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How do you detail up a Sw1500 Atheran blue box???

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Anonymous
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How do you detail up a Sw1500 Atheran blue box???
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:09 PM
Please help what details parts do i use??
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csmith9474
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Posted by csmith9474 on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:55 PM
Dude, it edpends on the prototype. Find some prototype pics and start a list of detail parts you need. Some good manufacturers would be Details West, Detail Associates, and I think that Train Station Products had some stuff for switchers as well. Then get yourself a pin vise and a nice selection of bits (a couple of each size because you will break some). CA, such as Handi Bond, is great for affixing metal detail parts to plasic. Good luck.[:)]

Smitty
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:10 PM
ok thanks dude!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:11 PM
Before you start, buy a cary shell from bowser (Through the stewart website) its a metal shell and will turn that SW into a brick that will pull anything in your yards.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:51 PM
how much do the cary shells run?
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Darth Santa Fe
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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 06archerd

how much do the cary shells run?


Around $30.

About the detailing, you can look up pictures of the prototypes at websites like:
railpictures.net
or
northeast.railfan.net

Then you can buy the proper detail parts from Details West, Detail Associates and Overland Models. Then you could also get brass handrail wire from Bowser.[:)][:)][:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:59 PM
cool thanks
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BRAKIE
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Posted by BRAKIE on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:21 PM
06archerd,Hold one..That Cary shell needs a lot of work including making the hand rails and roof.Plus you need the Athearn SW1500 drive.Your best bet is the Athearn SW1500 and detail parts from Details West and Detail Associates.

http://www.bowser-trains.com/pdf/cary_body.pdf

Larry

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Summerset Ry.


"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt  Safety First!"

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:59 PM
ic i think i will stick with atheran and detail parts
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