ALCos in O scale

Most popular ALCo's have been made in O Gauge in the popular road names.

AEGIR, S2, Rs1, RS3, RSD5, Rs11, RSD7/15, RSD12, C420, C424,C425,C628, & C630

Sorry but if you want any of the others, you will need to convert from o scale brass, kitbashing or scratch build.

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Most popular ALCo's have been made in O Gauge in the popular road names.

AEGIR, S2, Rs1, RS3, RSD5, Rs11, RSD7/15, RSD12, C420, C424,C425,C628, & C630

Sorry but if you want any of the others, you will need to convert from o scale brass, kitbashing or scratch build.

How expensive can these models get? I heard the word brass and automatically knew they were gonna be expensive.

Most of the models listed above were not brass. PRRhorseshoecurve’s point is that if you want any others not listed above you would have to make your own.

Weaver and MTH (from the same tooling) both produced Alco Century 628 and 630 models, among the biggest of the Alco diesels.

I would love a C-430 or C-636, but I doubt they will ever be made in O gauge from injection-molded tooling.

As for pricing, do your own research, since you now know what models are available.

+1 for a C-636, I would take one in SP&S and one in Alco demonstrator paint. 

I too would be in for an ALCo 415, C430 & C636 in Demo Colors.

Alas I am seriously considering having the Weaver/MTH ALCo "C628" converted to a C636 if Ican locate some Weaver Sd40-2 trucks and Side frames.

Atlas"O" also did the C628/C630 series about 10 to 15 years ago. They also have 424s + Trainman series RS diesels.

Mason,

There should be some Weaver 628s floating around.  I have a D&H version and a non prototypical EL version. They run well and I have added ERR to one with one to go. My grandson tried to convince me to paint the EL one to look like "Pinky" on the DL. He thought it looked "lets get the job done" cool. Alas "Pinky" now bears GVT colors. 

Conductor Earl posted:

Mason,

There should be some Weaver 628s floating around.  I have a D&H version and a non prototypical EL version. They run well and I have added ERR to one with one to go. My grandson tried to convince me to paint the EL one to look like "Pinky" on the DL. He thought it looked "lets get the job done" cool. Alas "Pinky" now bears GVT colors. 

I take it "Pinky" was a former CP rail unit with those shortie Dofasco trucks?

Earl

Did you paint the EL one into 3000's Pinky scheme? If so I'd love to see and if not that's alright. That being said now I have some ideas brewin'!

D&H 65 posted:

Atlas"O" also did the C628/C630 series about 10 to 15 years ago. They also have 424s + Trainman series RS diesels.

Yes unfortunately it appears they were a two shot deal for the C424 & C425 and a 1 shot deal for the C628 andaC630! Those have yet to be released again. 

The Weaver (MTH bought the tooling some years ago) "C628" was actually a C630, mis-named by Weaver.

FWIW and for all that it matters (ATIM?) in this scratch bashing discussion.

I was thinking about getting some conventional Williams (By Bachmann) U33c diesels and getting them painted in GVT since they're pretty close to an ALCo c6-whatever

Wow, I didn't think any Alco looked like a GE.   I need to get my eyes checked.   I was just in Scranton in May and saw some.   I only identified the C420 and the 4 axle C424 or 425.    I don't know the 6 axle versions apart.  

prrjim posted:

Wow, I didn't think any Alco looked like a GE.   I need to get my eyes checked.   I was just in Scranton in May and saw some.   I only identified the C420 and the 4 axle C424 or 425.    I don't know the 6 axle versions apart.  

Well GE locos look slightly similar to Alcos with the Snub nosed designs. c425 units were only built for the Erie Lackawanna and were built to compete with GE's u25b or something of that nature. A c425's rear radiator unit is more pronounced and if you're railfanning DL they have two c425 units in EL paint (which need a new paint job). ALCo units are a little sharper in the nose than GE's and didn't normally have headlights on the noses like the GE models although MLW (Canadian ALCo) did put the headlights on the noses after they bought the ALCo designs and revised them as if they weren't good enough. Hope that cleared something up if anybody didn't know.

Mason,

No, I didn't have the guts to make Pinky.

Also, ask around, year ago, Atlas did produce the C425s in the two EL numbers that still run on the DL. I happen to have them.  

Very good description.   I will disagree with one your facts.    PRR had 14-15 C425s and one lonely C424.   

I think if you want to get some big Alcos, look for the C628 or C630 from Weaver or Atlas.    I'm going to guess that they might be closer to C636 than a GE.

I do agree that the GEs do have a similar look.

Conductor Earl posted:

Mason,

No, I didn't have the guts to make Pinky.

Also, ask around, year ago, Atlas did produce the C425s in the two EL numbers that still run on the DL. I happen to have them.  

 

COOL!!! were they EL or DL? I wish I had known about them, then they'd be on my search list instead of the HO units although those are nice as well. Thanks Earl!  

Mason

prrjim posted:

Very good description.   I will disagree with one your facts.    PRR had 14-15 C425s and one lonely C424.   

I think if you want to get some big Alcos, look for the C628 or C630 from Weaver or Atlas.    I'm going to guess that they might be closer to C636 than a GE.

I do agree that the GEs do have a similar look.

Ehh, Pennsy doesn't matter (I kid I kid) I probably will choose to kitbash something out of an Atlas or a Weaver SP, UP, or something else that seems to be plentiful on the eBay that isnt D&H (I am partial towards that scheme because it is also beautiful. 

Mason