Does anyone know about what year Athearn switched from metal sideframes to plastic ones in the F45 model? Or even better yet, around what time was the F45 first introduced with the metal sideframes?
I recently aquired a few of these, all with metal trucks, and can’t believe they still operate!
The F45s with metal trucks came out around 1970. They were upgraded with the plastic sideframes in the 1980’s.
Thank you Darth.
I had a hunch they came out around then, but wasn’t really sure. I had no idea any Athearns had metal sideframes at one time. Athearn still has the plastic trucks for F45s listed, too.