Hi all,
I have a few questions on concor locomotives. I have read that they were some of the best a couple of years ago, but I'm interested in their MP 15. The one I am looking at is DCC ready. I need a lower priced switcher, and is this a good route to take? How does it run compared to say Bachmann Spectrum? And whats a good price for one of these? Thanks for your help!!
ConCor?
Are you certain? Not trying to be a party pooper, but Concor locomotives....at least the ones from a few years ago were not high in quality as far as performance.
A friend of mine purchased a pair of Con Cor HO high nosed EMDs in the orange Great Northern paint scheme. The body dimensions and paint job were good, detailing was not bad but the unit was very light in weight and the performance not smooth. Athearn blue boxes were better runners.
I'm assuming that since then Con Cor has made some improvements. I could mistaken, but at one time it seemed that they were using the old Atlas molds from the 1980s. I recognized the "split fuel tank" on some of their HO EMDs which Atlas was notorious for back in the 70s.
I am now curious and would like to hear more about the latest Con Cor units from some of you that are familiar with them.
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GearDrivenSteam wrote:Yes. I'm certain. The Con Cor units that were made in Japan (which mine is) were very nice. Almost as good as some of the Kato units. They were made in several different places. I think the Korea run of them are the crummy ones. Although I may be mistaken. I know the Japanese made ones are good, because I have more than just the one, and I know a buddy who has two and they are all excellent runners.
Thanks for that info! I wasn't aware that there were also Japanese made Con Cors as well. Makes sense that the quality would likely be good.
Do they have a website?
I have a Con-Cor MP15DC (HO). I bought it at train show in California almost 3 years and it was equiped with a TCS T2 DCC decoder (no sound). The decoder was installed by the show vendor.
This is a very smooth running quiet loco. Starts and stops very smoothly. It's as good as any of my Atlas or PK2 units. The box says it was made in China.
Jerry
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yup, they do http://www.all-railroads.com/.
I am planning on buying some passenger cars in N scale from them. I have some old HO Scale rolling stock kits that have done well. I know they are not locos, but they are Con Cor.
hope this helps!!!
I have a Con-Cor N scale Veranda Turbine. It is one of my finest locomotives. The flanges are a bit large, but it runs like a dream and has great pulling power to it. The long chassis of the four truck Veranda is almost filled with weight. It is an excellent piece.
And the reason that some Japanese made Con-Cor units are comparable to Kato is that Kato made some units for Con-Cor.
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"And the reason that some Japanese made Con-Cor units are comparable to Kato is that Kato made some units for Con-Cor."
Well, that explains a bunch.
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TrainFreak409 wrote: And the reason that some Japanese made Con-Cor units are comparable to Kato is that Kato made some units for Con-Cor.
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My experience with Con Cor HO locos has all been very positive. I have the MP 15 and it does run very well. On the bottom of the tank it states "Made in China". My model is not DCC ready. Con-Cor also did 2 runs of the Atlas/Roco GPs. I have 4 of these and they run great, much better than BB. I wish I had some info on the different versions of the MP but I only own the one. Perhaps others will chime in with some additional information. Here is a link to some info I posted a while ago and also some methods others have used for filling in the slotted fuel tank on the GP models.
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1/770217/ShowPost.aspx#770217
Jim
Well, I will jump in as well. I have a Kato MP 15 (HO) bought new and it is a typical Kato runner. However, I am rather disappointed in the shell. Very heavy paint (yellow and blue Chessie) and what appears to be rather heavy detail underneath. I plan on stripping it some day and making it a logging loco.
Jeff But it's a dry heat!
SCL1923 wrote:I have a GP40 Royal American Shows from around 1990. I love the smoothness and the quietness, and it pulls well. Since it is older, it is a power hog. Does anyone actually know if Kato made the motor? The shell is pretty typical of that year, not bad, and I have definately seen worse even today. In short, I love it.
All of the old Atlas and Con-Cor GP38 and GP 40s have a Roco motor. Here is a link to a previous post on how to ID these engines.