The 0 scale product line of Irv Athearn was purchased by George Menzies, early 1950s. Menzies produced ex Athearn products for twenty years, after which the tooling was sold to Bob Reynolds, who continued production, before the tooling eventually passed through the hands of several new owners including Pacific HO, Locomotive Workshop, Old Pullman Model Railroads and Boxcar Jim Watson).
The first car illustrated below is G K Menzies/Athearn, and is a Southern Pacific boxcar in SP's LCL (Less than Car Load) Overnight Service livery, as used by SP from immediately after WWII until the early 1960s, at which point the box cars were replaced by the TOFC (Trailer on Flat Car) service. The kit is a combination of wooden and tin/metal parts, assembles with small nails and glue.
G F Menzies/Athearn Southern Pacific Overnight Service wooden box car kit |
The second car illustrated is again G K Menzies/Atheard, an Illinois Central reefer (refrigerated boxcar) kits which was the sixth and last of a series of 40 ft reefer kits issued during the 1960s.
G F Menzies/Athearn Illinois Central RR 40-foot ice-cooled, ventilated reefer kit |
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