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Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« on: November 05, 2010, 02:57:56 PM »
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Retooled GE U30C, now DCC Friendly

Santa Fe Warbonnet - 2 Numbers # 7502 and 7514
Union Pacific  - We Can Handle It" - 2 Numbers # 2848 and 2861
Burlington Northern - 2 Numbers #5327 and 5383
Burlington Northern - Bicentennial Scheme # 1776
Department of Transportation # 001


MSRP 105.00
Order Due Date December 20
Delivery Spring 2011

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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2010, 03:04:11 PM »
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Nice! Glad they're retooling those.

Sad they're back on their west coast kick with road names though...
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2010, 03:10:38 PM »
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good news for the DoT modelers.
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2010, 03:21:23 PM »
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Quote from: tom mann on November 05, 2010, 03:10:38 PM
good news for the DoT modelers.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2010, 03:27:19 PM »
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I think it would be considerate of Kato to give the western modelers a break and let us eastern modelers spend some money. ;)
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2010, 03:49:52 PM »
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Wait, so that DoT unit didn't even run anywhere?

Quote from: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U30C)
The U30C served customers of all kinds. From mining, to general freights, coal trains, and even as a power source unit for the Department of Transportation's subway-car test tracks in Pueblo, Colorado before a connection from the commercial electric power grid could be established (Cudahy 1979).

What are they smoking?
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2010, 04:09:11 PM »
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It is a prototypical collector's item, may not be run, but put beside the test tracks  :P  ::)
The proud owners can sell the drives to those who have the old model and want to go DCC...
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2010, 04:18:05 PM »
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Quote from: tom mann on November 05, 2010, 03:10:38 PM
good news for the DoT modelers.

They probably think DOT, being based in DC, counts as an eastern road.
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2010, 04:31:02 PM »
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Quote from: tom mann on November 05, 2010, 03:10:38 PM
good news for the DoT modelers.

Amen brother!
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2010, 04:38:47 PM »
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Jokes aside, it is pretty nice to see these return. I have no real need for them, but I think I'll grab a few just cause. I wonder if they'll return the C30-7 as well?
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2010, 04:40:58 PM »
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Judging the response the "retooled" SD45s are getting, I think I'll hold off. 

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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2010, 04:51:41 PM »
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What's wrong with the retooled SD45?
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2010, 04:57:46 PM »
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Ah, it's good old peeing and moaning about Kato time.

Refreshing
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2010, 05:10:49 PM »
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Quote from: lock4244 on November 05, 2010, 04:51:41 PM
What's wrong with the retooled SD45?

Not much improvement from the old tooling.  The plows on the D&RGW are molded in an orange that doesn't match, and the Kodachromes' yellow is way off.  Check Trainboard.  There's some pictures up there. 
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Re: Kato November Announcement (Western Modelers Only) : )
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2010, 05:58:01 PM »
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SD45 would have been of interest if they'd done them for EL... though being an eastern road there really wasn't much threat of that.
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