An M420R

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KASLO Shops makes a kit in resin.

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I just checked another Kaslo model. The Alco RS-18 DOES need a Proto drive. Retail on that body kit is also over $100.
 
The price of the Kaslo shell is well worth it, even without a drive. All details included, most are etched steel and brass. It inlcudes handrails, a detailed instruction manual and usually comes with a few extra parts, JIC. I've assembled quite a few of these, and they are well worth the money and effort. It's one of the few ways to still feel like a craftsman with a market flooded with "R-T-R".
 
Kaslo shells are amazing. Pricey, and driveless, but nice. Their site has been CRAP for around a year now, seems they don't care to fix it.

I have an SD50F and two F59PH's from them. The SD50F is on an Athearn drive, the F59PH's will ride on RailFlyer drives (soon).
 


I've done one Kalso kit, the GP-10 which, thank goodness, just drops on a GP-9 P2K frame. As Randy's pictures show, it's no shake the box kit. The shells are expensive but a lot better detailed than trying to kitbash a GP10. I think my total build time from box to finished was about two months, working a few hours a day. It's one of those kits that's not really difficult, just time consuming to get the shell cleaned up and all the details mounted. Resin is also tough on drill bits so plan on having a bunch on hand. :)
 
John (the proprietor of Kaslo) is frequently selling his wares on Ebay under the 'johnwhitmoe' (I think) user name...
 
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