Hello. I inherited an old N Scale locomotive from a family member, but admittedly I really don’t know anything about model trains. I’m trying to figure what I have and if it’s worth anything, and any help i can get would be greatly appreciated. I’ve done some searching online, but I can’t find any info on this particular train; it’s as if it doesn’t exist. Maybe someone here can help me out.
It’s a KATO, and it appears to be a model of a Texas & Pacific Mikado with a #810 on it. Anyone ever seen something like this or know where I can get information on it? Thanks in advance for your help!
The KATO Mikados are a great model in general. Yours seems to be lacking some detail parts and to be dusty, both of which diminish the resale value. In any case, it’s not rare (though currently out of production) and thus not worth a lot.
Recent eBay sales are generally in the $75 to $100 range in good condition. Yours would bring less as-is. There is a higher-end “Kobo” line with an installed DCC decoder, but I don’t think yours falls into that category.
Interesting, as I was not aware that Kato offered that locomotive in Texas & Pacific lettering. Curiously, Lionel’s T&P 2-8-2 was also numbered 810.
Dave Nelson
Amended post. The Lionel engine I refer to above is of course not N but their regular O “gauge” line (I say gauge and not scale when referring to Lionel - only some of their stuff is O scale).
Dave,I checked spookshow.com and there wasn’t any N Scale Lionel listed. Also that 2-8-2 could be one of several brands. With the missing rear tender steps it could be a Concor or MRC/Model Power.
I wish we had a photo of the bottom.
I have around 30 years in N Scale and this is a head scratcher since this 2-8-2 has been released by several manufacturers…
The Kato 2-8-2 was the measuring stick used to judge those other 2-8-2s.
I clicked on the photo to enlarge it and you can see the decal film so,its not a factory release…
Hello. I inherited an old N Scale locomotive from a family member, but admittedly I really don’t know anything about model trains. I’m trying to figure what I have and if it’s worth anything, and any help i can get would be greatly appreciated. I’ve done some searching online, but I can’t find any info on this particular train; it’s as if it doesn’t exist. Maybe someone here can help me out.