Alco Models first made the RS-3 and later did a run of RS-2's and RSD 4/5's. I guess they hosed the Pennsy version, I forget exactly how. Bruce Giles (Alco Models) died of cancer and the company faded away. They had RSD-15's(?), the AT&SF "Alligators", and EMD SD45's on their S scale production list when it all went south...
I still have an RS-2 in Lightning Stripes, but the drive is shot. It's on the list for re-powering some day, most likely with modified SHS guts under the brass superstructure. Jim K. P.S. I still think the SP boyz have the most "purpose built" brass steam locomotives in S scale 13 by my count! --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_r...@...> wrote: > > Hi Gary; > > The first, or nearly the first, brass commercial S scale model was an Alco RS-3, made by Alco Models, not Atlas. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
