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JR Kyushu 787


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I note that Kato has reissued its JR Kyushu 787. I really want one. But. I REALLY hate the "Around The Kyushu" branding. What I want is one with the "Ariake" branding (and I probably could tolerate a "Tsubame" branding).

 

Any suggestions? Would it be easy to rebrand the current model?

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I would say it depends on what you want to achieve and how closely you want to match the prototype. The original 787 Tsubame from Kato was 9 cars and came as a 7 car set and a 2 car add on. This has been sold out for a very long time but they occasionally pop up on eBay. The later Relay Tsubame from Kato was a 7 car.

 

Personally matching the colour for a respray would be a challenge and as Kyushu trains have a limited market appeal, trying to find suitable decals may be a greater challenge.

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The Around the Kyushu is just the current prototype.  IF you want an older livery, you need to have a search around.  The Hakata Popondetta shop currently has a Tsubame version for sale in their second hand second.  And I have seen many in the past on yahoo auctions.

 

I will be chasing some extra cars for my Kato 6 car set.  I rode a 787 to Nagasaki last week and noted the come in 6/7/8 car versions currently.

 

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I just forgot to keep if it had extra pantographs or not.  Research to continue. haha

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Yes, I know about the services that the 787 was used on. When I was living in Kumamoto, before the completion of the Shinkansen from Hakata to Yatsushiro, I rode the Ariake many times from Suizenji to Hakata and back. It seems hard to find, even in auctions, if it was ever issued by any manufacturer. That is why I was wondering about the feasibility of modifying the current Kato 787 model.

 

Has anyone attempted this kind of rebadging?

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