Mike D posted:MTH purchased the Weaver SD 40-2, E8, and the "butchered" ALCo C628/ C630 molds at the turn of the century.
prrhorseshoecurve, could you elaborate a bit on the "butchered" Alco's? Is there an issue with them?
The Weaver/ Samhongsa ALCo was originally a near perfect C630 with the correct larger water tank in front of the radiator, Air/turbocharger intake box right after the Cab, and associated hood vents.
Weaver 2 catalogs later decided to change the loco to look like a C628 but somehow couldn't get rid of the larger water cooling tank in front of the radiator, the bulgy Air intake box, and associated hood grills behind the cab and just changed the air intake screen and added a snow shield. This "change" butchered the look of the ALCo Locomotive Body and didn't look like an ALCo C628
This was carried on by MTH who bought the molds and tooling from Weaver Models and was done again and again until the recent release of MTH C630 within the last catalog or two.
What a ALCo C628 SHOULD look like:
