Athearn Genesis Bi-Level Autorack Load

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Another long one, just to show you how I slapped 10 Roco Minitank Ford vans into an Athearn Genesis autorack. Ok, there is a bit more to it than that!
Come along as I load an Athearn Genesis Bi-Level open side autorack. I tossed around several ideas on what to use as a load, and I settled on using Roco Mini Tanks Ford FK1000 Kasten BW Army vans, Items 661 (Utility Van) and 663 (Ambulance). These are models of "Ford in Europe" vehicles, but I think they look good when painted and loaded in the Rack.
The load is based on a Prototype photo I saw in the Morning Sun NYC Color Guide to Equipment. I needed 10 vans nearly the same. I actually got 12- the two ambulances will likely go in another rack. This wasn't a cheap date- the vans cost me around $145 and the autorack itself was $45 (from Ebay).
I really don't see how folks can have 15 car trains with these fully loaded- if you want fairly accurate auto loads. It would cost a small fortune!
Speaking of a small fortune- my next loaded rack (I may have three total...that is ALL) will be US Army M715 Jeeps from Trident Miniatures. These are resin kits and do look really good.
So enjoy the rather long (and long-winded) video.
00:00- Background
04:16- Prototype
07:40- Roco Vans
11:09- Disassembly
17:50- Lettering Removal
24:45- Painting Vans
29:51- Ambulance/Other Vans
32:15- Re-assembly
43:25- The Gang
46:22- Loaded in the Rack
48:15- Wrap Up
50:58- End Photos

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@154Colin 6 ай бұрын

Mike Budde is a good asset for autoracks.

@ceijohn1107 6 ай бұрын

Looks Great. I'm doing some Tank (M48's) on flat cars. I'm a former Army Tank Creman (M60a3's) and love military loads. One thing is see people doing wrong with them is not taking in account the weight of the tanks. Saw one guy selling them on ebay with 2 M1 tanks on a 70 ton flat car. When I was in Germany, we would rail our tanks to the main gunnery range, one tank per flat car.

@charlesswanson1885 6 ай бұрын

Rob, do not worry about running what you have shown.Rrember, it's your railroad, and you can run what you want, even as it doesn't make sense to others.

@RCfarmboy4x4 6 ай бұрын

I just did an entire Tank Company train M4 Shermans it was actually cheaper to buy the 3 printer and print all the vehicles myself and ended up printing the flat cars as well.

@user-sv4pj5jl8n 6 ай бұрын

Rob, the Roco Fords are a great choice. They don't add weight to the cars like resin cars would.

@YardGoat2022 6 ай бұрын

I have several of those Athearn “open” auto racks and purchased commercially made autos for them. I tell ya every MANY pennies it cost is well worth it!! Open auto racks with cars in them are soooooo dynamic to look at!! Easily one of the most, if not the most dynamic freight/commodities trains haul both prototypically and in model railroad. Oxford and Busch are two of the affordable HO scale cars with good detail to get! I chock it up as just yet another scenery or multiple boxcars purchases as a “wow” factor in my layout/train consist, and frankly makes me so happy to look at!! Thanks for the the video, Rob!!

@conrailfan6277 6 ай бұрын

Nice model Rob!! Now you'll have to watch out for rock throwers!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Have you thought about a unit Train of NYC pacemaker boxcars, that would definitely fit your era on the layout!!! Hope you and your Family are having a great New Year!!

@mikemalliski8380 6 ай бұрын

Nice work on that auto rack car… and those vans came out just beautiful. Still don’t see any outhouses……lol…. Thanks

@randydobson1863 6 ай бұрын

hello Stephen & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Stephen Friends Randy

@daviemaclean61 6 ай бұрын

Corvair fans screaming at the screen! ;-) I love open loads, but your right about the expense.

@daviemaclean61 6 ай бұрын

The lettering is tamp printed on, so it's not a decal. T-Cut is good for getting the lettering off and does the same as your hand cleaner, leaving the paint slightly dull, because it's an abrasive. You must be concentrating cos the tongue's out! ;-)

@rrrrriggs 6 ай бұрын

All I can say is.... you are Mr. detail. i wouldn't expect any less from you Rob! Great video!

@pauldice74 6 ай бұрын

So much fun! Its your railroad,a little departure is totally acceptable. I wish I lived closer to you so I could zip over and help with your cool projects.

@h2p6 6 ай бұрын

Those are Corvairs at 5:18, I think! I used to own a ‘62. So that makes them “compact” for the era. Rare wagons in the photo.

@SPSteve 6 ай бұрын

Oxford has Corvairs and they also have 1966 Pontiac GTO's that would go together on an autorack being they're GM cars. $11.99 each at Die Cast Direct. GTO's are cool, you need them. ;)

@d-rail7271 6 ай бұрын

I've had some success using isopropyl alcohol to remove pad printing from molded-in base color models

@rjl110919581 5 ай бұрын

thank you full detailed video as great watching

@huliediggs20 6 ай бұрын

Nice NYC Auto Rack , Would be sweet if you had a fleet of 1959 Chevy Impalas on that NYC Auto Rack .

@Vman7757 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I would love to see the other cars finished and loaded. Thanks again for sharing.

@patmccarthy1624 6 ай бұрын

Nice work, Rob! Glad to have you back! Bring us more!

@ronduz1281 6 ай бұрын

Looking good👍👍👍

@georgethomas7814 6 ай бұрын

One of the Van's should be two-tone White/Skyblue and there should be one that is PINK. These are colours and paint patterns from the 60's. Three is a good number of open cars. They should be near the end of the train with at least one boxcar between them and the breakvan. Looks like a great layout with some long points for easy running.

@hoscalemodeltrains1221 6 ай бұрын

Well done love your videos.

@lol-bf7tq 6 ай бұрын

Hi Stephan i got autorack that i model hurly 70' ,i used camaro and firebird for the tri-level and i use gm pickup truck for the bi-level

@INKDRAILS 6 ай бұрын

Nice autorack load Rob! What are your thoughts on the Roco Models, are they difficult to work with? I have a few in mind for my layout, just seeing what everyone thinks of them before I purchase them. Cheers Brian

@briandrutarousky8471 4 ай бұрын

Did you ever hear of the Mill Brook railroad in Vermont would be cool to visit there

@joep4235 6 ай бұрын

fantastic !!!!!!

@cp368productions2 6 ай бұрын

Those Ambulances would more likely be heading for Germany or something. That's the style they used in Europe. Likely surplus US Army. US agencies used Dodge and Ford vans.

@hirsutusi5536 6 ай бұрын

Really cool project. I'm thinking the beacons on the ambulances should be red for the era you're modelling, blue was more of a European thing in those days.

@mathewrufrano7833 6 ай бұрын

Meticulous work as usual, how many modeling hours did it take you to complete this load?

@TheSonofruss 6 ай бұрын

I bought 5 20’s 30’s and 40’s era cars used and paid $95 for them 5 cars. Most people paint with semi-gloss paint as gloss paint doesn’t look correct at that scale

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 6 ай бұрын

gfood vid

@darenhamill9881 6 ай бұрын

@robertcornelius3514 6 ай бұрын

Does anyone out there know who is selling long flat cars for O scale?

@georgethomas7814 6 ай бұрын

Lionel is the best source and Trainsworld has a long list of 'vintage" models. To get a double or triple stack you have to be prepared to redesign a flatbed car transporter. FunFact: that's what the railroads did for several years before this model came out.

@WarrenFahyAuthor 6 ай бұрын

Seems like the green rails on the train car need a wash of grime weathering to fit into the lived in world. The vans are new - the rolling stock is not.

@robbennett1965 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, the rolling stock IS fairly new- these were built ~early 1960s, and I am saying they are seen in the mid-1960s (or so...) so they are not that old.