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Rapido - HO Scale - FP9A - CN Wet Noodle - # 6533 (DCC w/Sound)(GPA-17e Class)(Early number board)(Red w/Zebra Stripes)(48" Fans)(with Medium Winterization Hatch) (SKU 224-220575)

Available On: January 1, 2020

Canadian National Wet Noodle

6536 was the first locomotive painted in the new scheme in late 1960. 6516 was immortalized in cardboard trains handed out to children onboard in the late 1960s and 1970s.

The True North Locomotives Canadian National FP9A

Features:
DC/DCC with Sound (DC-only version also available)
Canon (or equivalent) motor and smooth-running mechanism
Road-number and era-specific details for CN and VIA applied at the factory, including different grab iron arrangements, winterization hatch style, cooling pipe style, headlight style, and nose details
Correct fuel tank, end door, and other CN-specific details
See-through fans
Separate underbody air piping and rerailers
Metal Macdonald-Cartier Knuckle Couplers mounted at correct height
Operational headlight and user-applied ditch lights
Operational class lights and backup light (DCC)
DC-only version is DCC-ready
Sound-equipped version has accurate CN sounds including Canadian horns
Sound-equipped version comes with remote control for sound operation in DC
Several road numbers plus unnumbered available
Decals with alternative locomotive numbers provided
Locomotive numbers specifically chosen with forethought - they lasted long in that paint scheme, they were the first in that paint scheme, they were photographed often, etc.
The True North FP9A is a team effort and a labour of love from a bunch of CN and VIA fanatics
CN colours are from the CN SIG. VIA colours are matched to cans of paint from Pointe St. Charles shops in Montreal - where the real engines were painted!
100% accurate for the Canadian FP9A. This is not a stand-in.

 

 















$359.95 CDN