CharlieS posted:Now I don't have a real 700e, and I don't have a real 763 either. Thanks Dad! and he berated my nephew for weathering his trains.
Not looking to buy your loco, but I've been interested in Lionel items that were customized by their original owners for a while now. I guess I could say it started with a 1946 726 Berk that needed paint, so I did it myself in grey with a black steam chest. I have a modified turbine, a custom painted 1947-49 726 Berk, and two different sets of modified Postwar Budd cars. One set has a Lionel power unit with AMT/KMT dummies, which I don't think were ever offered. If so, the original owner must have made them up from parts.
In any case, if my dad had done that Hudson, I would cherish it as it is.
If I had a layout with appropriate curves, I'd run it.
AMT/Auburn never listed a dummy RDC in their catalogs/promotional newsletters. Kusan/KMT cataloged a set in their color, full line catalog that had a RDC powered unit pulling a couple dummy RDC trailers. Given the lousy motor the RDC came with, they probably burned out pretty quickly trying to pull a load.
