DCC Decoder And LED Upgrade On An Old DC Athearn Blue Box - Digitrax DH126D Exploring HUGE lifetime model train collection pt18! Shelf of various Athearn Blue Box engines!
Announcing the new Athearn Genesis diesel #Athearn #Genesis #allnewmodel #withtreadplate #SD90MAC. Athearn Blue Box B&O SD40-2
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Budget DCC Locomotive Project - Athearn "Blue Box" SW1500 DCC Install, LED lights and Custom Paint How To Assemble Athearn 50' Plug Door Box Car - D&H Unboxing and Running an HO Union Pacific DD-40 by Athearn from the Blue Box Era 1960's to 1990's.
Link to decoder mount Print File: Stripping Paint From An Athearn Blue Box Caboose 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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Bought this for a project, but it is too nice to cannibalize for parts. The Boston & Maine paint and deals are pretty nice. Athearn yellow box tank car Ho scale Install Kadee Couplers on Athearn Blue Box Loco
HO Scale Vehicles and Containers - Athearn 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
Old Athearn Blue boxes I won this auction for some freight cars lets see what I received. Athearn Blue Box Caboose Build
Testing out the last locomotive from the recent train show visit. A GP38-2 painted for the Burlington Northern. This locomotive will Athearn Box Car Limited Edition Preview Joe w/Joe #short #train #hoscale
Athearn Blue Box B&M SW7 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 Upgrading blue box locomotive with DCC w/sound and LED lighting.
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! Removing the paint from a model is the first step in repainting. My preferred paint stripper is 91% Isopropyl Alcohol. In 2021 I received a message from a guy named Ricky saying he had acquired a massive lot of vintage Athearn blue box
One last look before we put together the Athearn Blue Box F7 and take it out for testing. 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".
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Shop HO scale vehicles and containers from Athearn. These HO scale cars, trucks, and shipping containers will bring your model train Why are Athearn Blue boxes so special?
Basic DCC Upgrade On An Athearn Blue Box Santa FE F7 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 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
I often get requests for information on installing decoders in older Athearn locomotives that came in the famous Athearn blue See how these kits are put together with love. Then after you can watch a train full of 40' box cars.
In this video I build a blue box caboose. I also add lights and metal wheels. In this video, I am performing general maintenance on an HO scale Athearn F7A Diesel locomotive with the Amtrak road name.
Athearn Blue Box "Super-Tuning" Tips & Tricks. Do They Actually Work? Seaboard Central HO Scale Model Railroad How to series. In this episode we upgrade an Athearn HO Scale RTR 50' Boxcar with
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 Clean up and maintain your Athearn blue box engines with this! Easy maintenance ever for a beginner to keep your engines I bought this Athearn HO Scale "undecorated" switcher at a train show for $5. In this video I custom paint and letter the locomotive
This video documents the creation of my HO scale SDP45 from Athearn Blue Box SD45, SDP40, and GP35 shells. What's the definition of an 'old' blue box Athearn loco? - General
running Athearn blue box SD9's on my HO scale layout Complete DCC install in a Blue Box Athearn SD40-2, using a Digitrax DH126 decoder.
Athearn Blue Box F7A General Maintenance and Repair What would do to liquidate these old Athearn blue boxes? : r 1975 Athearn Orange Box for DD-40? pre or post Blue Box?
Unboxing E bay Athearn Blue Box Lot Testing out a custom Athearn Blue Box SW7 painted for the Canadian National. It may get stripped for parts. It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to
Athern Genesis ( yellow vs blue box ) - General Discussion (Model 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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Converting a 40+ year old Blue Box unit from DC to DCC with sound and LED lighting. AMP draw on Athearn Blue Box SD40-2's - the MRH Forum Athearn Blue Box F7 pulling passenger cars with interiors and lights. #hoscaletrains #modeltrains.
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Athearn Blue Box Parts Bin is Full. How Many Runners Can I Make? See how easy it is to assemble a 50' plug door box car. After that we will have a drive by train.
Quick & Dirty Restoration of Athearn Blue Box GP9 Athearn Blue Box Kitbash Series: SD28 This video documents my method of creating a wide-body, blue box Athearn SD28.
Maintenance on Athearn Blue Box Engines #modeltrains #modeltrain #trains 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
How To Assemble Athearn 40' Box Car - Valentine's Day Athearn Blue Box F7 pulling passenger cars with interiors and lights. 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
Whatever happened to the Athearn blue boxes? : r/modeltrains 60' FMC High Cube Box Car (Athearn RTR) Review
Testing out another Athearn "Blue Box" GP9 painted for the MIlwaukee Road. It runs really good. Athearn's EMD DD-40 Demonstrator. Wrong Wheels Made It a Poor Puller!! Going through the process of rebuilding Athearn Blue Box locomotives including using the ultra sonic cleaner, milling machine,
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 This video I build an Athearn Blue Box freight car kit. I upgrade the couplers and wheels. 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
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 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
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MEGA Vintage Athearn Locomotive Collection - Let's See What Runs! 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
Today I review two 60' FMC High Cube boxcars from the Athearn "Ready-To-Roll" line. One is painted for Norfolk Southern and Athearn Blue Box F7 review and final inspection
Athearn December 2023 Announcement: Athearn Roundhouse 50 FMC 5283 Double Door Box Cars I researched and found out the steps how modelers "super-tuned" their Blue Box Athearn Locomotives to get better performance 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 Gunders MAXI-III Intermodal well car kit. . . Finished after 25 years! #athearn Athearn "What's in the Box" episode 1 Remotoring An Athearn Blue Box SD9
The lead unit is powered and the trailing unit is a dummy loco. Since filming this a few years ago, the powered engine has Vintage 1970s Athearn Blue Box FP45 Locomotive; New Family Member for HO Trains. Athearn Blue Box DCC conversion
Shop model train vehicles and containers from Athearn. These model cars, trucks, and shipping containers will bring your model train 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 How to Upgrade an Athearn HO Scale Boxcar
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