KATO announces big sale; site immediately crashes

[OldEastRR]

Holy cow! Can't get through to see what the deals are for their 30th anniversary sale .. hey you guys, stop hogging the site to yourselves!! What the hell, is the entire world trying to get to the sale page?

[Missaberoad]

Thanks for the heads up  No issues with Kato's store here...

But I hardly think the Railwire is Crashing Kato's site for 25% off on HO GP35's lol

Appears the sale starts on the 15th...

[ryan_wilkerson]

Link?

[jmlaboda - RIP]

http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php

[ryan_wilkerson]

Is this in jest or will there really be a sale starting Monday for some N scale items?

[OldEastRR]

I got an e-mail  from KATO saying it was going to happen and items will change weekly.

[Missaberoad]

Is this in jest or will there really be a sale starting Monday for some N scale items?

This is from Kato's Twitter, so ummm Maybe 

Did you know Kato USA is turning 30 this year? Starting August 15th, we'll be doing #30years30days special offers on the Kato online shop!

https://twitter.com/KatoUSAInc/status/763752327815819264

[OldEastRR]

Here's your chance to score some RDC4s!!! Cheap! 

[Wutter]

I was hoping that this sale would be something significant or of some backshelf models that have not been available for a while.....looks like the first sale is Metra F40PHs in both scales for basically list price and a free coach.

http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=169

Looks like the both items in HO are available for 140 elsewhere online and the N scale combo is available for 110. meh.

[OldEastRR]

I was hoping that this sale would be something significant or of some backshelf models that have not been available for a while.....

Hang in there ... the RDCs are bound to show up!

[Philip H]

hum . . . starts with the F40PH in Metra

[jmlaboda - RIP]

Hang in there ... the RDCs are bound to show up!

I hope around the same time my money comes in... would be nice to get a Budd RDC4 to convert into the Krautkramer Ultrasonics car.  Built for Minneapolis & St. Louis as a express - mail - coach with a very, very small coach section (17 seats) the car went on to see use on Chesapeake & Ohio in Kentucky branchline service before being sold to Krautkramer and shipped to Boston.  Unfortunately the car never was finished and ended up being scrapped along with an RDC2 that was also acquired.  The car was intended to be like a Sperry Rail Car, performing the same sort of testing.  Would be something I think that could be great to freelance for my 1949 era lines... if I can secure a RDC4 on the cheap...

One can only hope...

[peteski]

I hope around the same time my money comes in... would be nice to get a Budd RDC4 to convert into the Krautkramer Ultrasonics car.  B.. if I can secure a RDC4 on the cheap...

One can only hope...

You somehow missed several fire sales on RDC's few years ago?  They were going for like $39 each!  I stocked up but I didn't get RDC4s.

I think that Kato is finally all out of them.

[OldEastRR]

I hope around the same time my money comes in... would be nice to get a Budd RDC4 to convert into the Krautkramer Ultrasonics car.  Built for Minneapolis & St. Louis as a express - mail - coach with a very, very small coach section (17 seats) the car went on to see use on Chesapeake & Ohio in Kentucky branchline service before being sold to Krautkramer and shipped to Boston.  Unfortunately the car never was finished and ended up being scrapped along with an RDC2 that was also acquired.  The car was intended to be like a Sperry Rail Car, performing the same sort of testing.  Would be something I think that could be great to freelance for my 1949 era lines... if I can secure a RDC4 on the cheap...

One can only hope...

Do you still have the RDC4 frame and trucks? I think KATO still has shells and lots of spare parts for RDC4s. If you need engine blisters, window sets for both 1 and 4, end marker lenses, end doors, or some other stuff I have tons laying around not needed. You can have them for postage.  Send a PM if interested.

[nightmare0331]

You somehow missed several fire sales on RDC's few years ago?  They were going for like $39 each!  I stocked up but I didn't get RDC4s.

I think that Kato is finally all out of them.

Those were all sold to a distributor out east several years ago which in turn flooded the market with cheap RDC's for a long time.

Except for parts, Kato has been out of RDC's for several years.

Enjoy!

Kelley.
www.dufordmodelworks.com