PA-1 Diesel Locomotives

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

400

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8"

Ext. Reference:

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Ext. Reference:

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

Window and Parts Set

Supplemental Part:

Pick-up Spring

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail without Gear

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail with Gear

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail with Gear and Bearing

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail without Gear

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Scale with Gear

Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

This model started off as an undecorated model, and custom-painted by Bob Comstock in the early 1990s, featuring the New Haven's hunter green and deluxe gold paint scheme. Holt added illuminated number boards (parts from American Models) and dry transfers from Woodland Scenics to complete the model.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Cascade Hobby Products

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Conversion Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental:

view

Notes:

Conversion kit for the A.C. Gilbert American Flyer PA.

A representative sample of a Cascade Hobby Products drive system's components.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Omnicon Scale Models

Manufacturer ID:

1003

Factory:

Samhongsa, Korea

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1986

Product Type:

Conversion Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Wheels:

scale

Notes:

This conversion kit allowed the modeler to convert his/her A.C. Gilbert American Flyer PA-1 or PB-1 to scale, while keeping the original shell.

From the Omnicon promotional flyer.

This diagram shows the parts that made up the kit.