I can't believe I'm the only one who noticed this - - - NEW KATO!

[UP_Modeler]

Dudes,

Check it out.  Kirk Reddie scooped all of the forums and I can't believe no one noticed this yet.  According to his "NSR Horizons" column on page 58 in the May-June NSR Magazine . . . and I quote . . .

"08-09/08 should see a new set of Santa Fe Super Chief starter sets with an F7A and 3 Super Chief cars (sleeper, diner and observation). Available separately are the F7A, F7B, Pleasure Dome and 4 car sets."

HELLO!  Santa Fe Pleasure Domes coming from Kato!  I remember when all the Santa Fe modelers panned Kato for not offering this car in the sets.  Well, they are now answering the call.  Looks like the Super Chief can now be accurately modeled.

Mike

[fieromike]

Dudes,

Check it out.  Kirk Reddie scooped all of the forums and I can't believe no one noticed this yet.  According to his "NSR Horizons" column on page 58 in the May-June NSR Magazine . . . and I quote . . .

"08-09/08 should see a new set of Santa Fe Super Chief starter sets with an F7A and 3 Super Chief cars (sleeper, diner and observation). Available separately are the F7A, F7B, Pleasure Dome and 4 car sets."

HELLO!  Santa Fe Pleasure Domes coming from Kato!  I remember when all the Santa Fe modelers panned Kato for not offering this car in the sets.  Well, they are now answering the call.  Looks like the Super Chief can now be accurately modeled.

Mike

Don't forget that Kato has also released the whole Super Chief consist in '07; three four car sets to build the whole train.

Mike(also)

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Gee I guess more western railroad anouncments are a BIG suprise. 

[skipgear]

Why is this news? The availability of the single dome was announced the same time that the first Chief starter sets was released over a year ago. The problem was the dome never showed up. The big problem is that the starter sets sucked up all the A Chief sets and now the B and C sets are orphans without the dome being available.

[UP_Modeler]

skipgear,

That's exactly why this is news.  The extra domes will (or . . . make that should be) available.


Mike

[Frisco]

Gee I guess more western railroad anouncments are a BIG suprise. 

They are also comming out with the Broadway Limited with GG1.

[skipgear]

skipgear,

That's exactly why this is news.  The extra domes will (or . . . make that should be) available.


Mike

What I was trying to say was that we have had these on order at our shop for better than six months now. It is not news. Just waiting patiently for Kato to get around to producing them.