{"product_id":"broadway-limited-imports-10163-ho-new-haven-r3a-4-8-2-brass-hybrid-unlettered-1945-1950-appearance-stealth-series-no-sound-dcc-ready","title":"Broadway Limited Imports 10163 HO New Haven R3a 4-8-2 (Brass-Hybrid), Unlettered, 1945 - 1950 Appearance, Stealth Series, No-Sound \/ DCC-Ready","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe New Haven R3a Mountain was a bold engineering experiment: a 4-8-2 with a \u003cem\u003ethree-cylinder\u003c\/em\u003e arrangement instead of the usual two, giving greater pulling power, quicker acceleration and smoother running at speed — and making the R3a the largest and heaviest steam locomotives the New York, New Haven \u0026amp; Hartford ever rostered. Other roads that tried three cylinders later simplified their designs; the cash-strapped New Haven never did, so the R3a stayed a rare, uncompromising expression of steam-era ambition until the end of New Haven steam. Broadway Limited's all-new Brass-Hybrid R3a pairs a hand-crafted brass boiler and tender with a heavy diecast chassis, capturing the distinctive front-end appliances and proportions that set the class apart from every other Mountain, with era-appropriate, road-specific detailing for each road number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unlettered, painted-black R3a in the 1945–1950 configuration — ready for your own road name and numbers. \u003cem\u003eProduct image shows a lettered New Haven version; BLI has not yet published a render of this finish.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stealth Series version is a No-Sound \/ DCC-Ready model with the same drive, lighting and detail — a factory-installed speaker and 21-pin decoder interface make it plug-and-play for the aftermarket decoder of your choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brass-Hybrid construction — hand-crafted brass boiler, cab and tender on a heavy diecast chassis for serious pulling power · Precision drive with 5-pole skew-wound can motor and rubber traction tires · Premium paint with authentic prototype schemes · Extensive separately applied detail parts, era-appropriate for each road number · Separately controllable headlight, cab light and rear emergency light · Factory-installed engineer and fireman · Recommended minimum radius 18\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 Preorder details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpected arrival: Fall 2027 (see the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadway-limited.com\/pages\/delivery-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBLI Official Delivery Schedule\u003c\/a\u003e for the latest dates).\u003cbr\u003e25% deposit required at checkout, balance charged when the product arrives.\u003cbr\u003ePreorder cancellation: 7 days from order date; deposit non-refundable after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/broadway-limited-imports\"\u003eBroadway Limited Imports\u003c\/a\u003e, see the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bli-ho-new-haven-r3a-preorder\"\u003eBLI HO New Haven R3a run\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ho-scale\"\u003eHO scale collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/preorders\"\u003eall preorders\u003c\/a\u003e. Ships from Oakville, Ontario. Contact us for special orders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadway Limited Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45436948054198,"sku":"187-10163","price":951.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/5131\/1286\/files\/10158_TypeC_0090_8a9cc6ae-b3fc-4d47-a239-2a827e8619b7.jpg?v=1789059318","url":"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/products\/broadway-limited-imports-10163-ho-new-haven-r3a-4-8-2-brass-hybrid-unlettered-1945-1950-appearance-stealth-series-no-sound-dcc-ready","provider":"Oakville Model Trains Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}