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TOPIC: Athern H-24-66 in HO

Athern H-24-66 in HO 8 years 8 months ago #4639

maddoxdy
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I've been going through boxes I mothballed years ago. I've found some candidates for future projects.

I have 2 Athern BB Trainmaster H-24-66 undec. One powered, one dummy. I've rehabbed Athern BB in the past to get them running very well, so that is not the issue. I'm looking at the shells and wondering if I can make these into RDG passenger units. My choice ranges from just painting them and slapping decals on them and calling it close enough, to doing major surgery to get a good looking model.

My skills are modest & rusty. But, I think these would make a good learning project.

Differences I see right off the bat:
Number board are wrong.
Headlights are wrong.
Fan housings look clunky.
Louvers are in the wrong places.

In your opinions, what would you change? What parts would you add?

Thanks for your input.

Doug Maddox

Doug Maddox
Perkasie, PA
Along the Bethlehem Branch

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Athern H-24-66 in HO 8 years 8 months ago #4645

Rob OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 393 Thank you received: 57	The grilles and fans beg to be modeled appropriately and are an awesome feature of these monsters. If you can handle it - do it. That would make the other modifications seem like a breeze and worth the effort...
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Athern H-24-66 in HO 8 years 8 months ago #4647

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I too have an Athearn Blue Box Train Monster (Master) that has been languishing on the workbench. Dynamic brake has been removed and the horn is installed into the end. Building an insert for the radiator banks is simple enough, but I still have not figured out how to screen the silly things with something that looks good, yet is not overly fragile. One idea has been to use Atlas parts and graft then into the Athearn shell. Yes, the quick reply is to dump the Athearn model and to buy an Atlas version, but even with the inaccuracies, I would prefer to have a model that has the mark of my efforts. Besides shading the molded screens with flat black paint, are there any good ideas out there about modeling the radiator banks?

Fishnmack

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Athern H-24-66 in HO 8 years 8 months ago #4649

MrBill OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 169 Thank you received: 31	I've seen some fine mesh brass screening out there that would probably work well. About $15 for an 8" x 10" piece on the eBay.
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Athearn H-24-66 in HO 8 years 8 months ago #4654

sphogger OFFLINE Brakeman Posts: 34 Thank you received: 3	Concerning the original post to this subject, the number boards and headlights are reported to be wrong. Maybe my observation skills are feeling pretty puny, or are you looking at a Southern Pacific version of the Athearn Train Master model? If not, what am I missing as to the number board and headlight details?
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