Salmotrutta Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I'm a member of ETE (European Train Enthusiasts) based in the North East of the US. We are planning to offer space for European-themed modelling on our display area at the Amherst / Springfield MA train show in January 2018 - we have already had interest from one large manufacturer. As KATO have their range of RhB stock it would be great to have them represented on our stand. Do they actively market this outside of Japan - I see the sets on sale at shows so they must be coming from somewhere! Any information on the US distributor would be appreciated! We have also opened up the invitation to other European clubs to contact us about having representation in our area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 The RhB items are mostly available in Europe from Kato Japan. Try Kato USA, especially if you can get their Glacier Express sets from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2017 Here's the link https://www.katousa.com/about-kato.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmotrutta Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Here's the link https://www.katousa.com/about-kato.html Ta! I'll drop them a line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmotrutta Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 KATO USA just replied that they did import the Glacier Express from Japan as it was for the Japanese market. However they no longer support it in the USA. Maybe I'll try BEMO next..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wollastonblue Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Do you know who you Noch Distributor is in the USA, they might be worth a shout as they seem to be supporting it in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arran Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 HI All You can get all the Kato Swiss from Japan or in various shops inc Gauge master. Kato USA dose not list any spares as i looked to see if they had any power bogies to alter to narrow gauge Regards Arran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arran Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1311.R2.TR3.TRC0.A0.H0.Xkato+sw.TRS0&_nkw=kato+swiss&_sacat=0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmotrutta Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 (edited) Do you know who you Noch Distributor is in the USA, they might be worth a shout as they seem to be supporting it in Europe. I believe it is Walthers - but they don't seem to carry the Glacier Express. Thanks for the suggestion! I might ask one of our commercially minded club members if we can get a small stock of sets to sell from Japan. Edited May 26, 2017 by Salmotrutta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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