I have a small collection of Kusan all plastic freight cars. I have always wanted one of the Kusan Alcos to pull these Kusan freight cars around with. I finally found one that also came with the K-line motors and chassis so it would work on 3 rail. It was not perfect but fixable.
Let's see your Kusan Alcos.
Dean
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I've long admired Kusan/KMT's FA offerings.
As produced by Kusan/KMT, they had a nice low stance and snuggled onto the trucks much like the cast frame Lionel FA's. Though I also like the stamped frame Lionel FA's, I like that snuggled down look of the cast frames better.
About the only thing Kusan/KMT I have collected over the years is a handful of pictures of their FA offerings that interest me:
Another view of their MKT FA:
A small pic of a set of their Frisco FA's...
Their great looking Mop FA wearing the Mop freight scheme...
They also did a Mop passenger scheme on their FA...
I've often wondered if I could adapt their shells to Lionel cast frame mechanims. Doing so would give me the best of both worlds:
* The nice looking Kusan/KMT bodies/paint schemes.
* The nice running qualities of the Lionel cast frame FA.
Oh well... I can dream, can't I?
Andre
Andre
Kmt made some colorful, affordable trains. I like the ones you posted and the green Southern is sharp too.
Dean
Dean!! Good to see you back, its been awhile since you posted but these Kusan trains are really neat. I love the "horn" on that diesel, is that internal or from an external source?
Best Wishes
Don
Hi Don, thanks.
I am always lurking around just every now and then I find something to post.
The sounds are from a supposedly real alco fa horn I found online. I just recorded it with a voice recorder on an old android phone I have and then play it back via bluetooth to a Jam bluetooth speaker I tried to hid behind the Lionel gateman house on the layout. Nothing too fancy, I thought it sounded good so I thought others might enjoy it too.
It was nice to finally get a kusan alco, with K-line motor and chassis, to pull my small collection of kusan series 1 freight cars around. Have to be careful as those all plastic cars are pretty light weight.
Take Care
Dean
@PW53inVa posted:Andre
Kmt made some colorful, affordable trains. I like the ones you posted and the green Southern is sharp too.
Dean
Yes they did!
I have not seen the Southern version that I can recall.
Like I said: In the past it's been tempting to try to mate a KMT shell to a Lionel frame... but probably going the route you went (onto a K-Line frame) is the better route.
Andre
A pair of Bexel Alco A-A diesels. One has been modified for battery power (9 V battery), the other is a dummy.
KMT Frisco Alco AA on K-Line frames. I had to trim the pilots to get the shells to fit.
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