As I'm relatively new on behalf of US 0 scale: I've noticed that there are locomotive kits on the market. As my favourites are older type Diesels (GP's, NW switchers, F3's, FM's) my question is, are there any kits available? And (older too) electrics? Or plans?
regards, Kieffer
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Atlas still offers undecorated units when a model is set for production. You would find that it's kind of a semi-kit with many parts not installed. This allows for custom painting without striping or dis-assembly. These units have to be pre-ordered just like any other offering at the same price.
Example of a GP-7 from several years back.
I have also worked with Atlas SW9's undecorated.
There are still a fair number of Red Caboose brand GP-9 kits floating around on eBay and elsewhere. The power chassis for these kits were notoriously poor, but a skilled builder can adapt them to an Atlas GP-9 chassis. The Atlas GP-9 body is based on Red Caboose tooling. The Red Caboose kits are very fragile. I have a couple of locomotive bodies that were kitbashed from Red Caboose kits (by a very skilled builder, not me) and they look great but are much more subject to handling damage than a typical 0 gauge diesel. The Atlas Geeps seem to be somewhat more rugged than the Red Caboose originals, but they still require very careful handling.
Here is a link to the Atlas Website. A recent offering of Alco RS-1s Note at the top of the detail list with model numbers. Undecorated is at the top of the list.
That's great, thanks Mike. I just this week bought a Atlas RS-1. I was painted the right way but I still enjoy air brushing so I will keep my eyes out for something I can work on. Thanks Don
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