I’m looking for a SD80MAC in the Conrail Quality “White Face” scheme. I’d prefer new, but at this point, I’d take an undecorated model and have it painted and lettered myself! New or used, if you have a powered SD80MAC in the White Face paint scheme, let me know.
I think only Kato and Overland made those in SD80MAC, I remember searching in vain when they were new, wanted 4, ended up with only 1 Kato CSX re-paint. I did, however find a pair of Athearn Genesis SD70MAC’s in the newer CQ scheme quit easily. Good luck…
I was searching around and I found an undec model from Kato. It’s out of stock, but once I round up $140 for the cost of the locomotive, not including shipping charges, and the bill to have a pro turn it into a custom locomotive, I would have ended my quest for the legend. I have the website if you want it. http://www.ovrtrains.com/Kato-EMD-SD80MAC-Undecorted-Rare-381-376340.html. Check it out if you want. They did have some SD70MACs that were already Conrail White Face. The site address is also here. http://www.ovrtrains.com/Kato-EMD-SD70-MAC-w-Cab-Headlight-Powered-Conrail-4133.html
$140 sounds like a good price I think I paid $125 in 2005.
Note that Undec Kato engines are a real adventure to take apart and paint, not exactly taking off the couplers and lifting the shell, more like layers of parts. Be sure it has a parts diagram.