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Mark II Consolidation 2-8-0 with Vanderbilt Tender Steam Engine
Grand Trunk Western
No. 319-71
-1980 Release
Mark II Consolidation 2-8-0 with Vanderbilt Tender Steam Engine
New York Central
No. 319-22
-1980 Release
Mark II Consolidation 2-8-0 with Vanderbilt Tender Steam Engine
Southern
No. 319-40
-1980 Release
Mark II Consolidation 2-8-0 with Vanderbilt Tender Steam Engine
Union Pacific
No. 319-03
-1980 Release
Mark II Consolidation 2-8-0 with Vanderbilt Tender Steam Engine
Undecorated Kit
No. 519
-1980 Release
Mantua introduces the Mark II line of super detailed offerings in 1980. The Consolidation 2-8-0
was one of three steam engines included in the introductory group of Mark II releases. Mantua had previously and continued
to offer the Consolidation 2-8-0 in its line, the Mark II was an upgraded version. The Mark II Consolidation featured a then-new
Vanderbilt Tender and was presented in fully assembled form in four roadnames: Union Pacific, New York Central, Southern
Railway, and Grand Trunk Western. An Undecorated Consolidation kit was also present in 1980. The 1980 retail for the kit
was $60. Ready to run decorated Consolidation models reatiled for $76 originally. The spotting feature of the Mark II series
was the inclusion of "lost wax" brass casting details.
The line up of Mantua Mark II steam engines is pictured above. The "lost wax" brass detail
parts are shown in their natural unfinished state.
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