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Ian MacMillan

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Re: Kato's urban direction....?
« Reply #30 on: November 16, 2012, 12:17:32 AM »
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I dunno, there are three buildings in the kit and accessories. If I was modeling Chicago, I would jump on it. I spent way more than that on the Worcester station and wouln't mind spending that much on a decent H. H. Richardson station (Framingham, Westboro, Warren, Palmer etc.)

I think Kato might do well because its the first modern train station that I can think of in N. We have kit after kit after kit of wooden stations from the 1800's. I think there are a brick kit or two but nothing in stone and no modern stations. We have hit a saturation point.

You cant even come close to comparing this to the Worcester station kit...that's apples and oranges. Ones a craftsman kit and huge, the other isn't.

Looking at this Kit and Katos other station offerings I would say it would be betterl in the $55-$60 range. But where this is a joint project I guess you can factor in the additional $20.

I would kill for a HH Richardson station.
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Re: Kato's urban direction....?
« Reply #31 on: November 16, 2012, 07:29:20 PM »
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Mmmm.  Kato and Faller collaborating on a project.  I'm trying to remember if there were any negative implications last time the Germans and Japanese worked together on something... :scared:

Lol. And there's the dangerous Kato/Heljan alliance already in end users hands! Mmmm Danish ...  :D


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Re: Kato's urban direction....?
« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2012, 05:32:17 AM »
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Hmm, it looks like Kato found something in Fallers catalogue http://img.dooyoo.de/DE_DE/orig/1/1/9/1/1/1191195.jpg and Faller extended the kit for Kato...in germany I pay for this €19.95.......

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Re: Kato's urban direction....?
« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2012, 08:56:56 AM »
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Hmm, it looks like Kato found something in Fallers catalogue http://img.dooyoo.de/DE_DE/orig/1/1/9/1/1/1191195.jpg and Faller extended the kit for Kato...in germany I pay for this €19.95.......

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Not even in the same zipcode. That looks like 60's tooling, chunky window frames, overdone stucco, very dated.
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Re: Kato's urban direction....?
« Reply #34 on: November 17, 2012, 03:49:48 PM »
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This 
will look excellent with my kato tram and portam...
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