12-28-2008, 03:32 PM
Hi Sturart.
Welcome to the "I bought an Athearn Blue Box Loco, Before Athearn Started Ready To Run Support Group".
Everyone of us have done it before. Bought BB's. Then came Kato, with their highly detailed, smooth running locos.
Everyone followed suit. Athearn, Walthers, Life-Like, Atlas. Now we don't even look at the BB's, though there still some on my roster.
Just a personel opinion....I bought a Kato C44-9W. I thought it was great! Ran smooth, excellent detail(even if they were a pain in the butt to put on.) Then I bought a couple of Athearn SD70M's. Love the SD's better now.
Welcome to the "I bought an Athearn Blue Box Loco, Before Athearn Started Ready To Run Support Group".
Everyone of us have done it before. Bought BB's. Then came Kato, with their highly detailed, smooth running locos.
Everyone followed suit. Athearn, Walthers, Life-Like, Atlas. Now we don't even look at the BB's, though there still some on my roster.
Just a personel opinion....I bought a Kato C44-9W. I thought it was great! Ran smooth, excellent detail(even if they were a pain in the butt to put on.) Then I bought a couple of Athearn SD70M's. Love the SD's better now.
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.