Custom AHM Rivarossi V&T Boxcar Project

[@KaisDinoAdventures]

This channel is awesome 👍 thanks Joe

[@Trom-one]

very nice, i need those tricks when I restore my ship model decals...

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you 👍😎 Are you referring to some AMT/Ertl decals? I have a floor wax trick for them 😉

[@Trom-one]

I will have to try to find replacement for the rub down transfer on my TMP one

[@ChristinaMacDonald777]

You're an excellent teacher Joe!🌟💯 Thank you. Another great video!

[@davevan8864]

Nice work!! I have rebuilt a few of those old AHM cars. I did add a small fishing weight so they track better......mine was light. thx

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you very much 👍😎 I agree they do run a little bit light. I’ll have to try your fishing weight idea out for them. Thanks for checking out the video 👍🚂

[@thomasayresol]

Cool to see the fails along the way, it makes the final result even more satisfying. Well done!

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you Thomas 👍😎 It does make the end result more satisfying. Like your video when the camera fell down. Makes it real and more like reality.😉🤠

[@JerseyHighlandsBruce]

Nicely done, Joe. (I appreciate you including the mishaps instead of cutting them out of the video.)

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you Bruce 😊 I want to show people that are interested in trying a project the good and ugly aspects of it. Also to show them how to recover from issues that might happen. 😎

[@OldcampRanch]

If at first you don’t succeed try, try again. Well done, the car looks great and you video was done nicely. Have a great weekend.

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you Rick for checking out the video 👍🤠 Sometimes you just have to make an omelette 😉 I hope you have a great weekend as well ☀

[@gurshakarkitchenvlog1124]

Wow looks so beautiful 😍 full watch 😍 7 like 👍 stay blessed ❤️ stay connected ❤️❤️

[@4everdc302]

Truckee.. it's just fun to say, Truckee😊I like the old AHM stuff. It always seems to be a 1/16th smaller than it should be. Could be me. Good stuff🚃🎨🖌👍👍🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@atjoe1972]

😆 Truckee is a funny name 😜 I actually had breakfast in Truckee. Really cool Old West and railroad town 🤠🚂 I agree, some of the AHM stuff is a bit on the small side compared to Roundhouse. Thanks for checking out the video 👍😎🤠🚂🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@dbtech7914]

Looks good!

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you David 👍😎

[@marksmithdiecast001]

That is a nice piece of work! Looks Brand new! Nice job! Also congrats on 400 subscribers! FANTASTIC!

[@atjoe1972]

Mark, thank you for the nice comments and for helping me reach the 400 mark 👍😎🚂

[@mysticrailroad]

thats a sharp lookin boxcar Joe!

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you so much John 😎 😊 I needed some of that Mystic magic to help fix the issues I was having. 😵‍💫🤠

[@SarahsAtticOfTreasures]

Joe, I love seeing what you get done. Your projects are amazing. Love and hugs

[@atjoe1972]

Sarah, thanks for checking out the video and I appreciate the kind comments 😊🤗❤🤗

[@SarahsAtticOfTreasures]

@@atjoe1972 Good morning from Florida.

[@atjoe1972]

Good morning from a frigid Colorado ❄☃ I’m ready to take a vacation and visit my favorite folks down in Florida 🤗☀@@SarahsAtticOfTreasures

[@SarahsAtticOfTreasures]

@atjoe1972 I am ready for a vacation anywhere. Seriously, we would love to see you.

[@SarahsAtticOfTreasures]

@atjoe1972 It was a rainy 81 degrees yesterday. Northwest Florida got hit with tornadoes and bad weather yesterday. Fortunately, we only had lightening in the distance.

[@RPModelRailroads]

Great work, Joe! That old time box car looks way better, and it was interesting to see how you used dry transfers for the numbers, which turned out amazing!

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you Rob 😎 I hope to use more dry transfers in the future 🚂 Thank you for the kind comments 👍

[@EmpireBeltRR]

Nice work atjoe!! After overcoming the dry transfer and decal mishaps this car turned out very nice. I like the addition of the metal wheels and knuckle couplers. For the record I've never been able to master applying dry transfers and have ruined my share of decals as well.

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you very much Sir John 👍😎 One of my favorite comments left on your blog was you and Ralph talking about having a “Solvaset” moment with a project. Anyone that has used it can completely understand the term 😆 I thought it would be fun to share a Solvaset moment in the video. I’ve never had really good luck with the dry transfers either. This was my third project using them and got overconfident. I saw a video from England on how to use them in a very unique way. I’m working on a project to try the technique out. Video to follow. 🚂

[@libmananchannel]

Hello "atjoe1972"! Thank you for showing me such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I look forward to your next work! Have a nice day!

[@Petemonster62]

I recall an article from a Model Railroader magazine in the 1980s that showed using Soft Scrub cleanser to remove lettering while keeping the car's paint intact.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Don't be too hard on yourself. We all make mistakes and that's how we learn. Surely you could have kept the black roof and orange colour scheme. Why didn't you just change the letters? Then again, brown is a nice colour too. I have a Bachmann brown Ore Car and a red-brown small caboose, to go with my American steamy Frisky the Disneyland Engine and her pair of Disneyland Coaches.

[@atjoe1972]

Thanks Kelly for checking out the video 👍😎 I was wanting to show everyone the good and the ugly parts to the project. It wasn’t what I had planned to do, but it turned out very satisfying in the end 🤠 I like the Orange and black scheme and the side by side comparison boxcar is my very first HO boxcar. I’ll never change that one. 😉 Speaking of box vans, I got my Happy Birthday Van from the UK on my Birthday. That was a really nice surprise 😎 I like the looks of your Disney steamie set. Reminds me of the one that runs through Frontier Land 🤠🚂

[@Petemonster62]

@@atjoe1972 - The original orange color looks more like what would have been used on a refrigerator car. The "Boxcar Red" was universally used as the paint could be made by a car shop with clay as the pigment.

[@utb4itub]

I hate to be the party pooper after all the praises you have gotten. Looking at the before and after shot, I liked the before. Your finished job looks a little cruddy. Sorry.

[@atjoe1972]

I appreciate the feedback, there’s always room for improvement. For myself, the before looks slightly garish and not prototypical for the era. The 1890’s scheme I went with is a bit simple and maybe even crude, but does represent an actual paint scheme. Thanks for checking out the video 👍🚂

[@utb4itub]

@@atjoe1972 Joe: please accept my apology, I was not paying attention to what you were trying to achieve. I was thinking of restoration but didn't know to what. Thank you for replying to my comment which grabbed my attention and actually learned something about my new " always desired" hobby. I have purchased few pieces of n scale models and hopping start building my own and that's how I came across your project. Anyway Good luck with your work and I hope you accept my apology.

[@atjoe1972]

Oh no worries 😉 I get comments from collectors from time to time that don’t approve of my customizing a vintage train item 😎🚂 I hope you can get some inspiration and ideas from my channel. I do have a few N scale videos mixed in there. Feel free to stop by and ask questions that you might have. I hope you can get your layout started👍 Thanks for the clarification and no hard feelings 😉😊@@utb4itub

[@jacobpoohsmother]

@atjoe1972 you do excellent tutorials!!! I also love your intro.

[@atjoe1972]

Thank you, I really appreciate the kind comments. 😊🚂 I honestly never thought I would see a Big Boy running in my lifetime. I hope to see it again in 2024. 🚂

[@jacobpoohsmother]

@@atjoe1972 I can’t wait to see the schedule!!! That would be a dream come true for me 🚂🚂

[@jacobpoohsmother]

@@atjoe1972 you are most welcome!!!

[@atjoe1972]

I’ll probably see Ed Dickens this Spring at the big train show. You will be the first to know what I find out from him on the 2024 schedule. I really hope #4014 ends up in your neck of the woods. I think Uncle Pete goes as far as New Orleans? 🚂@@jacobpoohsmother