Seeking N Scale Undecorated Kato f40ph's

[train1]

Anyone know where I can obtain one or two of these units - I've exhausted my usual haunts and am equally exhausted.
Feel Free to PM me - Thanks in advance.

 

[Herc Driver]

Try wig-wag-trains.com. I'm not sure they had them in stock - but they carry the listing. I noticed a few on ebay too. http://cgi.ebay.com/Life-Like-N-Scale-F40PH-Undecorated_W0QQitemZ270054450505QQihZ017QQcategoryZ19125QQcmdZViewItem

I'll keep looking..............

 

[engineshop]

Kato shows undec shells in stock. You could get a shell from Kato and a decorated engine from e-bay, swap the shell and sell the Amtrak F40ph shell on e-bay again. I usually could sell them almost for the price of the shell I payed Kato.

 

[Agatheron]

I'm curious too... I'm very much in the market for one of these...

I even have the VIA rail F40PH decals at home ready to go

 

[train1]

I took engineshop's advice - ( I can't beleive I didn't think of that....duh).
Apparently the kato shells are a pain to strip.
So on the end I will have 2 Amtrak shells to sell down the road.

 

[Agatheron]

Quick question on stripping... I'm an experienced miniature painter for 1/48 scale miniatures using hand brush rather than airbrush. I use a hobby-style primer that shrinks to the detail of the miniature, and is very good. It's black in colour... would it adequately cover up the Kato paint job? Or would I see some of that detail in relief once it was primed?