MTH RS3???

Hi Bob,

Within the past year, I received Ohio Central powered and non-powered units.  The powered unit has lighted number boards...RailKing with PS3...

Sorry for the bad photo, but as you can see below, the boards are lit...

Thanks Keith

I recently replaced the Locosounds with ERR Cruise Commander and the new Railsounds boards and realized there weren't a lot of lights on the engine.

I'll have to take another look at the ERR circuitry to see how I can add number board lights but it shouldn't be hard to do.  Cutting the holes and adding "glass" should be easy.

I've already cut away the shell inside the cab, but now I can see the motor and wiring so I need to add some crew to block the view.

The RK Scale RS1 has a lot of detail (especially for a Rail King) and added smoke too.

Full lighting and great Alco sounds make it a very attractive package that is a real bargain.

This SOUTHERN is one of my favorite engines on our roster (of all scale items)

c.sam, the RS3 was my 1st O gauge engine.  I had it a few years before I ever dreamed of having a layout.  It was the 1st O gauge anything I had seen lettered for Seaboard and had to have it.

I have been most pleased with it, even the Locosounds were nice, but I already had the ERR Cruise Commander and with the new Railsounds unit out I decided to upgrade the RS3 to Command Control.

I had already fixed the pilot and added Kadee couplers, and after looking at my books last night I see the SAL units had a number board, as well as marker lights, on the front of the long nose (SAL front end).

I think I'll Dremel out the side number boards and add the nose number board, I may even have some marker lights I can use, just not sure if I can match the MTH paint.  It's a greenish brown/brownish green and none of the Pullman or Seaboard greens I have are close.

The MTH Proto 2 Pennsy RS-3 was also my first engine. Still my favorite.

Michael,

I like the rounded edges of the RS units, a little more style than these new squared-off engines

Anybody know the diameter of this P&D grille (PDP2051K) or (2041, 2035):

https://ogrforum.com/t...-on-installing-grill

I've drilled out the exhaust stack and number boards, but now the solid fan grille just begs to be replaced.

The plastic body is thick (maybe 1/8"), but it feels softer than most other shells I've worked on.  A drill goes right thru it and a file quickly cleans up any uneven surfaces.

I put cab photos and engineers into my cabs.

Don,

What figures did you use?  The two I was going to use are a tad too big and they won't sit facing forward unless I apply some heat and twist them.

Bob, I cannot recall but I thought I used MTH engineer figures. I did surgically cut most of the body in half. It is a very tight fit.

I wish MTH would retool or make a scale version of the Alco RS3 for the Premier line.The Railking version does not look right

As has been stated in previous threads, the Weaver RS3 seems to have the best looking body, the front of the RK RS3 is too flat.

Back on topic, anybody know the diameter of the P&D grille?