The d51 is arguably the most famous steam locomotive in Japanese railroad history; it certainly was the most numerous. Over 1000 were constructed between 1936 and 1945 primarily by Kawasaki Heavy Industries… With over 1000 locomotives being constructed during the ten year building period, the d51 underwent several iterations during its storied history…. This micro ace model represents early production with an extended steam dome, a design abandoned later in the series because of maintenance difficulties……… Micro Ace is one of the dominant triumvirate of n scale manufactures in Japan – Kato and Tomix both being better known outside of Japan…. Micro Ace clearly markets the broadest line of locomotives among the 3 and arguably features the finest detail work on their products. I acquired this d51 from a toy reseller in japan who offered no evaluation of the model……. Sometimes, ignorance is indeed bliss as, by any standard, the locomotive performs beautifully…….. N scale factored running speed is achieved at 25% on the rheostat; operation in both directions is smooth and consistent…… The head lamp is comparatively vibrant although the orange characteristic of pre chip led design……. The wheel sets are clean……… A truly nice a9537……. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Model Railroads & Trains\Railroads & Trains\Locomotives”. The seller is “mcg4653″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Grade: C-7 Excellent
- Type: Steam Locomotive
- MPN: a9537
- Gauge: n
- Brand: Micro Ace
- Wheel Configuration: 2-8-2