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Almost all my rolling stock is Athearn. It is astounding to me how someone can spend fifty bucks on a boxcar because it has a few details that I could add to a six dollar Athearn model and spend, tops, about seven or eight bucks extra, for a grand total of fourteen dollars. I'm not saying the high end models don't have a place in the hobby. I am saying that the vast majority of us can't afford a 50 car fleet consisting of models costing thirty to fifty dollars each. Athearn blue boxes enable who know's how many thousands of modelers to build a respectable rolling stock fleet. Sometimes the details can be poorly manufactured. Good thing the LHS usually has 150-200 in stock. I can almost always find a good kit. It will be a shame when they're finally gone. <br />The snobs at your club are jerks (assuming they're serious). Who gives a flying rip what they think. Blue boxes are an asset to the hobby. <br />And I say, God bless them![:D]
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