Introduced: 2016
Here's what Showcase Miniatures has to see about these -
This is a metal kit of a Class B, 30-40 Ton Shay Locomotive and designed to run on N guage track While not based on any particular prototype, the kit contains enough detail parts to create your own version of a wood, coal or oil fired locomotive. This kit contains brass photo-etched details, Micro-Trains Link and Pin drawbars and Fox Valley 28" metal wheels (for the front truck).
It is designed to operate using the V.2 9 mm Searails Powermax mechanism. We highly recommend purchasing this motor from Z Scale Monster Trains. By permission from Searails, we do include the Rotation Connector in this kit.
Grade: None (sorry, no, I'm not going to buy one of these and try to put it together)