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PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:00 pm    Post subject: Kato GS-4 With Sound Reply with quote
Kato are renowned for their high quality models. The Southern Pacific GS-4 is another one in a long line of excellence. Such a pity that they blotted their copybook with the DCC problems in the 1st run of this model. Nevertheless Spookshow gives it an 'A' grade.
http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/katogs4.html

The official Kato US page.
http://www.katousa.com/Kobo/E-NGS-4.html

Wikipedia page with GS-4 history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_4449

DCC decoder fitting guides are in the DCC section.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
nice..... if only they'd do it with british stuff.......
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kato do make the Class 66, only in proper N Scale.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ba4472 wrote:
nice..... if only they'd do it with british stuff.......  


poliss wrote:
Kato do make the Class 66, only in proper N Scale.


Bruce  here are the   Kato - Hobbytrain - Lemke Locos  class 66's  four are made and they  run  like swiss clocks i  had the Opel GM  and Rail4chem  ones

http://www.mgsharp.com/Kato_European_N.htm

Click on  the  pictures there for a better view.

Great runners  but they  are smaller in scale when  placed  next to  a Dapol G/F class  66.
Prices  are around £115 - £125  each  a  lot  are  bought for repaints to british  paint.   [/quote]
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=96619  

Here  is  a  sound  install   from Tsunami  Bruce showing  how  the  tender  needs modifying to   accept  the  decoder  and  speaker.

In British  N gauge the locos  are  smaller  and  space  is  tight  mm's  can matter when doing an  install  at times needing  milling of parts and any weight loss  in the loco  can  bring issues with  reliability of  running.  


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