Ready-To-Run O Gauge Train Sets & Accessories
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2017 Ready-To-Run O Gauge Train Sets & Accessories Build a World of Your Own in Three Dimensions™ A World of Your Own ™ in Three Dimensions In a world where much childhood play takes While all of this can be accomplished today place on a two-dimensional screen, model on a computer screen, there’s still enormous railroading offers a form of play that is both value in building something with your hands, old-fashioned and timeless. For more than a making it operate, and sharing it with your hundred years, children have been using toy friends. Childhood development experts call trains — along with construction sets, toy fig- it “unstructured, imaginative, free play” ures, empty boxes, and anything else at hand and they say it helps kids grow mentally and — to build their own imaginary worlds. socially. We just think it’s fun, and having fun has to be a good thing. 2 It’s all here In this catalog, we offer everything you need Contents to build a miniature world of your own — or just put up a train around the Christmas tree, M.T.H. Trains Are More Fun ............... 2 or anything in between. You’ll find trains that Why an M.T.H. set is the best way to start your model railroading journey are realistic and others that are whimsical, like our Halloween and Christmas sets. Ready-To-Run Train Sets ................... 6 All-in-one-box train sets, each with Each of our ready-to-run O Gauge sets in- everything you need to get started cludes everything you need to get started, all in one box. Just download our app and you’re Holiday Offerings ..............................14 ready to run trains with your Apple or Android smartphone or tablet. Specialty Sets ..................................24 To expand your layout, we offer well over a Motive Power....................................27 hundred RailTown™ buildings and accesso- ries, O Gauge track systems, and a variety of Additional Cars ...................................33 safe, UL-approved transformers. Accessories ......................................36 Buildings, signals, people and more, to help create your imaginary world Track and Layouts .............................64 Expand your empire with our track systems and layout packages Transformers ....................................84 As your layout grows, choose from a variety of transformers to satisfy increasing power needs — all UL-approved for safety Start With the Best Like the toy trains of decades ago, our trains Digital Command System ..................86 are designed to stand up to childhood play When you’re ready for the ultimate in and provide years of enjoyment. Compare 21st-century train control, check out DCS our sets with those of our competitors, and — the M.T.H. Digital Command System you’ll find M.T.H. trains are made of better materials, run more smoothly, last longer, M.T.H. Railroaders Club™ ................90 and have a better remote control system with more features, using long-range WiFi instead www.mthtrains.com .........................92 of Bluetooth. And every M.T.H. train set loco- motive has the same Proto-Sound 3.0 sound and control system as our most expensive What is O Gauge? Premier line engines. Model trains come in different sizes. The O Gauge trains in this catalog are nearly twice as large as HO Gauge, another popular train set size. Compared with HO Gauge, O Gauge models are easier to handle, more rugged, stay on the track www.mthtrains.com better, sound better due to a larger speaker size, and blend better with childhood construction toys. See it in Action! When you see this icon, One-Gauge trains, in comparison, are search for the item number significantly larger and designed primarily for outdoor on www.mthtrains.com to garden railroading. see a video of the item in action — or scan this QR code to see all of the prod- uct videos for this catalog! www.mthtrains.com/et-2017-rtr-catalog HO O One-Gauge Find your nearest M.T.H. Authorized Retailer at mthtrains.com/dealer-search 1 M.T.H. TRAINS ARE MORE FUN! M.T.H. trains are more fun because they Speed Control feature the sights and sounds that make Many toy trains have two speeds: fast real trains dramatic and exciting — and faster. M.T.H. locomotives feature features that you can control from your the Proto-Sound® 3.0 sound and control smartphone or tablet as you walk around system, which allows our engines to throttle your layout: down as slow as 3 scale miles per hour, highball down the main line, or maintain Great Smoke any speed in between. The Proto-Speed Our steam engines feature fan-driven, Control™ built into Proto-Sound locomo- puffing ProtoSmoke™, the most powerful tives acts like the cruise control on a car, smoke system in the hobby, and our keeping your train moving at the speed you Imperial diesel engines include ProtoSmoke select, regardless of hills and curves. diesel exhaust. 2 Vivid Engine Sounds Remote Control from DCS Digital Command System Proto-Sound features crystal- Your Smartphone or Tablet with WiFi Offers: clear digital sounds: the wail Our 2017 ready-to-run sets of a diesel horn; the melody feature an all-new WiFi receiver Locomotive Features of an authentic steam whistle; that allows you to run trains - Speed Control MORE FUN! the bell alerting passengers to with your Android Smartphone - Horn/Whistle your arrival or departure; steam or Apple iPhone. Simply down- - Bell chuff or diesel roar; and crew load the M.T.H. DCS App from - Front Coupler Activation (if conversations. the Apple App Store or Google equipped) Play, and you’re ready to send - Rear Coupler Activation Station Sounds commands to the DCS Explorer - Smoke On/Off (if equipped) Proto-Sound passenger engines and run trains. The DCS Ex- - Headlight On/Off feature arrival and departure plorer is a WiFi track interface - Locomotive Sound Volume announcements of famous pas- unit that can be operated in - Sound Mute senger trains. Freight engines stand-alone mode or incor- - Passenger Station/Freight include Freight Yard Proto- porated into your home WiFi, Yard Sounds Effects™, a symphony of and will respond to commands - Doppler Effect Sounds (train freight terminal sounds. from multiple smartphones or approaching, passing and tablets, including the iPad. receding) Synchronized - Locomotive Factory Reset Chuff and Puff If you don’t Like a real steam have a smart- Additional Features engine, M.T.H. phone or tablet, - Up to 100’ range steamers feature you can still run - Multiple-engine control puffs of smoke your RailKing® - Easily and quickly switch and steam chuff train set re- between locomotives sounds synchro- motely with the - Fast bi-directional nized with the separately sold communication drive wheels. DCS Remote - Auto-programming (automatically Better than any Commander, recognizes new locomotives) other toy train, DCS Com- - In-App M.T.H. Shopping an M.T.H. loco- mander, or our - M.T.H. news, videos, online motive portrays top-of-the-line catalogs and website search the drama of a DCS Digital - M.T.H. newsletter signup steam engine Command - Download user manuals slowly chuffing System, shown and puffing as on pages 86-89. DCS Explorer it pulls out of a If you prefer a Track Interface Unit station and gets traditional hard- 50-1035 $129.95 up to speed. wired power (WiFi receiver included controller, pick with Ready-to-Run sets at Remote any separately no extra charge) Uncoupling sold M.T.H. transformer on Proto-Sound steam and pages 84-85. diesel engines offer remote uncoupling anywhere on your Either way, you’ll be controlling layout, accompanied by the a train set that can grow and clank of the coupler opening expand with your interest in and the hiss of air hoses model railroading — because parting. it features the same industry- leading Proto-Sound 3.0 sound and control system as our most expensive Premier Line locomotives. All Ready-to-Run Sets operate with your smartphone or tablet and the free M.T.H. DCS App 3 The Highest Quality Train Sets You Can Buy At M.T.H., we consider the ready-to-run train set our best opportunity to make a great impression on newcomers to model railroading. That’s why we don’t skimp on the quality and value you’ll find in every M.T.H. ready-to-run starter set. Compare our sets with those of our competitors and you’ll see what makes an M.T.H. starter set the best way to begin your model railroading journey. M.T.H. ready-to-run train sets include track, power supply, DCS Explorer WiFi receiver, interactive DVD with track layout software and an operator’s manual. Every M.T.H. passenger Every M.T.H locomotive Every M.T.H. locomotive car has a lighted interior features durable metal features a smooth, powerful and metal trucks and gears, wheels and axles. drive train that can haul couplers. many additional cars. Every M.T.H. Ready-to-Run Set M.T.H. train sets include features snap-together track robust power supplies and a built to withstand the rigors of digital command system childhood play. You can even you operate from your Android stand up on our O gauge track. smartphone or tablet or Apple iPhone or iPad. 4 READY-TO-RUN SET FEATURES As explained on the previous pages and detailed below, M.T.H. train sets are loaded with features you won’t find in other manufacturers’ sets. The following list covers the general features and contents of our train sets. For a specific listing of each set’s features and contents, visit our Web site at www.mthtrains.com.