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Kato N Union Pacific UP 4-8-4 FEF-3 “Living Legend” Locomotive with DCC/Sound and Custom Lighting Features
This is a rare, professionally customized Kato N Scale Union Pacific 4-8-4 FEF-3 Living Legend locomotive and tender with DCC, Sound, custom lighting, and all the bells and whistles! This outstanding locomotive is in excellent condition, having been rarely used. This has been designed and upgraded to impress!
This stunning locomotive and tender being listed as gently used because (a) the locomotive has been upgraded and well appointed, (b) it has been tested to ensure it functions properly, and (c) the exterior packaging shows signs of shelf ware.
Includes the following:
Professionally installed DCC/Sound (ESU 73800 LokSound micro v4.0)
Updated ESU FEF-3 sound files (2018 release) already uploaded Semi-modern appearance appropriate for modern and historical layouts operating both passenger and freight trains
New coreless motor design with dual brass flywheels for silky-smooth performance at all speeds including slow crawls
Special cross-braced shock absorbers equalize the pressure on the locomotive’s drivers to maximize traction 11″ (282mm) Minimum turning radius on ground level track, 15″ (381mm) Minimum turning radius on Viaduct track White driver rims, silver smokebox, and glass paint
All part details are included and pre-attached
Custom lighting features includes:
Front and rear directional operational lighting on both locomotive and tender (see photos)
Headlight is a new SMD “warm white” 0803 LED
Fully operational red Mars Light or emergency light that actually oscillates as it beams (see photos) Fully operational red firebox light inside engines cab (see photos) Illuminated number boards (see photos)
The exterior packaging does show signs of shelf ware; however, this locomotive was not built and upgraded to be in the box!
The Union Pacific FEF (Four Eight Four), along with the GS-4 is easily one of the most recognizable US steam prototypes still in operation today. The FEF-3 series of steam locomotives was delivered in 1944 and were the last, and some of the largest, steam locomotives delivered for use by the Union Pacific. Operated solely by the Union Pacific, the FEF’s (sometimes referred to as “Northerns”, due to the NP’s being the first to build steam locomotives with the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement) were intended primarily to be passenger locomotives but the UP’s large fleet of available diesels meant that the FEF’s were put to work in secondary passenger and fast freight service.
The Kato N Scale FEF-3 follows in the footsteps of its Southern Pacific 4-8-4 cousin, refining the basic concept of a high-power, flexible steam locomotive which is easily upgradable to DCC and Sound by coupling a special, isolated coreless motor drive system with heavy duty flywheels and a flexible cross-braced suspension system that gives the locomotive a high torque, high traction grip that ensures constant and consistent pressure spread across the primary drivers. Another benefit of the coreless motor system is that the locomotive will have an extremely low starting voltage, giving the locomotive slow creeping speeds that will allow modelers to appreciate the complex arrangement of moving side rods that make steam operation so exciting. Other features, such as the locomotive’s unique “Centipede” style tender being fitted with special articulation mechanisms that appear seamless when observed but will bend and flex to allow the locomotive to navigate tighter corners than should otherwise be possible!
Please note: This locomotive cost significantly more to buy and upgrade than the asking price listed in this auction.
Will be listing many other Kato N scale UnionPacific and Southern Pacific passenger cars from part of a larger collection.If you are seeking a particular UP or SP car, either to purchase or trade,please let me know. This Kato locomotive will be carefully wrapped forshipping, and includes insurance and tracking. Will happily combine shipping on items won on the same day. We welcome all questions prior to sale. All salesare final. Payment must be received within 48 hours of the close of theauction/sale. Thanks for looking and happy bidding! Shipping Details:Item(s) will be shipped from the USA by USPSPriority Shipping (includes tracking and insurance). Shipping time is roughly 2to 3 days for most domestic regions, and roughly 7 to 10 days (may take moredepending on shipping conditions) for international regions. Shipping Cost:USPSPriority Shipping rates are as follows: Withinthe USA is $29.02 (includes full-value insurance and tracking) International(Canada) is $67.21 USD (includes full-value insurance and tracking) International(Australia, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and other EUcountries) Shipping is $89.95 USD (includes full-value insurance and tracking)
Cost of insurance depends on final selling price of locomotive. Shipping rates may actually be less. If this is the case, the buyer will be refunded the difference due to the reduction of actual insurance costs.
Although not recommended, item(s) can also be shipped by more economicalmethods. Please inquire for shipping by USPS First Class mail, but insurance is required. Combine Shipping:We combine shipping with other items beingshipped by USPS Priority Mail. To combine shipping, please request an invoice afterwinning your auction, but before paying for your items. We will issue aninvoice from eBay with combined shipping costs, and then you can pay theinvoice. Payment Method:Online payment via PayPal only. Customs Duty:Import duties, taxes, and charges are notincluded in the item price, nor the shipping cost. These charges are thebuyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office todetermine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Feedback:Once you have received your items and had achance to examine them, wed greatly appreciate your leaving positive feedbackabout your experience. If you feel in any way that the item is not whatyou expected, please contact us before leaving feedback so we can fix theproblem and both be happy about the transaction. We do not consider thetransaction complete until you are happy and the only way we know that is ifyou leave feedback. Once the transaction is complete, we always leave positivefeedback. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should youhave any questions. We are happy to provide additional photographs upon request.
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