I was just reading “Vintage Diesel Locomotives” by Mike Schafer… it is an easy, good read for those of us new (or re-new) to the hobby. I was intrigued by the Baldwin, Lima and GE locomotives. It seems hard to find Baldiwn HO scale models besides theV series, the rare A616, or “Erie’s”… ; I haven’t seen the A416, DR’s, DRS’s, DT’s, RF’s at all, except for the rare brass model… Similarly, for Fairbanks Morse, I have only found the H series (H15,16,20 and 24); MIA are the CPA/B. Do any of the major makers (e.g. Athearn, Stewart, Kato…etc.) make plastic or diecast versions? Granted, the real numbers of these models in use were small compared to the EMD and Alco units, but it would seem to make sense to have a few more of them in circulation… or am I just missing them. Granted I only searched on Ebay, but this is usually a good litmus test… Just wondering. Interested to hear if many of you have scratchbuilt such engines (and to see pictures if so!). I look forward to your discussion/thoughts…
Model Power/ER Models, produced Baldwin RF series Sharknoses. Precision Craft is suppose to release a RF-16 sometime this year. Stewart produces the AS-16, VO-1000, DS-4-4-1000, S8 and S12. Most other Baldwins are scarce.
As for the FMs AHM - later IHC - produced a C-liner. And Life Like produces several C-liners in it’s Proto 1000 line.
But other then that, you’re pretty much out of luck.
Thanks for the info! Sounds like scratchbuilding time. Hey, btw, I just moved from Phoenixville, PA 1 year ago (I lived off of 29, near Pickering Creek, which I used to fly fish)!!! What a small world…
Brian
P.S Show me pictures of some of those scratch/kitbashed Baldwin or FM beauties, guys!
Life-Like also makes FM Erie-Builts in its Proto 1000 line. Just about every loco FM made is available in plastic, between Atlas, Bachmann, Life-Like, and Walthers. Even the 5-axle C-Liners are available for a limited time. It’s a good time to model the OP!
Ahhh thanks… yeah I finally found a bunch of these. Stewart seems to make a bunch of them and Standard Hobby Supply has some in stock…hmmm no how can I explain buying these to the wife…hmmmmm.
LOL, thanks, Paul. Problem is, that being that I can write prescriptions, she never would trust one I showed her… she would think I wrote it. LOL. Hmmmm… I wonder if the Selective Hearing Syndrome and Opitius are linked? Perhaps somewhere on the Y chromosome…