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The market is ready for an N scale K4

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Posted by Autobus Prime on Monday, March 23, 2009 1:01 AM

1218 Class A

Kato has come out with the beautiful Broadway Limited passenger set and GG-1. What could be better on the head end than a double-headed K4 set leading the way!

1218:

A J1e.  Mischief

 

(Joking.   N does need a nice K4. Odd that a scale exists that still isn't inundated with K4 Pacifics.  This is almost a hobby anomaly.)

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Posted by BRAKIE on Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:12 PM

Minitrix did a K4 years ago...

http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/trix462.html

 

You're right though...

 

We need a upgraded version.

Larry

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Summerset Ry.


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The market is ready for an N scale K4
Posted by 1218 Class A on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:45 PM

When is one of these manufacturers going to produce an N scale K4 or heavy Pacific loco? We have some great models of steam locomotives in this scale that run as good as they look. And the prices are very reasonable for them, too. But what I and so many other N scalers don't understand is why no manufacturer has yet to produce either a heavy pacific or a Pennsy K4! Kato has come out with the beautiful Broadway Limited passenger set and GG-1. What could be better on the head end than a double-headed K4 set leading the way! I know that this model and the heavy pacific would sell like hotcakes. The last K4 available was from Trix many years ago and I wouldn't put those models up against any of the more recent locos from Bachmann, Life-Like, Kato, Athearn, etc. They don't have the detail, aren't prototypicaly accurate, and very poor running performance. I would Gladly pay the asking price for several of these locos!

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