Alcos in Z

What are the chances of Z-scalers seeing Alco C-424, c-425's and the big Alcos c-628-c-636 or even the M class alcos from canada.

Because I would love to ge a couple of BCRail units if they decide to make them.

Nick

 

As it looks like Z scale is now exponentially growing, everything is possible in the future (even NMRA standards:shade: ). For the time there is no such announcement and the only available ALCO is the AZL's brass PA1 and matching PB.

But let's stay tuned as it appears Z scale EMD units are now overrated (GP35, SD40-2, SD45, Tunnel Motor, F45, E8, SD70M, F7 and GP38-2) when comparing to GE (only C44-9) and Alco (only the above mentionned PA1 and PB).

Dominique

 

Even in N, there's no C636 and no M-series at all. (Excluding brass, that is.)

 

Someone was working on a resin shell for an FA a few years ago, but apparently it never made it to market. SeaRails is investigating doing a shell for, I believe, an RS1 or RS3.

I would love to see more Alcos (as well as GE's), but most would require chassis mods and new truck side frames at this point.

Randy

 

Actually, they were investigating the RS-2, less common than either.

 

Thanks, i couldn';t remember and didn't have the chance to go look it up.

randy

 

Any word on when the shell is going to be released

 

in the next 90 days, is what i was told in a communication for Searails.