Kato Amtrak Veteran's P42 Now Available

[flight2000]

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Kato Amtrak P42 done up in the Veteran's scheme is now available through the Amtrak Store.  Just got mine delivered yesterday... 

Yes, it's a little pricey (about the same as a Kobo unit), but better quality IMHO.

http://store.amtrak.com/ProductDetail.aspx?did=17265&pid=160217





Cheers,
Brian

[eric220]

What happened to the headlight and front number board?

[crrcoal]

Is DCC installed already like on the Kobo units?

[sundowner]

Is DCC installed already like on the Kobo units?

No, also not all KOBO units are DCC equipped, some are just new paint or added detail like the upcoming UP excursion E9's. This look like a regular P42 run built just for the Amtrak store.

[flight2000]

What happened to the headlight and front number board?

I forgot to install them before I took the picture....it's literally right out of the box...   

Brian

[ChristianJDavis1]

I bought mine in person at Amtrak Train Days in Philadelphia. Are they not Kobo units? I thought someone told me they were. I know that the two units I have seen have had some slight paint defects that led me to believe they may be KOBO.

[sundowner]

I got mine today and it really looks like a regular production run engine.  It even has a regular production number 176-6029 after the new run of phase Vb P42's. Very nice engine.

[ChristianJDavis1]

I got mine today and it really looks like a regular production run engine.  It even has a regular production number 176-6029 after the new run of phase Vb P42's. Very nice engine.

Weird, as it seems every one I have ever seen had a small paint defect, but never the same defect. Does yours have any defects that you can see? I will have to get pictures of what I am talking about.

[sundowner]

Mine looks fine and you don't mention were the defect is. But its not unheard of for Kato to have slight painting defect on production units. The Great Northern BSB SD45 come to mind or the original run of CSX ES44 with the lightning bolt facing the wrong way.

[ChristianJDavis1]

Mine looks fine and you don't mention were the defect is. But its not unheard of for Kato to have slight painting defect on production units. The Great Northern BSB SD45 come to mind or the original run of CSX ES44 with the lightning bolt facing the wrong way.

Well, as I said, it varies from unit to unit. On the ones I have seen, the defect looks to be like paint bleed from either the red or the blue, and sometimes a combination of both, that stray into the white and make what appear to be streaks. Other things j have noticed are blue or grey "dots" in the white stripe on at least two units I have seen. I am not knocking the units, as I love the one I picked up, but I just found it weird that every one I have seen has had some odd defect (usually only viewable when holding about a foot away). I will have to take pictures of the three units I have seen.

[peteski]

Well, as I said, it varies from unit to unit. On the ones I have seen, the defect looks to be like paint bleed from either the red or the blue, and sometimes a combination of both, that stray into the white and make what appear to be streaks. Other things j have noticed are blue or grey "dots" in the white stripe on at least two units I have seen. I am not knocking the units, as I love the one I picked up, but I just found it weird that every one I have seen has had some odd defect (usually only viewable when holding about a foot away). I will have to take pictures of the three units I have seen.

Can anybody take a real close-up photo of the paint job (and the flaws)?  I wonder if they are printed using an ink jet printer (like Kato decorated some previously-released Amtrak cars).

[ChristianJDavis1]

Can anybody take a real close-up photo of the paint job (and the flaws)?  I wonder if they are printed using an ink jet printer (like Kato decorated some previously-released Amtrak cars).

I will take a picture of mine and any other ones I can get my hands on this weekend (attending a small hometown train show). I am not sure of the printing process used, but the actual "veterans decal" part of the scheme has an odd texture to it (not sure if texture is the right word, as it feels rather smooth but looks as if it's texture would be like that of a golf ball).

[peteski]

I will take a picture of mine and any other ones I can get my hands on this weekend (attending a small hometown train show). I am not sure of the printing process used, but the actual "veterans decal" part of the scheme has an odd texture to it (not sure if texture is the right word, as it feels rather smooth but looks as if it's texture would be like that of a golf ball).

Is the texture similar to the image on the right?

[ChristianJDavis1]

Is the texture similar to the image on the right?

Somewhat. As I said, I will have to get a picture this weekend. My unit is in the southern half of New Jersey with me in the north. I promise to take some decent photographs over the weekend (with no digital trickery).

[sundowner]

As far as I know the blue were spray on since there is blue overspray inside the shell. The silver and dark gray also look spray, the white and red look they were pad printed since they have the texture of Kato lettering.