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Duford Model Works Custom Model Railroad Locomotives in HO scale and various consulting services, DCC and sound installs by the thousands...

03/08/2026

Edit: Sold!

I have one N scale Kato 126-4014 Big Boy converted to ESU LLC - LokSound available for immediate sale.

This unit has been dismantled, rewired, has an ESU 58823 V5 decoders installed along with dual sugar cube speakers and directional front and rear lights. Programmed to S0516.

Cost is $500 plus $15 shipping in conus. Shoot me a message or email ([email protected]) if interested.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Very neat to see.Modern tank cars are sorely needed in n scale.Price point is excellent especially when broken down per ...
01/17/2026

Very neat to see.

Modern tank cars are sorely needed in n scale.

Price point is excellent especially when broken down per car.

Im sure Kato USA, Inc. will sell a mountain of these.

And would you look at that? :)
01/09/2026

And would you look at that? :)

Well would you look at that. :)
01/09/2026

Well would you look at that. :)

01/01/2026

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year. We made it another year. Here's to big things in 2026!

I appreciate every one of you who visits my little corner of the interwebs...either because you searched me out, the algorithm brought you here or you were just plain bored. :)

Finishing the last of a large group of N Kato USA, Inc. SD70ACu ESU LLC - LokSound installs for our friends over at Lom...
12/28/2025

Finishing the last of a large group of N Kato USA, Inc. SD70ACu ESU LLC - LokSound installs for our friends over at Lombard Hobbies. (There are lots more not in the photo)

These involved dismantling, machining for speaker space (the addion of the rear ditch lights to the SD80/90 mechanism necessitates this), deburring, reassemby, installation of the ESU V5 58781 that's had the factory Kato LED's installed and cut back for clearance, motor clips from scrap C44-9w/ES44 light boards (the SD80/90 style jogs out and won't fit properly with this decoder in this model), 15x8 speaker and 3d printed housing, insulating the frame, programming and testing.

They should have these in the first week or so of the new year.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Kato USA, Inc. N scale SD70ACU's being machined for installation of ESU ESU LLC - LokSound for our friends over at Lomba...
11/18/2025

Kato USA, Inc. N scale SD70ACU's being machined for installation of ESU ESU LLC - LokSound for our friends over at Lombard Hobbies .

The new ESU 58781 decoder for the Kato SD80/90 fits great however the new SD70ACU's have rear ditch lights and pipes being added. Extra clearance needs to be added for the speaker housing so everything fits.

Anywhoo...have a great day!

N Kato SC44 surfliner sets receiving ESU LLC - LokSound 58771 V5 decoders that finally showed up earlier this week.Lots ...
10/18/2025

N Kato SC44 surfliner sets receiving ESU LLC - LokSound 58771 V5 decoders that finally showed up earlier this week.

Lots of sets to go. Many will be going to our friends at Lombard Hobbies in the next week or so.

A quick down and dirty project for our friends over at Lombard Hobbies ...installation of ESU LLC - LokSound into Kato U...
09/28/2025

A quick down and dirty project for our friends over at Lombard Hobbies ...installation of ESU LLC - LokSound into Kato USA, Inc. N scale BNSF and CPKC ES44's (along with a rando Kato N P42).

Anywhoo...Lombard should have these this week.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

I have the first of a new batch of Kato USA, Inc. N scale 126-4014 Big Boys I acquired recently for stock converted to E...
09/17/2025

I have the first of a new batch of Kato USA, Inc. N scale 126-4014 Big Boys I acquired recently for stock converted to ESU LLC - LokSound and ready for immediate shipment.

These feature an ESU 58823 V5 micro decoder, separated out forward headlight, rear headlight and a dual sugar cube setup in the tender.

Cost is $500 shipped in the US. Shoot me a message if interested or email me at [email protected].

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Hello Kato SD80 and SD9043 frames.Let's make some chips...
08/14/2025

Hello Kato SD80 and SD9043 frames.

Let's make some chips...

Why yes...I am still alive. Making headway and catching up on things.In this case machining Kato SD80/90 frames for con...
07/27/2025

Why yes...I am still alive. Making headway and catching up on things.

In this case machining Kato SD80/90 frames for conversion to ESU LokSound.

More things coming shortly.

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