Can anybody tell me about Trains Unlimited? Are they considered good?
It looks like they made shells; did they make complete engines or kits as well? Are they still around?
Thanks,
Chris
I have a GP-9 shell from the 90’s I bought from them,as I recall they sold shells only and recommended using Hobbytown of Boston chassis, you could get them in a P2K GP-18 (early) but that required removing some of the chassis weight. The shell was pretty good,better than Athearn,but shortly after I got it, P2K did GP-9’s in phase 2 and I never fiinished it.
Thanks for the info!
This was the left over Front Range diesels bought at auction from Front Range when they went under. I think they did get enough parts to make some complete locos, the rest were shells they built from parts. Actually they were not bad locos. I still have 3. They were an advancement from the Athearn of the day, fairly heavy, pretty quiet, and not bad for detail. Many people upgraded them nicely. Some had molded grabs and some had seperately applied. Unfortunately there was not enough tooling left to make a complete loco, which is why we did not buy it.
I have the Trains Unlimited two box GP9 kit decorated for Rio Grande. It had the Front Range shell in one box and an Athearn drive in the other. Runs like any Athearn, but it is scale width hood.