Guy,
Some of your models are close to some of mine as i model the CV in the late 40s to late 50s.
Bachman Spectrum 2-8-0 Consolidation will become a CV N5a #471, my favorite engine, I rode in one of these.
BLI 2-8-2 Mikado will become GT(NE) #3704.
Atlas Classic RS-3 mechanism will have a Stewart (Bowser) RS-3 Phase III shell to make a CV RS-3-Phase III #1360.
P2K GP9 is a CV GP9
Bob Moeller.
Modeling Swanton VT, 10 miles south of the Canadian border.
Since my roster is made up of my favorites, I’ll just list my roster. 1: Athearn RTR CP “Dual Flags” AC4400CW #(s) 9504 & 9502 2: Athearn RTR CP SW1500 #1299 3: Bachmann UP DD40AX #6900 4: Bachmann CN F9 #9162 5: Bachmann CP SD40-2 #6615(I currently don’t have this engine yet, but I plan to place an order for it soon) Here are other engines I like that I hope to grab sometime. GP38-2(CP or CN) CP GP9u(or CN GP9rm) CP SW1200RS CN SD70M-2 CN C44-9W That’s about it. Note: all listed in HO
For now, its my two Athearn, SP, SW1500’s.
Lot of people out there might not recognize some of mine, but:
1: Mantua 2-8-2, built from a kit around 1962, still runs, can pull over 50 cars on a straightaway.
2: International Screwdriver kit MKT 0-8-0, from around 1963. Not very detailed or quality construction, but hauls over 50 cars, and even with pure DC, can be powered to tun a driver one revolution in 3 minutes.
3: EMD FL-9 and F-10 kitbashed from Athearn F-7s from MR articles. First really decent kitbashings after spending 50 years developing skills and techniques.
4: Mantua kit Big 6 and 2-6-2. Nothing special, but after having them since I was in service, realized a simple change would improve their looks. Swapped boilers. Now, a switcher with 2 sand boxes, and a road engine with a single sand box.
5: Bachman B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4. Wanted one since Akane brought them out in the late 50s or early 60s, but never had the opportunity and money at the same time, until early this year. Used to spend hours along side the local B&O yards watching them. Even got to visit the cab on one waiting to be connected to it’s train, and later, got to crawl over one waiting for scrapping.
What I want to see is the Milwaukee SDL39 in O Scale, but I am not going to hold my breath.
Dick Donaway
My favorite is the D&RGW K-28 Mikado…(AKA “sports model”) Outside frame makes it all about the monkey motion with flying counterweights.
Narrow Gauge locos are the little engines that could…
Richard
I purchased a couple of Model Die Casting Santa Fe type 2-6-2 Prairie locomotive kits on a clearance sale a few years ago ($35 each from Standard Hobby) and now wish I had purchased every MDC kit they had available. These kits were fun to assemble, paint and weather and with a few upgrades including added electrical pick-ups, NWSL re-gearing kits. LED headlights and MRC steam sound decoders, they are the pride of my loco fleet. They will easily pull 10 NMRA weighted cars up a 2.6% helix without traction tires or bullfrog snot. I wish I could find more of these kits at similar prices. Most I have found are priced at or even above their former retail price.
It’s interesting to me how often these questions are asked and how popular this type of topic is. Favorite/First Locomotives seem to crop up here and be available to make comment about at all times on the forums.
I also loved MDC’s steam locomotive KIT offerings and enjoyed immensely the process of building, tuning, painting and weathering them. In particular the MDC 10 wheeler Kit was fairly easily kit bashed into the Northern Pacific’s S-4 Ten Wheelers.
Once a person becomes interested in a prototype railroad, the process of finding prototype specific locomotives can become is problematic. Since the process of kit bashing almost requires the strip down of the subject locomotive, starting with a kit makes better sense (to me) than starting with a fully assembled RTR locomotive. Current trends in the hobby have almost eliminated kit locos from the scene! A pretty sad commentary on the hobby (from my point of view).
Hey, can you tell me where I might purchase those locomotives?
My fave, my Athearn BB CP Rail SD40-2 #5415. It was my first purchase getting back into the hobby back in 1996
Second generation Rivarossi’s for steam. Its a toss up betwixt Athearn Blue Boxers and Atlas Yellow Boxers for diesels.
IMHO, these are the best models ever produced, bar none!
PM Railfan
This is not really a fair question…I`m biased.
Hi MTKewl
Welcome to the forums! [#welcome]
Just so you don’t think people are ignoring your question, I would point out to you that the original thread was actually posted in 2013. While its possible that some of the posters may still be following the thread it is unlikely.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with resurecting (sp?) an older thread, although some forum members gripe about it sometimes. Hopefully someone will take the time to have a look through the thread to try and answer your question.
You also might get better responses if you were to put more detail into your post, like specifically which locomotives you want to purchase and in what scale, so you can save people having to re-read the whole thread.
Better yet, why not start your own thread? Then your question will be seen by everyone on the forum and you will be far more likely to get the help you need. You can refer back to this thread so anyone who wants more details knows where to look.
Just suggestions. No criticism intended.
Dave
Dave,
Thanks for the response. Yes, I’m new to this forum and to this website. I’ll have to learn the ropes to go around this site.
As for the locomotives, I’m referring to the Bangor and Aroostook locomotives in the post by AVRNUT. I’m trying to find both Boston and Maine, Maine Central, and Bangor and Aroostook diesel locomotives. So far in my internet search, they are hard to find and they tend to be out of stock. I only have one Boston and Maine diesel locomotive. I want to build a nice set of those locomotives. Would you have a suggestion where I might find them? I’m into N scale railroading.
Please let me know what I can do to do this better. I want to start a hobby into this!
Scott
Spectrum 4-4-0
Spectrum 4-6-0
P2K 0-8-0
PFM E24a 2-8-0
Although I did list my favorite locos a while back, when this was still a fairly new topic, I’d still love to add a U-1 Class 0-10-0, S-1 Class 2-10-2, and a couple L-1 and L-2 0-8-0’s.
If I seem to have a B & O steam bias, you’re right. I grew up about 3 blocks from a big B & O terminal that sent coal out in Lake boats, got in Taconite from Lake Boats, brought in lots of supplies for the local steel plant (plant, not mill) and a couple other major industries in town. They not only had a large engine terminal to handle anything up to the EM-1 2-8-8-4’s, but also had a car repair facility that kept a 200 or 250 ton Bucyrus-Erie hooked to a steam pipe.
I love my old Atlas GP40 that I got for Christmas in 1978. I love my blue box Athearn GPs, SDs, and tunnel motors which I detailed. I love my Walthers B40-8Ws which I detailed. They might be my favorites but really I love all of my locos. Crazy, right? Loco? lol
[#welcome]
If you’re asking about MDC kit locomotives, they are long out of production. Some occasionally still turn up at train shows or ebay.
If it’s other locomotives, state which specific locomotive(s) you’re interesed in. They tend to be produced in batches. In between batches (which can be years apart), again it’s train shows or ebay.
My favorite is my S Helper Consolidation - an S scale 2-8-0.
Good luck
Paul
Mine are:
BLI E8A CB&Q
BLI SD7 CB&Q
Athearn Genesis F7A&B Rock Island
Walthers U28B CB&Q
Alco RSC-3.
I was shopping for a GP9 and this showed up on the screen. I bought it immediately. It’s a P1K. I put a Soundtraxx LC decoder in it and weathered it up a bit. The RSC-3 is a 6-axle model the built to spread the load for use on branch lines built with lighter rail or with less stringent maintenance than the mains. I just love the sound of an Alco.