Cool news from Kato...

[pfs]

No UNDEC SD45s  ???

That's criminal.

[sundowner]

This guys still have a few SD45 in eastern roads.

http://www.amherst-depot.com/sd45katon.htm

[CBQ Fan]

This guys still have a few SD45 in eastern roads.

http://www.amherst-depot.com/sd45katon.htm

He isn't shy on the prices but if you just gotta have it or else it is the place to go.  Or it would seem!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Paging Dr.V... an EL paint out coupled up with that PC SD35 would look right at home in Western PA.

[Dave V]

It would indeed...  How DCC-friendly are these earlier SD45s?

BTW, my SD35 is on the damn fritz still...  I'm in denial that it's the decoder; that'd be number 2 for that engine.

[Bob Bufkin]

Don't bet on it Dave, I've replaced one 3 times already, along with a C628.

[SkipGear]

I'm happy to see the SD45's and especially the F40PH. Now maybe some of the stagnant early amtrak stuff will move. The SD45 came a little late for me. I gave up and made my own a while back.

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showphoto.php/photo/102890

I don't feel so bad because they didn't offer the right road name this go around anyhow. I wouldn't have done this if I needed more than one though.

[Dave V]

Tony, that's an awesome point...  There's been a HUGE flux of early Amtrak products from multiple manufacturers lately, but nothing decent with which to pull them...  until now.  Maybe Kato ain't so blind.  I picked up a Walther's 10-6 in Pointless Arrow on clearance at MBK and have since been trolling for an F40PH or Amtrak E8/9 with which to pull it.

[Bob Bufkin]

Gotta admit this would look good:





Even a basic black (if its clean) ain't bad on the front of an early Amtrak train.

[oakcreekco]

It would indeed...  How DCC-friendly are these earlier SD45s?

BTW, my SD35 is on the damn fritz still...  I'm in denial that it's the decoder; that'd be number 2 for that engine.

The original SD45's weren't friendly, but there are now decoders to replace the front and back light boards. Not plug and play, but easier.

I've got a ton of original SD45/40's, and they are reliable and will pull out tree stumps. It will be interesting to see what "style" mechanism Kato uses on these.

Preordered the DRGW's, so I can put the paint/decals away ;D

[bbussey]

Paging Dr.V... an EL paint out coupled up with that PC SD35 would look right at home in Western PA.

It would indeed...  How DCC-friendly are these earlier SD45s?

I doubt Kato changed the body tooling.  I would just take the EL shell from the original run and mount it on the new mechanism after patching out the EL graphics.

I have one that I haven't patched out yet that is ticketed to be paired with a CR blue sister unit.

[Bob Bufkin]

Lee

Your Spike Jones parody over on the Atlas board is funny as he!!.  I thought only me and few other old farts even knew who Spike Jones was.

[wm3798]

I'm proud to say my old man was a distinguished old fart, and I got the bulk of his vast record collection!
 ;D

[Mark5]

Anyone that knows Dr Demento knows ...

[Puddington]

"Cocktails for Two"...one of Spikes best and an everyday event for Lee............what a charming little occurance..... ;D