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Mantua 310-20 1880 Pennsylvania 4-8-0 "Mastodon" Twelve Wheeler Locomotive HO Scale

SKU MN310-20a
$149.99
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Mantua 310-20 1880 Pennsylvania 4-8-0 "Mastodon" Twelve Wheeler Locomotive

This Mantua 310-20 1880 Pennsylvania 4-8-0 "Mastodon Twelve Wheeler" Locomotive is a magnificent example of the "Iron Horse", the locomotive that spanned the plains and did so much to open the great American West. Its' ornate and colorful decoration, with gleaming brass parts, earned for it the title of the "Belle of the Plains". Offered by Mantua for only two years overall, and in only four road names, this rarest of these great Twelve Wheelers was available ONLY in 1980.

FEATURES:

  • Upgraded C-9 Mint Condition with Excellent Original box.
  • No indication of run time.
  • Operating Headlamp.
  • MRRHQ Locomotive Works restored, serviced, tested and certified.
  • One-piece boilers, engine covers, cabs and tenders of pressure-cast Zamac high impact plastic.
  • Castings are sharp and clean and include highly detailed boiler fronts, smoke stacks, valves, pipes and rivet heads.
  • Real Brass hand rails, fittings, ornate steam domes and tender pick-up wheels.
  • Powerful Pittman style 5-pole motor.
  • Smooth, quiet nylon gears assembled on knurled axles.
  • Authentic brass hex-head screws for spacer-assembled side rods.
  • Replaceable long-life brass axle bearings.
  • Easy rolling needle point truck axles of cadmium plated steel.
  • Heavy cast metal locomotive and tender frames.
  • Upgraded w/MRRHQ Custom Directional Backup Light.
  • Upgraded with working Kadee all-metal Knuckle Coupler.
  • Optional Upgrades Available:
    • TCS MC2-KAC Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
    • TCS MC2-KAC Standard DCC Decoder w/KA4 Keep Alive Installed.
    • TCS WOWSound 101 DCC/Sound Decoder Installed.
    • TCS WOWSound 101KA DCC/Sound Decoder w/Keep Alive Installed.
  • Mantua Catalog 1980.
  • Click HERE for historical information about this legendary locomotive class.
  • HO Scale 1:87

    Dimensions: Locomotive 6 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 2" Tender 3 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/2"

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