05-09-2014, 02:22 PM
I've been working on my Railbox fleet. Here's an Athearn bluebox that I painted and decaled:
This type of Railbox, XAF10, went to Class Is in the early 1980s. Athearn RTR brought one of the XAF10s out in a later scheme that these cars didn't get, because they had already left RBOX ownership. However, I like the scheme, and I'm not sure how closely I checked this out before I got the car:
Most of the XAF10s were simply patched, keeping the yellow Railbox scheme but relettered for the Class Is. Athearn RTR brought one out fully painted for Santa Fe. I haven't been able to find a photo of a car like this on line, but it looks reasonable to me:
Here is the underframe. I've done this on some, but not all, of my cars. I do replace all Athearn bluebox or RTR coupler pockets with screw mount Kadees.
Here is an E&C Shops FBOX. I'm really sorry E&C, LBF, and Hubert's are defunct.
I've ordered a bunch of new tag decals, and this is in the queue.
This type of Railbox, XAF10, went to Class Is in the early 1980s. Athearn RTR brought one of the XAF10s out in a later scheme that these cars didn't get, because they had already left RBOX ownership. However, I like the scheme, and I'm not sure how closely I checked this out before I got the car:
Most of the XAF10s were simply patched, keeping the yellow Railbox scheme but relettered for the Class Is. Athearn RTR brought one out fully painted for Santa Fe. I haven't been able to find a photo of a car like this on line, but it looks reasonable to me:
Here is the underframe. I've done this on some, but not all, of my cars. I do replace all Athearn bluebox or RTR coupler pockets with screw mount Kadees.
Here is an E&C Shops FBOX. I'm really sorry E&C, LBF, and Hubert's are defunct.
I've ordered a bunch of new tag decals, and this is in the queue.