Reply to "Comparing the Atlas and RailKing "scale" RS-1"

DGJONESOGR Forum Member

I have the Earlier (from about 10 years ago) Atlas SF Zebra striped RS-1 and it is a beauty. I also have the Southern Railking RS-1 from couple of years ago and it is also an awesome engine.

I do not see that the Atlas is that much better detailed than MTH's. The only extra detail I see on the Atlas is the chains and I have removed those because one broke and got caught in the worm gear between the frame and the trucks and had to be sent to Atlas for repair. They both have separately applied steps, same looking metal railings, great graphics and painting. I cannot see much difference in the trucks as they both look very similar with about the same level of cast in detail. I guess there were some extra lines for the brakes on the Atlas but one by one they came loose and showed up along the tracks.

I would say that the MTH RS-1 is one of the best detailed scaled sized diesel values in the market place today.

Good luck on your decision and happy railroading,

Don

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