Source for Kato Mikado drawbars?

[k27463]

Kato appears to have discontinued the drawbars for their Mikado and mine needs some help (first run, so the locomotive basically picks up no power).  Any idea where I might find be able to pick up a few?

Thanks in advance!

[victor miranda]

my best answer is to hunt e-bay.

my next answer is make one...

the tichey train group sell ph-bnz wire.

I think you will want 0.012, should you go that path.

last but not impossible, sweet talk some one with one out of it.
( you may want to go back to the best answer to understand
how sweet you need to be in your talking)

ETA:
I forgot to ask...  what happened to the old one?


victor

[sixpakpop]

Since we're asking about Kato Mikado parts, does anyone where I can find part number 939010
   USRA 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado Valve Gear (Incl Rods & Cylinders)? My Mikado took a dive and the black part that holds everything together to go into the cylinder broke off. 
Kato lists this part package as DISC.

[Iain]

I have a slightly modified drawbar that should still work.  PM me your address, and it's yours.

[k27463]

I forgot to ask...  what happened to the old one?

victor

Victor, this was my first N scale locomotive (close to 10 years ago) after 15 years exclusively in G...my handling skills were not great and neither was my trackwork.  It appears the drawbar got bounced off the bottom of the frame on the loco and shorted out at some point, and the pickup has become flaky enough that I really can't run it anymore.

I meant to pick up a few drawbars from Kato over Christmas while I was in Chicago and forgot to stop by 

Iain, MANY thanks -- PM on its way shortly.