Hi,
I have always had a bit of a fascination with the Japanese 'Bullet trains' and I would like a model of the original O-Series Shinkansen. However I am struggling to find one in any scale for a reasonable price. Ideally, I'd want the Kato O-Series Shinkansen starter set with track and controller, but they seem to be as rare as hen's teeth in this country. There is a used one on eBay right now but the model is scratched and the pantograph is damaged, and nowhere am I going to find a new one. Does anyone know where I could get this set in the UK, preferably south of £200? Is there a reasonable HO version available? Could Hornby/Bachmann/Rapido tackle it seeing as one is technically part of the National Collection?