent train show visit. A GP38-2 painted for the Burlington Northern. This locomotive will RUNAWAY TRAINS MERCH: WE'RE IN THE NEWS! READ ABOUT US:
I recently came across a number of Athearn freight kits in yellow boxes. I was very surprised to see that the kits come with metal sprung trucks and metal Athearn Blue Box Rebuilding Techniques and Procedures
MEGA Vintage Athearn Locomotive Collection - Let's See What Runs! One last look before we put together the Athearn Blue Box F7 and take it out for testing.
Maintenance on Athearn Blue Box Engines #modeltrains #modeltrain #trains DCC Decoder And LED Upgrade On An Old DC Athearn Blue Box - Digitrax DH126D
Athearn Blue Box B&M SW7 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". Remotoring An Athearn Blue Box SD9
running Athearn blue box SD9's on my HO scale layout Budget DCC Locomotive Project - Athearn "Blue Box" SW1500 DCC Install, LED lights and Custom Paint 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
In 2021 I received a message from a guy named Ricky saying he had acquired a massive lot of vintage Athearn blue box Athearn Blue Box locos can be made to run with DCC using the stock motors, but they will draw more current than can motored units. I installed decoders in a Link to decoder mount Print File:
Athearn Yellow Box kits - General Discussion (Model Railroader Removing the paint from a model is the first step in repainting. My preferred paint stripper is 91% Isopropyl Alcohol.
How To Assemble Athearn 40' Box Car - Valentine's Day I bought this Athearn HO Scale "undecorated" switcher at a train show for $5. In this video I custom paint and letter the locomotive
Install Kadee Couplers on Athearn Blue Box Loco Basic DCC Upgrade On An Athearn Blue Box Santa FE F7
Converting a 40+ year old Blue Box unit from DC to DCC with sound and LED lighting. See how these kits are put together with love. Then after you can watch a train full of 40' box cars.
Complete DCC install in a Blue Box Athearn SD40-2, using a Digitrax DH126 decoder. 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 You could sell them on eBay, people will be constantly buying them. Make sure you share a link here in Reddit or on the internet, so they know
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Upgrading blue box locomotive with DCC w/sound and LED lighting. How To Assemble Athearn 50' Plug Door Box Car - D&H Athearn Box Car Limited Edition Preview Joe w/Joe #short #train #hoscale
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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 Today we're going to build an Athearn Blue Box 40' AAR Boxcar Kit! Excuse my bad English - not that good at it. Thanks for This video I build an Athearn Blue Box freight car kit. I upgrade the couplers and wheels.
Athearn Blue Box F7 review and final inspection See how easy it is to assemble a 50' plug door box car. After that we will have a drive by train. I Bought a $20 Athearn Mystery Box!
Athearn Blue Box ALCO P 1 ABA Streamline train. Beautiful set! Quick & Dirty Restoration of Athearn Blue Box GP9
Athearn's EMD DD-40 Demonstrator. Wrong Wheels Made It a Poor Puller!! Athearn Blue Box F7 pulling passenger cars with interiors and lights.
You This video documents my method of creating a wide-body, blue box Athearn SD28. Athearn blue boxes truly are some of the most reliable out there! #modeltrains #hoscaletrains
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 How to Upgrade an Athearn HO Scale Boxcar
What's the definition of an 'old' blue box Athearn loco? - General In this video, I am performing general maintenance on an HO scale Athearn F7A Diesel locomotive with the Amtrak road name.
Athearn Blue Box Kit Build I won this auction for some freight cars lets see what I received.
Athearn Blue Box CN SW7 Announcing the new Athearn Genesis diesel #Athearn #Genesis #allnewmodel #withtreadplate #SD90MAC. Athearn Blue Box F7 pulling passenger cars with interiors and lights. #hoscaletrains #modeltrains.
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Athearn December 2023 Announcement: Athearn Roundhouse 50 FMC 5283 Double Door Box Cars First off, Happy Thanksgiving, my diecast family! I haven't done too many model railway videos as of late, and I now have the Testing out another Athearn "Blue Box" GP9 painted for the MIlwaukee Road. It runs really good.
Parts collection of F unit Athearn Blue and Yellow Box loco's. I'm going to pull them all down, clean, lube and get as many good DCC for a Blue Box Athearn Loco (88) AMP draw on Athearn Blue Box SD40-2's - the MRH Forum
My Comprehensive Guide To Basic DCC Convertion Of An Athearn Blue Box Locomotive On A Budget Athern Genesis ( yellow vs blue box ) - General Discussion (Model What would do to liquidate these old Athearn blue boxes? : r
Bought this for a project, but it is too nice to cannibalize for parts. The Boston & Maine paint and deals are pretty nice. Athearn Blue Box Upgrade project