Kato announces a bunch of Amfleet I Phase I cars, July delivery

[bbussey]

Kato just announced multiple multi-packs of the Amfleet I models in Phase I paint, ten cars in total.  Late June / early July delivery.

#106-8011 — N Amfleet I Phase I 4-Car bookcase set — $125
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase I #21116
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase I #21214
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase I #21253
• Amfleet I Café Amtrak Phase I #20030
• 7-Slot book-style packaging that can be used to hold the base set along with an additional two Amfleet cars and a locomotive of your choice.

#106-8012 — N Amfleet I Phase I Coach 2-Car Set A — $55
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase I #21226
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase I #21234

#106-8013 — N Amfleet I Phase I Coach & Café 2-Car Set B — $55
• Amfleet I Coach Amtrak Phase I #21232
• Amfleet I Café Amtrak Phase I #20041

#106-3512 — N Amtrak Baggage Car 2-Car Set, Phase I (re-issue of the original smoothside models) — $50 (August)
• AMTK 1075
• AMTK 1076

MSRP subject to change.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Neato! That's a lot of pinstripes.

These will be perfect to go with some SDPs.

[peteski]

These will be perfect to go with some SDPs.

That's the idea! 

[bman]

Awesome.  How much mixing up in early Amtrak consists can we do with these?  Time to watch my Panhandle videos again. 

[daniel_leavitt2000]

The Phase III can't come quick enough.

[bbussey]

The Phase III can't come quick enough.

One to two years out on those.

[EspeeGoldenState]

The Phase III can't come quick enough.

I agree! I need just a single one for my Amtrak 40th Anniversary train. Still need a single 10-6 Sleeper as well, but that's a different story.

Chris

[nickelplate759]

Amfleet were and still are HEP, so they would rarely mix with other phase 1 cars.

George

[cjm413]

Some early F40PH's would be nice

[peteski]

Some early F40PH's would be nice

I think that the the earliest paint scheme for those was Phase II.

[Mark5]

I need some heritage phase 1 equipment and some 600 series SDP40Fs:

http://trainweb.org/usarail/williamson.htm

http://trainweb.org/usarail/lynchburg_woodall.htm

Mark

[wcfn100]

Hmm, this has the makings for a 1977 Arrowhead.  Add a sleeper and an F40 and you get the North Star.  I think I'm in.


Jason

[wcfn100]

One question though, is what Kato doing really Phase I paint?  I thought phase I had the arrows at both ends like this:





I think I want what they show on the artwork with the single arrow, so I'm just curious as to the naming.

Anyone?

Jason

[eja]

The Phase III can't come quick enough.

Second that motion !!!

[wcfn100]

Second question, could the Amfleet cars be pulled by the SDP40F since they were HEP and the  SDP40F wasn't?

If not, I need to wait for Phase III Amfleets or Phase II F40PH's.


Jason