It has been quite a while since I updated this blog, however some more good news in terms of modern cars.
Tomytec have announced their latest car collection - number 14 in the series. This is a return to modern vehicles, this time superminis...
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10141200
The collection contains four types of car:
Honda Today
Suzuki Wagon R
Daihatsu Hijet Cargo
Mitsubishi i-MiEU
Most of these are seen on UK roads, and I am sure they will prove to be hugely popular.
Another year starts, and a new arrival has joined the Dreyfus H0 stud in the form of a Kato DD51 in red livery.
The DD51 is the standard diesel locomotive in Japan, introduced in 1962, and were designed both for freight and express passenger services . 649 were constructed up until 1978, and just under 100 remain in service today; some of which are still used on the few remaining express passenger and sleeper services that operated over non-electrified lines.
Their centre cab design di
Two weeks ago saw the release of the latest Tomytec car collection - number 12.
Many of Tomytec's 'Car Collections' cover slightly older vehicles; predominantly from the 1970s; and many of these tend to be more iconic vehicles as opposed to everyday. What, I suppose, needs to be remembered is that these collections form part of a wider collectables following, as opposed to be specifically for model railways. Essentially these are for collectors, and are usually sold as sealed boxes, being a
One of the most universal N gauge products coming from Japan at present is the tram. Although based on Japanese prototypes, the design is generic enough not to look too out of place on a Continental, UK or US layout. Quite simply, there is not the range of affordable modern N gauge trams available elsewhere.
The 'big three' manufacturers of Kato, Tomix and Micro Ace all produce at least one type of tram or tram-train; however the masters of the tram in Japan is Modemo. Modemo are not the bes
Over the last few years a number of very small industrial shunters have appeared from Japanese manufacturers...many of which being generic enough to cover any country.
They usually come in two categories; small shunters and 'motorised chassis' with some generic body added. In the main they do not follow any particular prototype, which is useful if you are after a small industrial without the hassle of building kits.
They often get used as a very useful base for 009 models, and I have se
This blog is a bit of an experiment to be honest. In the past I have posted occasional developments and releases from Japan that are either particularly striking, or either generic or useful enough to be of interest to those who do not model Japanese railways. The intention of this blog is to bring new developments and model to the attention of those that may be interested in a single location, as opposed to being scattered across the 'Overseas Modelling' section of the forum, where it may get m
