<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> HO members, I have a number of early Athearn metal box car kits. Would any of you be interested in doing a contest to see who can build the best model from one of the kits. I would supply the kits and provide a prize to the winner, as judged by the members. We would set a deadline,, for completion with the date being prior to the Fair. Kits are 40' box cars. <big><big>Sound interesting.</big></big> A test of your skills and/or a chance to develop some skills. Too much stuff is "Ready to Run". If this keeps up, many of you may never develope the skills to build a kit, which are quite useful for repairs, etc on your "Ready to Run" equipment. Let me know if there is any interest by posting on this site. Thanks Dean </body> </html>