Brand-new LL GP18s cheap

[nkalanaga]

I have one GP18 - on an Atlas GP7/9 chassis.  Naturally, it runs like an Atlas, and I run it with a pair of Atlas GPs.  These are the early "modern" Atlas, not the Atlas/Kato with the too-long bodies, but no scale speed motor or DCC.  I believe Atlas still uses the same body shell, so a modern Atlas DCC chassis would probably fit just as well.

[Alwyn Cutmore]

I bought two LL GP 18 when they first appeared and converted them to GP7s with castings and GMM detail parts. Both to the PRR. Even though they have a basic motor and mech when I needed a good hauling monster to lug a coal drag up a hill the GP18s would out pull two of my Atlas units. Still have them and will not get rid of them.

Regards

Al Cutmore
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[nkalanaga]

I don't know how well mine would have pulled.  I wanted it specifically for a set, with the two Atlas units, and I had the extra Atlas chassis, so I repowered it first thing.

[mmagliaro]

When I saw this price, I was actually going to buy one, but they are sold out of the NP, and that's the only road I could have used.  I don't have any real need for it, so I didn't want to turn it into a "project" where I strip and repaint a shell.  I just wanted to "have it", so it's just as well they are sold out.. ha ha ha!

Any issue with the flanges hitting code 55 ties could easily be fixed up by lightly running a diamond file on the flanges with the engine running on its back  That's not nearly so formidable a task with diesels as it is with a steam loco. 

Those old LL engines ran so good partly because they have that now "infamous" low-speed, powerful 5-pole motor that is a good candidate for repowering other engines.  They also had slightly rough wheels that really grabbed, although they seemed to get dirty more easily.