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What I first posted: If I remember my Athearn history correctly, Varney was the predecessor to Athearn. I'll hit the books when I'm home tonight. I'm very sure that a Varney body will fit an Athearn chassis of the same model. Well I I didn't remember correctly. It was Globe, not Varney. Sorry for the mis-info. I agree with Matt, the Railroading_Brit. Find a Varney drive for your shell if possible. The model should reside in a display case. The first prototype diesels were generally box cabs and industrial locomotives. Then came Alco RS1, EMC (EMD) F-3, the BL-2 & GP7 just to name a few. Athearn Blue Box lends itself to detailing well. There are a few inexpensive things you can do to improve their proformance like replacing the metal contact strips with wire, changing the wheels to nickel-silver wheels, checking the gears for binding and, if needed, adding a thrust washer on the worm gear. I highly recommend Railmodel Journal's book [url="http://www.internettrains.com/railmodjourt.html"]"Tuning & Upgrading Athearn Locomotives"[/url] to all Athearn owners. You can find great deals on Life Like Proto 2000 which, in my opinion, is a better running and detailed model right out of the box. Bachmann Spectrum is a good brand too. Atlas is a excelent brand and if you look hard enough you just might find a good deal on one. Personally I don't like AHM, Walthers, Model Power or Con-Cor.
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