RS1 to RS3?

[Anonymous]

I recently bought an Atlas Classic HO Alco RS1, undecorated. I want to model an RS3 but I couldn't find one.

Does anyone know of an RS3 shell that would fit the Atlas Mechanism?

Thanks,

Doug

[Anonymous]

They are two different models, the shell from one will not fit on the other. Check eBay for an RS-3.

Bob Boudreau

[dknelson]

The RS1 is a really nice model and I would not alter it. If the LHS has a bulletin board why not offer to trade it for an RS3? (I can't recall -- is the MDC model now offered by Athearn an RS2 or RS3?)
Dave Nelson

[Paul3]

douort wrote:

QUOTE: I recently bought an Atlas Classic HO Alco RS1, undecorated. I want to model an RS3 but I couldn't find one.

Does anyone know of an RS3 shell that would fit the Atlas Mechanism?

Forget it. They are not even close to being the same. For example, the RS-1 has the fuel tank under the cab above the frame with the batteries between the trucks under the frame. On an RS-3, these positions are reversed. If you plopped an RS-3 body on an RS-1 frame, you'd have no fuel but plenty of battery power. [:)]

dknelson wrote:

QUOTE: (I can't recall -- is the MDC model now offered by Athearn an RS2 or RS3?)

It will be an RS-3, specifically, a Phase Ib (the most common and widespread version).

Paul A. Cutler III
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