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 Posted - December 11 2011 : 4:48:11 PM
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Ihave one of these coming anyone had experience of alco models ken
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Posted - December 11 2011 : 7:21:15 PM
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You sure thats not in the wrong box, Ken?
I don't remember them making a "15" As a rule the drives (Tower) are loud.
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Posted - December 11 2011 : 7:51:05 PM
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| box says alco/kmt ken
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Posted - December 11 2011 : 8:37:12 PM
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Yup, they did.
http://hoseeker.com/alco/alcocatalog1pg04.jpg
So what was the attraction?
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Posted - December 11 2011 : 9:00:08 PM
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Very Good engines(The ones Ive seen at the DCC Booths at train shows)
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Posted - December 13 2011 : 4:13:35 PM
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| Very nice looking loco. Many roads bought them to use for Switching and road work, but they apparently were somewhat rough, and didn't have a toilet, so most ended up as switchers only, like on SP, MKT, and Frisco.
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Posted - December 14 2011 : 05:19:38 AM
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gareth the loco you show is a sw1500,this is a mp15ac ken
the loco is a little bit of a let down,its not an original box (thought that)and the front truck needs securing to chassis,it goes as well as most of the old Japanese locos do,also the handrails have since been straightened ken
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Posted - December 14 2011 : 10:19:51 AM
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Wow.
Mea culpa, guess I F___ed up huh.
Must have been a much later production. Never seen one made by "Alco Models" (Importer).
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