Saturday, July 11, 2009

Athearn N scale SD70M, epilogue...


...now sporting clothes from the Norfolk Southern railroad, a generous treat from the same person who gave me the parts lot that started it all.

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The N scale equipment of the last 15 years is light years beyond anything we could have dreamed of when I first modeled in it back in 1974 on a friend's layout...gap toothed pilots and handrails that looked like they were fashioned from scale 4x6s were the rule of the day. These are real jewels that will be cherished members of my roster, both as the fine state-of-the-art machines they are and the testament of one's generosity to another modeler they've never even met.

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