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Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 20031:48 Athearn
Anyone here, say, in their 50's or 60's recall a line of plastic models of non model railroad items issued by Athearn in the early 1960's? Supposedly it was some old west items and military items. I never knew about these. A search on the internet came up empty. Are these kits listed in any Athearn guides or Plastic Model Guides? If you have any additional info, values etc, email me off list. Curious minds need some info. Thanks, Gary Come visit my PRR Pages: Photos, Models, Historical Items and Art Work! PRR K4s Loco Pics: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/ PRR G5s, T1, J1 J1a, M1, M1a, N1s, etc. etc.: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/prr_loco_index.html and...... PRR Pics, P&LE Pics, PRR Memorabilia and Misc. Models: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/indexpics.html I don't recall seeing the items mentioned while I was growing up. But, I just recently saw some of the old west items on ebay. Within the last week. They were listed with some other Athearn items. A"package" deal. Not sure whether it was "O" or HO though. Larry M. These are described in Chapter XII of "Greenberg's Guide to Athearn trains" by Dallas Mallerich. Athearn initially produced 5 1:48 circus wagons (calliope, band, tableau, lion cage, bear den) "within a few years of his acquisition [in 1951] of Globe Models and sold under the Globe Big Top label." (These kits were still available a few years ago from Betty Schmid/Circusiana at $3.95 each - I have one of each for my circus train.) In the early 1960's Mallerich states that Athearn introduced a stage coach kit and a medicine wagon kit. He notes that the box for the medicine wagon kit illustrated kits for an Honest John missile and launcher, a Hawk missile battery, a Marine LVT, a missile transporter, a Thor missile, a La Coquette balloon, the NS Savannah, and a Ben Hur chariot. An old Athearn employee told Mallerich that Athearn never produced these other kits. Mallerich notes that the illustrations appear to be the same a kits offered by Revell. Mallerich does not know what became of the stage coach and medicine wagon dies. Gary Q > Anyone here, say, in their 50's or 60's recall a line of plastic > models of non model railroad items issued by Athearn in the early [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > have any additional info, values etc, email me off list. Curious minds > need some info. Thanks, Gary > An old Athearn employee >told Mallerich that Athearn never produced these other kits. Mallerich >notes that the illustrations appear to be the same a kits offered by Revell. >Mallerich does not know what became of the stage coach and medicine wagon >dies. Gary Q Re-boxed Revell kits. 1/48. I have the Stagecoach. They even have the Revell instructions with "Athearn" on it instead of "Revell". And these are rather rare. I found another stagecoach at a show that the guy wanted $175 for. -John Good Morning! > Gareth Quale wrote: > These are described in Chapter XII of > "Greenberg's Guide to Athearn trains" by Dallas Mallerich. > Athearn initially produced 5 1:48 circus wagons > (calliope, band, tableau, lion cage, bear den) > "within a few years of his acquisition [in 1951] of > Globe Models and sold under the Globe Big Top label."..... Recognize the Greenburg name but *assume* it deals more with collectibles than currently available models. But just in case....... Would Greenberg's list other Miscellaneous 1.48 vehicles used as scenery for layouts, say pre-1950? There are some current 1.48 modelss that can be quite pricey -- don't want to put big bucks into accessories. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Waiting for a bus is as thrilling as fishing, with the similar tantalisation that something, sometime, somehow, will turn up. George Courtauld <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> James B. Holland • Holland Electric Railway Operation....... "O"--Scale St.-Petersburg Trams Company (SPTC) Trolleycars and "O"--Scale Parts including Q-Car mailto:pghpcc@pacbell.net • Pennsylvania Trolley Museum http://www.pa-trolley.org/ • Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo), 1930 -- 1950 • N.M.R.A. Life member #2190; http://www.nmra.org <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Guidebooks generally deal with items no longer in production, and the Greenberg guides are limited to model railroad and toy train items with occasional brief mention of associated non-RR items from those same manufacturers. It sounds like you want a current catalog rather than a collectors guide. Does the Walthers O or large scale catalog list vehicles? Have you searched in Google for 1:48 (and 1:45 and 1:43) vehicle dealers? Gary Q > Good Morning! > Recognize the Greenburg name but *assume* it deals more with [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The military kits you describe were issued by a company called 'ADAMS', not Athearn. The dies are still 'on the loose', and some kits are intermittently available today under other names. Some were once branded 'Life-Like'. All were in 1/40 scale. They were excellent kits for their time frame, and not too bad even by today's standard, except for the odd 1/40 scale (military modelers model in mostly 1/35 scale). Whether there was any connection between Adams and Athearn I have NO idea. Dan Mitchell ========== > These are described in Chapter XII of "Greenberg's Guide to Athearn trains" > by Dallas Mallerich. Athearn initially produced 5 1:48 circus wagons [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > have any additional info, values etc, email me off list. Curious minds > > need some info. Thanks, Gary Thanks all who shared some nfo on these kits. All very interesting. The reason I asked was I purchased one of the old west "Wells Fargo Mail & Stage Coach" Kit# K-230:49 in 1/48 Scale. This is more or less brand new old hobby store stock. Contents are still sealed in clear bag in the Box. Instructions dated for 1962. On the box sides it shows other models available. In the other west model series was Kit# K-231 Covered Wagon and Kit# K-232 Ranch Wagon. On the other side flap it shows the military models. They are: Kit # K150, Honest John and Launcher, Kit # K151 Self Propelled Gun, Kit # K152 105mm Gun with Emplacment, Kit # K153 Atomic Cannon and Transports and Kit # K154 Hawk Missle Battery. Scales not listed. I have tried to check the eBay auctions but couldn't find any that was mentioned here. Oh well, I just found this interesting as I didn't know Athearn was in anything other than their HO Train Lines and their earlier O Scale Freight Car Kits.....Thanks again...Gary Come visit my PRR Pages: Photos, Models, Historical Items and Art Work! PRR K4s Loco Pics: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/ PRR G5s, T1, J1 J1a, M1, M1a, N1s, etc. etc.: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/prr_loco_index.html and...... PRR Pics, P&LE Pics, PRR Memorabilia and Misc. Models: http://www.angelfire.com/film/prrpics/indexpics.html |
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