Nobody has said much about these. Of course, they are HO-Scale so that's probably part of the reason. I knew these were coming but got surprised on Facebook by someone posting in the Friends of the Arcade & Attica page that they had them available. These are a special commission by HobbyTyme of the A&A #111. It's the A&A's second purchased GE 44-tonner after #110 in 1941. The 111 is a 1947 Phase IV specimen which the railroad bought after 110 was put in the shops due to a washout/derailment.
So... In a moment of weakness, I bought one. Gosh, but it's a beautiful model. I don't know how well it runs since I have no HO track and don't know anyone (local) that does but it will look good on display. Rapido really packaged it well , too. No way anything could get knocked about. Of course, it's small so that helps.
It makes me wish they would do it in N-Scale but I doubt they will since Bachmann had it's version with a new run coming out soon.
Here are the pictures that got me to buy one.
The dealer was Makin' Tracks. They have a Facebook presence and a web site. If anyone might want one I think they still have some available. Apparently HobbyTyme only made 50 of the A&A. They also have a Sacremento Northern HobbyTyme release.
https://makintrackstrains.com/collections/ge-44-ton-switcher
