Canadian Pacific RS3

[sailormatlac]

Matt!

A very good job you did here. The first time i see the Bachmann RS-3 in a real photo as it is delivered. And much better is, what can be done to upgrade and rebuilding it to a specific prototype, as you demonstrated here.
The grab irons, are they home made? And the sound files, are they correct for an ALCO? I plan to buy one as soon as they are availabe here in Germany.

Lutz

Lutz, thanks for your comments.

All grabirons were added, some are home made, others are Detail West parts. I don't know for the other roadnames, but the CP Rail version is almost prototypically painted.

The sound file is correct for an ALCO (engine 244). If you check the link, you'll have more specifications about the decoder.

http://www.soundtraxx.com/factory/OEM%20...rs3_sv.pdf

A quick search on YouTUbe will bring a few videos of this switcher in action. Gives a good idea of the sound.

Overall, with light detailling, it's a good locomotive and a great runner. I operated it for 6 hours in a row yesterday and was more than pleased. Slow speed performance is really good too and was appreciated for yard work.