GI 2-8-0 EX US ARMY

[Anonymous]

tHIS KING OF LOCO WAS CONTRACTED BY AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY IN NEW YORL FOR THE US ARMY TRANPORTATION , WAS USED BY THE TRROPS IN ITALY AUSTRIA AND GERNMANY M I AM LOOKING FOR A MODEL OR SIMILAR THAT CAN BE MODIFIED .
THAT LOCOS AT THE END OF WWII WAS USED BY THE ITALIAN RAILWAIS GR 736 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 50s CAUSE THEY WAS FEEDED BY BY NAFTA ABD PROBLEM TO THE BILER THEY BEEN DISCONTINUED AND SENT TO THE WRENCHAGE
IHC AND BECHMAN MAKE ONE MODEL OF 2-8-0 BUT ARE A BAKDFWIN AND MIDIFY THAT IT IS A BIG TROUBLE CAUSE THE DOME ARE VERY DIFFERENT SOME ONE CAN INDICATE ME WICH ARE THE BEAREST LOCOS I CAN USE/
THANK YOU
Mario

[Anonymous]

There is a great model of the S-160 USATC 2-8-0's made by Model Loco. Here's a link to a hobby shop that sells them.

http://www.alaskarails.org/modeling/TC-S160/index.html

Roger