{"product_id":"kato-n-106-8701-kb3-ls-dmw-chicago-metra-state-of-illinois-mp36ph-with-dcc-esu-loksound-v5-and-3-car-lighted-nippon-sharyo-bi-level-collectors-set","title":"Kato N 106-8701-KB3-LS-DMW Chicago METRA 'State of Illinois' MP36PH with DCC\/ESU LokSound V5 and 3 Car Lighted Nippon Sharyo Bi-Level Collector's Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDUFORD MODEL WORKS SPECIAL!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eMetra painted four of their locomotives into special schemes, honoring\u003cspan\u003e Chicago area counties by featuring their respective seals and the ‘State of Illinois’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eitself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eTo celebrate these unique locomotives, Kato USA is offering these MP36PH’s, bundled along with a three-car set of Nippon Sharyo Bi-Level cars with unique road numbers only released for each set - each packaged in a specially designed artwork box. These sets are very limited quantity of 150 total worldwide!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFULLY LOADED Set by Duford Model Works exclusively for Lombard Hobbies:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eMPI MP36PH Chicago Metra - 'State of Illinois' #402 with custom DCC\/ESU LokSound V5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNippon Sharyo Bi-Level Coach #6074 with lighting kit installed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNippon Sharyo Bi-Level Coach #6169 with lighting kit installed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNippon Sharyo Bi-Level Cab-Coach #8541 with light kit installed and FL12 Cab car decoder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese locomotive + car sets are part of the Kato USA Kobo Custom Paint line, hand-painted and decorated by a master modeler in Japan. Due to the hand-made nature of this item, some minor blemishes and differences may be present from model to model – Kato USA or Lombard Hobbies cannot take returns on items unless they possess major paint or mechanical issues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium; color: #0000ff;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙ Value Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho is Duford Model Works?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Well, if you know him then nothing else need be said. If you don’t then you should know DMW is Kelley Duford, the past Kato employed master DCC\/Sound specialist who up to his new employment with ScaleTrains in 2021, was the sole person responsible for installing thousands of custom DCC\/Sound packages in ALL Kato engines both HO \u0026amp; N scales. No one knows Kato and DCC better...and no one brings better value to your train dollar than Lombard Hobbies.  Get these unique, limited quantity custom installs while you can!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kato N","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48319750340761,"sku":"KAT1068701-KB3-LS-DMW","price":529.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8847\/0425\/files\/thumbnail__62493.1636592053.1280.1280.jpg?v=1784146187","url":"https:\/\/lombardhobby.com\/products\/kato-n-106-8701-kb3-ls-dmw-chicago-metra-state-of-illinois-mp36ph-with-dcc-esu-loksound-v5-and-3-car-lighted-nippon-sharyo-bi-level-collectors-set","provider":"Lombard Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}