How to Upgrade and Customize Cheap Rolling Stock

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Items used in this video in order of appearance:
Athearn Blue Box 40' Boxcar
Kadee HO Universal Brake Wheels
Model Master Liquid Cement
Tamiya Fine Surface Primer Oxide Red
Testors Glosscote Spray Lacquer
K4Decals - Chesapeake and Ohio 40 Ft Boxcar White Roman Font For Progress
Hobby Knife
MicroScale Micro Set
MicroScale Micro Sol
Tamiya TS-80 Flat Clear Spray Lacquer
Project Source Flat Black Spray Paint
Tamiya TS-1 Red Brown
Kadee 33" Smooth-Back Metal Wheelsets
Kadee No. 5 Couplers
Kadee Coupler Height Gauge
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@rwissbaum9849 Год назад

In this era of $50+ ready-to-run models, it's great to see that people are still doing a little extra work to get good models at a reasonable price. I had two Varney cars (a tank car and a reefer) from the very first HO train set I received as a Christmas present 60 years ago - new paint, decals, wheels and couplers made these some of the best cars on my layout. Don't forget to check the car weight: old cars are almost always under weight, and once they've been disassembled, it's easy to add more weight.

@w.rustylane5650 6 дней назад

I have an old can of red oxide primer I use for my ore cars and boxcars. I had to thin it down with some lacquer thinner to get it to flow through my airbrush. I use Dull Coat I mix for my airbrush. For an acrylic gloss I use Future Floor Wax (Acrylic) mixed with Isopropol alcohol. I have a bunch of 1960 - 80's rolling stock I updated with body mounted Kadee couplers and Walthers Proto 2000 metal wheel sets. Cheers from eastern TN

@hadynmcloughlin4661 Месяц назад

Love this especially for someone new to the hobby on a budget and starting out. Gives it a chance to make your own spin and customise to suit a project

@danielbackley9301 Год назад

Two things one remove the lettering before repainting this is easily done with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip . this allows for a better paint job by preventing bleed thru of the old lettering and means fewer coats of paint needed. The second thing is to apply the solvaset right after applying the decal if you watch your video you can see the edge of the decal film showing around the cheaspeake and ohio to the left side of the door . This occurs when you wait to long and thus do not get the decal to set properly. Learned these lessons 45 years ago when we had to repaint and reletter in order to get some roadnames that weren't available or if one was free lancing ones own roadname.

@timw7946 7 месяцев назад

409 works well too. Let it soak overnight. Viola!

@chrissharp5073 8 месяцев назад

Im a Brit who models American ho scale railroads and find bargain pre owned railroad stock at model railway exhibitions and like you upgrade the box cars for my layout. Great job satisfaction in accomplishing these upgrades where you end up with a unique box car. Great video presentation

@michaelsmodelrailroading7665 Год назад

A very nice how-to video. Old Athearn blue-box rolling stock was quality to begin with, and is usually well worth the effort to restore and upgrade. Thanks for sharing this video.

@cdjhyoung 7 месяцев назад

A few additional things: before closing up the body, weigh the entire car and add wheel weights to bring the car up to NMRA minimum standard weight. But these adhesive weights at your local tire store - they will be many times less expensive than buying them at the hobby shop. Check the wheel sets with an NMRA gauge to make sure they are in gauge. The wheel sets you used from Kadee are virtually always spot on. Coat the car with dullcote to knock down the glossy look. It also gives a nice tooth to the finish that hold weathering chalks better.

@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304 Год назад

I inherited a whole fleet of Blue Box Athearn and Roundhouse rolling stock fro my dad. He already changed the couplers, but I added JayBee steel wheels to all of them, adjusted height, etc. The only thing I found is that almost every blue box 40' boxcar is lighter than NMRA standards. I added weight using peel & stick automotive wheel balancing weights that you can get in strips of 1/4 oz and 1/2 oz from amazon or Harbor Freight. The cars perform better with a little more weight.

@hadynmcloughlin4661 8 дней назад

Exactly the video was I looking for as someone new to the hobby, thanks for sharing your process and products used. Have some vintage HO rolling stock that need some new wheels

@kgmodelrailroad День назад

Glad it was helpful!

@TomasTrains7 2 года назад

Awesome video, I love seeing old stuff being refurbished

@co8466 6 месяцев назад

Great job I'm a hardcore C&O ❤ enthusiast

@Davidsladky135 15 дней назад

I miss doing this

@toycarcollector Год назад

You really did a great job on that box car. Looks better than store bought.

@txag007 Год назад

To go a little more advanced the stirrups could be replaced with scale wire. Add a few break line details on bottom and replace the cat walk with a brass photo etched on top!

@whiskandplungertrains9707 Год назад

I would have sanded and painted the weight separately but I love in a very humid place Also to note used stuff is great when you are disabled like me you can still add on to what you have and not break budgets

@Greatdome99 Год назад

Yes, it is an Athearn--be advised that you can pull off the upper door rails and roof walk before painting. Paint everything separately, including the weight, underframe and floor and new brakewheel. Before painting car, remove existing paint and lettering by immersing in brake fluid or alcohol. Only takes a little while. Lettering not removed will often show thru any new paint. You may wish to replace the thick roofwalk with a thinner Kadee one. If you use spray cans, make sure they stay warm by immersing them in a pan of warm water. A cold can loses pressure and will ruin your paint job.

@MosriteCharlie Год назад

If you intend to repaint the car, I suggest stripping the existing paint with either brake fluid or 90% alcohol. Adding to the existing paint over existing lettering makes the coating too thick over details.

@TrainDetailsbyGuss 8 месяцев назад

I model N, but this info still applies to my rolling stock. Thanks.

@herbertrodriquez6456 7 месяцев назад

Kadee couplers and Walther's '36 metal wheels did it for me.

@SantaFeBob 3 года назад

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing.

@CerveloR5 3 года назад

Wow I'm actually doing the same thing as I write this. Great video.

@bethanysersion2223 3 года назад

Very manageable project!

@paulsayer8248 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, I need all the help I can get, old at everything else new to this.

@mannyrich7083 Год назад

Sweet video mate! Very nice result - I'd love to see how the weathering goes 👍

@836dmar 6 месяцев назад

Well done! Looks so much better and likely runs much better!

@mlloyd45 Год назад

Cool video! What is that cool stand you have throughout the video to hold your model? That thing is awesome

@michaelsmodelrailroading7665 Год назад

Yes, I noticed that very nice stand/holder as well. It looks like it's VERY versatile.

@hunterriley9904 7 месяцев назад

Wow great upgrade!😎

@Crookedriverandeasternrr Год назад

Very nice job. Great tips. New to your channel. Thanks for sharing

@MattTheLizard 8 месяцев назад

Incredibly great work.

@kevinleftridge8241 6 месяцев назад

Fine job👍🏽

@frankkie3849 8 месяцев назад

Nicely done,,thanks for sharing…

@kenvandevoort7820 11 месяцев назад

I use an A-Line Bulls Eye drill jig to drill through the pins in the coupler boxes so the coupler cover can be screwed on. They will never drop off somewhere on the layout.

@randylearmonth4047 8 месяцев назад

That was a nice video, very informative

@MosriteCharlie Год назад

An easy way to "paint" the metal weight is to first lightly sand off the rust, then use a broad tipped Sharpie to coat the weight. Takes under 5 minutes and dries in less time. No airbrush to clean, no aerosol can smell either.

@user-kp8xe2ld8p 8 месяцев назад

I would suggest using some kind of dry lubricant in the coupler boxes. This will allow the couplers to slide around a little easier.

@whiteknightcat 2 года назад

If you're going to paint the upper surface of the floor, you may as well paint the interior of the car as well before painting the exterior.

@leroyducharme2477 Год назад

The KD whisker couplers are my goto coupler.

@buentaste 7 месяцев назад

Nice job..

@gunfighterzero Год назад

Great video, you should keep them up

@kgmodelrailroad Год назад

Thanks! I plan on uploading new videos this year.

@morganhay859 Год назад

I recommend striping the cars before paint but the rest of the video was great

@azmike4202 7 месяцев назад

I suggest a 2-56 by 1/8 screw to hold down coupler pocket cover. Amazed you didn’t have shading of the old lettering through the primer. I usually strip my cars to bare plastic to eliminate that issue.

@MosriteCharlie Год назад

Okay, you have painted the floor but to make it look more realistic, scribe the joint lines between boards with an X-acto blade revealing the black paint below, them, dry brush shades of gray over the tops of the boards.

@fredsmith6758 Год назад

Your car turned out great. I do a lot of custom painting myself. Right now I'm working on a Christmas 🎄 stock car. It's actually gonna be a reindeer 🦌 car. I made one for myself. And now I'm making more for sale.

@MosriteCharlie Год назад

Add car wheel weights inside from NAPA to bring the car up to correct NMRA standards.

@chrismiller5198 Год назад

The raised round casting marks on the underside of Athearn boxcar floors prevent the weights from fitting perfectly flat. I always sand those off.

@whiteknightcat Год назад

The fully sprung metal trucks would suggest this particular car was originally a "yellow box" kit, pre-dating the blue box era.

@garysprandel1817 Год назад

Or Revell

@fleischmann_rowa_roco_ho 4 месяца назад

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@microbusss 7 месяцев назад

well I like the real spring loaded trucks! I'd not change those yeah this be a old Athern model last time I washed a Tyco caboose with PLAIN water the coating came off! weird

@rockguitarist931 3 месяца назад

What's the best brand of trucks for these old Athearn cars? I'm trying to tune up my roster but I keep running into the issue of the replacement trucks not fitting over the nub on the frame. I've been trying to find some good Kadees since those roll so damn well but maybe I'll have to settle for new wheel sets.

@kgmodelrailroad 3 месяца назад

I can’t really say, there are so many different kinds of trucks and cars and they all fit differently. One thing I can suggest is to get a truck tuner, it opens up the trucks a little bit and can really improve performance.

@tomryan943 Год назад

Where did you get that support for the model when you were applying the decals??

@kgmodelrailroad Год назад

It’s a Tamiya stand, you can find them for $20-25 online and at hobby stores.

@LiamStojanovic 3 года назад

Kit!!

@tomryan943 Год назад

I have a couple of flatcars like yours. How did you weather it?

@kgmodelrailroad Год назад

For the top, I’ll dry brush acrylic paints in various colors to give a work look. For the sides I’ll airbrush a dirt/mud/dust color.

@robertg8875 7 месяцев назад

Why would you get rid of the original tagging ?

@Johnny_Yuma 7 месяцев назад

Did I miss something? I didn't see you reinstall the weight.

@lackodhr.5303 Год назад

👍👌👏👏👏

@derekalexander4030 Год назад

3 videos from 2020, any plans to continue? Nice job on the car and thank you for sharing your techniques.

@kgmodelrailroad Год назад

Yes! I plan on uploading new videos this year. Stay tuned and thank you for the feedback!

@co8466 6 месяцев назад

Have you any old diesel electric c&o blue yellow and any passenger blue and silver

@kgmodelrailroad 6 месяцев назад

No, but I do have several B&O locomotives that have the blue & yellow post-merger scheme.

@co8466 6 месяцев назад

@@kgmodelrailroad great if there's a way I can see some pics if you have anything you would like to sell. If it's something that I could use in my collections.

@davidbell4986 6 месяцев назад

I don't know...6 bucks for the stock and 150 bucks for paint, decals and detail parts.. of course a lot of fun

@MosriteCharlie Год назад

Stripping the shell in brake fluid will reduce the amount of paint used and make concealing existing lettering unnecessary.

@markcunningham6086 Год назад

Your "how to" is pretty gud.... where did you go. 2 years ago need more content.

@cwillpiko1994 7 месяцев назад

But now it has fingerprints all over it!

@marvwatkins7029 6 месяцев назад

Excellent job. But wouldn't it make sense to use rubber gloves while spraying paint, etc.?

@user-lq4mo8dw1p 5 месяцев назад

No paint stripping, no washing the model, no whipe down after decals??? A beginner can get misunderstood on this.

@michaellindsey8769 Год назад

I just keep my railcars like they are because it just cost more then that it self

@jamesstuart3346 Год назад

First, wear gloves so you don't smear finger grease all over it

@davidcurtis5398 6 месяцев назад

Been modeling for over 60 years and never have paid over $10 for any rolling stock. Don't know who made most of them and don't care. Rework them and make them my own...Spray paint from Ace Hardware is just as good and much less money and plastic compatible...

@jamesvokral4934 6 месяцев назад

Make it real, add horrible graffiti to all your rolling stock and don't forget the places on your layout where graffiti can be applied.

@mzyvettecrenshaw9670 9 месяцев назад

This dude must have a lot of time on his hands. Aside from repairing the brake wheel, all he has to do is weatherize it, it's already old, leave it alone.