I recieved my first big engine in the post today, it's an Athearn blue box GE 9-44CW in UP livery. This is another ebay purchase, and it was probably a little overpriced given that the previous owner has damaged the shell by using too much glue on some of the details and also by choosing to glue the light lenses and other details onto the outside of the shell instead of attaching them from the inside?
I'm going to be detailing and repainting this engine as a Norfolk Southern unit, and I will also be adding some new celcon handrails to replace the metal ones.
I'm looking forward to this build, and it will be next on my list once the two Athearn GP38-2 units are finished.
I also took delivery of a selection of intermodal well cars, in yellow TTX, blue CSX and red BN liveries. I now have five of these cars, with more on the way. I have also ordered several containers to stack on them. These cars are Athearn and Walthers, the Athearn cars a lightweight plastic and will need specially weighted containers, the Walthers cars are made of diecast metal and run much more reliably, also the Walthers cars can carry truck trailers as shown in the uppermost picture.
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