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Andy is absolutely correct that there are no off-the-shelf models (either kit or RTR) that look much like the CM engines. In brass, Hallmark did both a 2-8-0 and 2-6-0 that come around occasionally; you may be pleasantly surprised since these models rarely go for as much as $300. MDC has gone through at least three iterations of its kits over the past 25 years. The current kits have can motors and improved gear towers and run very well with little fiddling. They are also available RTR and the RTR models run beautifully - slightly better than the kits although I don't for the life of me see any visible differences. Earlier models were terrible runners as supplied and you're right, possibly the noisiest HO steamers I've ever witnessed. I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the Mantua 2-6-0 and 4-6-0. The 4-6-0 in particular is probably easier to modify than the MDC. For approximately the last five years of their production runs, these models were can-motored and ran smoothly and quietly although their low-speed characterstics still were not the greatest. Mantua also offered a very simple can motor retrofit kit which I've heard may still be available from them until they run out of stock. You can easily find these models on E-Bay.
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