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Hi, fguarascio, Welcome to the World's Greatest Hobby, and welcome to the forums! One warning about older Athearn blue box models - on some Athearns the hoods are too wide (GP7, SD7...) - apparently to enable the old motor to fit in. Some "newer" models (from the 1980's) were made with a new, narrower motor, so their hoods are of prototypical width - for instance GP38-2, GP40-2 and GP50. This detail may not seem important to you now, but soon you'll see that the more experience you gather, the more of a "nitpicker" you become. And then you'll be glad to know that your first locos can be made into some nice models - you can add some details that are missing, but the "foundation" is right. By the way, I'm not sure about the SD40-2 and the SD40T-2 - do they have the correct width hoods? Are the grab irons and lift rings cast-on or omitted like on the GP38-2 (which I think is better, easier superdetailing)? How are the trucks? How about the Athearn's U-boats? Hope someone can help us here. A good idea would be to visit a model railroad club and talk to the people there. Have fun! Oliver
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