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Mantua 512 Undecorated 2-8-2 Mikado Locomotive Kit HO Scale
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Mantua 512 Undecorated 2-8-2 Mikado Locomotive Kit HO Scale

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$129.99
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Mantua 512 Undecorated 2-8-2 Mikado Locomotive Kit

"Mikado" is the name generally assigned to the steam locomotives of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. The general, and reasonable assumption, is that the name "Mikado" stems from the early construction of locomotives of this wheel arrangement by Baldwin in 1893. These locomotives were of the three foot six inch gauge, and were constructed for Nihon Tetsudo (Japan Railways), a private railway at the time.

The 2-8-2 saw great success in the United States, mostly as a freight locomotive. It largely replaced the 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type as the heavy freight locomotive of choice in the second decade of the 20th century. Pulling power was similar to the best 2-8-0s, but a developing requirement for higher speed freight trains drove the shift to the 2-8-2. As locomotives continued to get larger, and faster, the Mikado was in turn pushed from the top-flight trains by larger freight locomotive configurations such as 2-10-2, 2-8-4, 2-10-4 and gigantic articulated locomotives. The "Mike" remained the most common road freight locomotive with most railroads until the end of steam in the 1950's. In excess of 14,000 of this type were built for North American service, which comprised approximately one-fifth of all locomotives in service at the time. Almost all North American railroads rostered the 2-8-2.
FEATURES:
  • C-9 Mint Condition with Very Good Original Box.
  • Certified 100% Complete by MRRHQ Vintage Steam Locomotive Works.
  • Inventoried and sealed in custom-fitted air tight heavy zip lock bag.
  • Operating Headlamp.
  • "Long Haul" tender body of pressure-cast Zamac high impact plastic.
  • Steel hand rails, rods and fittings.
  • Brass Bell and tender pick-up wheels.
  • Powerful Pittman style 5-pole motor polished, serviced, tested and sealed.
  • Smooth, quiet nylon gears assembled on knurled axles.
  • Slippage-free oversize knurled drive wheel axles.
  • Authentic brass hex-head screws for spacer-assembled side rods.
  • Easy rolling needle point truck axles of cadmium plated steel.
  • Heavy cast metal locomotive body, tender frame and 6-wheel tender trucks.
  • Mantua Catalog 1982-83.
  • Assembled loco and tender nearly 1' long weighing in at over 2 lbs.
HO Scale 1:87
Made in U. S. A .

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