Robert S. Butler posted:Steve, I agree they are nice - so you have 4 down and 5 to go.
They look nice with the AMT Santa Fe units but those units are painted in freight colors. Since AMT did make the offering of the cars with the idea that you might want to provide your own head end power I took them up on that idea. I have an MTH A-B-A Alco set to pull them. It does a good job of pulling and the engines and the cars make for a very colorful consist.
...Just to give you an idea of the visual impression...
Oh yes - the remaining cars are:
#4170 Baggage
#5260 Combine
#3160 Coach
Indian Scout
Diner
Ah, Robert! Why'd you have to post those engines with that! I love the MTH PA's! I have a K-line Alco A-A FA set, which is nice, but nothing like your set! I've running the different combos of the 3 AMT Santa Fe passenger cars that I have behind the K-line A-A and a postwar Lionel FA 215 A-A but neither looked right with these passenger cars.
I actually have 2 of the#3160 coach, which is fortunate as the Obs Car came with a plastic, non-operating coupler that was broken so I just replaced it with one from the "not as nice" 3160. Have the 5260 combine car that you pictured above, which might be my favorite. So that leaves baggage, which could be the 4170 or the 3407 RPO, Indian Scout, and Diner which would leave me with a nice 6 car consist.
