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In May,
Kato
) plans to release an HO scale P42
locomotive equipped with a unique new drive system that
places all of the mechanical components, including a coreless
motor, in each power trucks. Kato says the new design pro-
vides interior space for additional weight and larger speaker
housings. The elimination of mechanical linkage and drive
shafts increases the ability of the new power trucks to swivel
and will permit the P42 to operate on curves with a radius
as tight as 370mm (approximately 14.75”). The P42s will be
decorated in Amtrak's Phase Vb scheme (above) in three dif-
ferent road numbers.
This new model has two motors and does not have a DCC-
ready adapter plug. Details and pricing are tentative, but Kato
is offering DCC and sound equipped versions in its Kobo Line
with custom DCC and sound options installed in the US. Kato
is working with ESU Loksound and Soundtraxx Tsunami to
develop suitable decoders for the new two-motor drive system.
Standard analog DC versions will be priced in the range of
$185.00 to $195.00. Units with ESU Loksound DCC are targeted
at $305.00 to $315.00. P42s with custom Soundtraxx®
Tsunami™ sound and DCC decoder installations are expected to
Next month
Kadee Quality
Products
Company
)
will release a
40’ PS-1 boxcar decorated for Chicago North Western (above).
The HO scale model is based on a prototype built in 1958 with
tab side-sills, and an 8’ six-panel Pullman Standard door. The
ready-to-run car has an MSRP of $35.95. An identical car will
be released in May decorated for Union Pacific with yellow let-
tering and a “Be Specific, Ship Union Pacific” slogan. The UP
model has an MSRP of $34.95.
Also due from
Kadee in May is
a Richmond,
Fredericksburg
& Potomac 40’
PS-1 boxcar
equipped with
6’ Youngstown doors (above). The MSRP will be $33.95. Built in
1952, Kadee’s HO scale version is decorated as repainted in
1963 in boxcar red with a “Linking the North and South” slogan
and map.
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