Bowser Alco C630

[Warbonnet]

Some pics of my latest arrival as requested, a Bowser Alco C630. Thought it would look good running with my Athearn U50. It's my 1st Bowser model so I was interested to see how it stacked up.

 

On the plus side the detail and paint is very good. It's very heavy and is the usual all wheel drive and has LED lights. Sadly it's let down by the woeful handrails, which on one side are seriously distorted. I have seen pictures elsewhere of other Bowser locos suffering from this. Athearn get stick for their handrails but none of mine are anywhere near as bad as these. I will have to look at replacing them.

 

Anyway, the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NIRCLASS80]

Great looking loco, hope you really enjoy. I think the big Alcos look great in any livery.

[Warbonnet]

Great looking loco' date=' hope you really enjoy. I think the big Alcos look great in any livery.[/quote']

 

Cheers, they're lovely locos and I have a weakness for Southern Pacific. Can't wait to put a chip in and run her.

[Garfield]

Looks fab, Fran... the 'bloody nose' livery really suits it.

[NIRCLASS80]

I bought a CP Rail C630m with Tsunami sound and then fitted a BC Rail pair with Loksound select. The ESU Loksound wins hands down on both sound and motor control. I will post avideo of the two sometime I have a minute.

[RedRich]

Nice model Fran, it resembles the grey livery IE have used on 077. Could the handrails be removed and reshaped after a dunk in some warm water.

 

Rich,

[Mayner]

The Bowser C630 was originally produced about 10 years ago by Stewart Hobbies. I went through a Western Maryland phase in HO mainly using their locos and stock in HO which I found above average for the time in general standard of detail and quality.

 

Apart from the big Alcos the produced a range of Kato powered F Units, some interesting Baldwin road switchers and switchers and very nice coal hoppers.

[Warbonnet]

Nice model Fran' date=' it resembles the grey livery IE have used on 077. Could the handrails be removed and reshaped after a dunk in some warm water.

 

Rich,[/quote']

 

Might be worth a go rich. Also look out for some pics of the Dapol Western when it arrives in the next couple of weeks

 

Correct John, it still has Stewart stamped on the bogies. It's a lovely loco but the handrails are a letdown as I said. Still, should be easily fixable one way or another.

 

Nice detail overall though!

[Dave]

Cracking looking loco

[NIRCLASS80]

Here is the video as promised of the C630m with the Loksound Select sound decoder fitted.

[Warbonnet]

Here is the video as promised of the C630m with the Loksound Select sound decoder fitted.

 

Looks lovely and smooth. Sound good too! Thanks for sharing.

[NIRCLASS80]

A couple of pictures of my latest buy. I just cannot resist the old CP Rail.