Product review -- Proto 1000 RS11

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Ok, I finally got it!!!
My first Proto road switcher
I like it, rather quiet, I haven’t tested it on the layout yet but I’m sure it will do want I need it to do, haul a 3-4 car train up the grades I have.
Nicely detailed but I don’t like the fact that it comes with cheap couplers.
Oh well, Kadees are going in it instead of the crap that came with it.
If it’s anything like what I hope my Proto 2000 PA’s are going to be, I think I may never take them off the layout.

Gordon

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I love my P1K RS11’s. I have both of the Burlington Northerns. They run flawlessly, and they run great with the Atlas Alcos. In fact, the drive is suspiciously similar to the Atlas RS11 drive. My only hangup is the seperate door latches. I think they are just a tiny bit large, and they are molded in green plastic, while the shell is painted green, and they aren’t quite the same color. I’m sure a little weathering will fix it just fine.