This is an interesting thread.
Back in the mid-late '90s, I bought a LWS kit; it was an Alco S4 (maybe). Consisted of brass parts for the body and frame (I think) and maybe the truck side frames...which would have been soft metal, as was the long hood's "nose". I remember calling and speaking with Jan about it prior to purchasing. No motor, gearing or wheels...
Anyway, I had it for a while then decided it was 'way above my pay grade; I didn't want to ruin a perfectly good kit, so I sold it...hopefully to a good home. I wonder what state it's in now: was it ever built?
Mark in Oregon