People’s Republic of China N Scale trains

[Section31]

Just want to thank for the lead here. Ended up pre-ordering the ChangMing CR400AF-Z from Jscale. Hopefully there is CR450 version coming.

 

Khaho side shipping has increased as well (HK Post EMS rate went up). So no more 80-200HKD Shipping anymore. I paid 400HKD for last shipment.

Edited February 26 by Section31

[disturbman]

A new manufacturer just announced they would be releasing sets of the 22B passenger coaches in N. Rumor has it that Micro View was launched by Bachmann China's boss and the product pictures looks very good; on par with quality expected from Minitown and ModuFactor.

So far, two liveries have been showcased. Due to the limits imposed by the Great Firewall, I'll post the product pictures they posted on their WeChat so everyone can have easy access to them.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 11 by disturbman

[Section31]

More of a question but do they have plans to make HO scale of CR400/450.  It would be nice to have larger scale of the high speed trains. 

[disturbman]

There are currently no known plans for any CR400/450 in H0. Changming famously said on their WeChat that a H0 model of these trains would be too big/expensive. But it's possible that other manufacturers will try to do them. Bachmann China did produce a CRH3, and afaik several static CRH models have been produced.

Edited March 11 by disturbman

[disturbman]

Changming is back from their CNY hiatus and is currently busy re-releasing some of their older locomotives, with improvements as it's usual. Two weeks ago, they re-released their DF4C model with a corrected and improved cab design, and added a new Korean State Railway model after the runaway success of the previous one. Tomorrow, they will be re-releasing a new batch of HXD3CA, with one wearing a CHN Energy advertisement.

 

DF4C

 

 

The special liveries

KSR model

 

HXD3CA

 

 

[Nozomi329]

On 3/11/2025 at 8:12 PM, disturbman said:

Rumor has it that Micro View was launched by Bachmann China's boss

My sources suggest they're actually a rebranded Modu - Specifically, Modu decides to move model business to the new micro view brand, while itself would focus on other railway related art, souvenirs & stuff. The final portions of the previous incomplete model sets will likely retain Modu's name.

Edited March 14 by Nozomi329

[disturbman]

Yes, the original rumor was wrong. But I can't share what I have been told.
 

4 hours ago, Nozomi329 said:

The final portions of the previous incomplete model sets will likely retain Modu's name.

Which ones are incomplete? Afair, all the A sets got their B sets released. But maybe I missed something, I didn't pay so much attention to the correspondence between both sets. I do know that the "Xinjiang is a good place" train is longer than what they produced, but they never talked about producing a full formation.

[Nozomi329]

23 hours ago, disturbman said:

Which ones are incomplete

Seems like their X1K container train is somewhat incomplete, although I didn't pay much attention to that set so not sure either. The source mentioned that if the existing tooling for double decker trains are to be reused, they might still fall under Modu's name.

[disturbman]

Afaik, the X1K were all released as A+B sets. I did had someone mention that these normally run in 24-car fixed formations and not 16, meaning they should get a C set. But that never was in the plans, and I never checked if that was true or not. 16 cars is already relatively long.

 

[Section31]

Picked up one of the changming HXD3CA from Khaho (looks like inventory in). Been curious to try them while i wait on the pre-order CR400AF-Z.

[Section31]

Anyone have information on these? I saw it on pictures from Beijing Hobby Show.

 

 

[Lessigen]

2 hours ago, Section31 said:

Anyone have information on these? I saw it on pictures from Beijing Hobby Show.

Don't think there has been any official announcement from CHANGMING as of yet. You can check their wechat to see any new product announcements: link.

 

As for more info, Jacky from CNRailModel has posted a few pics from the same exhibition: link

Edited Friday at 06:28 AM by disturbman
images removed/links shortened

[disturbman]

Except for the reservation announcements, Changming only ever does its announcements two days before releases. So there are usually very few to no infos around about upcoming models.

We knew they were working on five "external corridor" locomotives and that the DF7 was likely going to be the first to be releases as they had showcased a prototype shell a couple of times. From the exhibition, we know that the DF7 will likely launch in a week or two; they are selling three models on site, unsure if these road numbers will be available for general sales. The DF5G is also ready and they have presented the shell of a DF7C as well.

Models in order of readiness (iirc):
- DF7

- DF5G
- SS9G

- SS7E
- HXD3B

Shells:

- DF7C
- DF7D
- Beijing class

- HXD1D
- HXD3D
- HXD1C (H0)

Beside Changming, Bachmann China is showing off its QJ: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Bh0_0357lfURbUhQYrkrgg. Release is still planned for this summer for the DC variant.

Edit: adding Model Rail Magic video about CM's booth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfnNXhDd4Q

 

Edited Friday at 06:43 AM by disturbman
typos!

[Section31]

Something to keep my eye out for. Probably very far out but something like shen 24 model would interest me.

Edited Friday at 08:56 AM by Section31
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[Section31]

Has anyone has experience with mixing and matching the transport container with the changming. I know kato and tomix work together but i was looking at the pirata european car transport on sale and wondering if they work well with changming.

[disturbman]

Minitown has unveiled a few very surprising and unexpected prototypes.

What looks like an early sample of the Shanghai subway AC01 series:


Refined samples of Beijing subway BD1 & DK8 series:

 

 

And the two headcars of a NDJ3 (scheduled for release this year):

(all pictures posted with the knowledge and authorisation of my spy in Beijing, the wonderful Jacky from CNRailModels)

Edited 23 hours ago by disturbman

[Section31]

My question was the individual at the changming booth the owner. The person seemed very likable. They were talking on video with one of there vendors.

Edited 18 hours ago by Section31

[Lessigen]

5 hours ago, disturbman said:

Minitown has unveiled a few very surprising and unexpected prototypes.

What looks like an early sample of the Shanghai subway AC01 series:


Refined samples of Beijing subway BD1 & DK8 series:

 

 

 

 

And the two headcars of a NDJ3 (scheduled for release this year):

(all pictures posted with the knowledge and authorisation of my spy in Beijing, the wonderful Jacky from CNRailModels)

 

Dang, those look nice! The NDJ3 looks weirdly tall (prototypically speaking), kind of reminds me of the EMD F59PHI we have here in North America.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Capitol_Corridor_train_crossing_Alameda_Creek%2C_April_2024.JPG/1920px-Capitol_Corridor_train_crossing_Alameda_Creek%2C_April_2024.JPG

[disturbman]

They do. No too surprising, Minitown used to be the manufacturer regarded for their high quality detail-wise. I was really afraid they were going to die after Covid and they cancelled their DF11G when Changming announced theirs. But it looks like they started working on new projects that Changming wouldn't tackle soon. I like the diversity that brings to the scene. I hope they would be successful with this approach, it could be too small of a niche.

@Section31 I suppose you are referencing the Model Rail Magic video, which is a bit hard to do without a clear reference or a timecode, but no, Yan is not in that video.

Speaking of Model Rail Magic, he posted a video about the Minicity booth as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgm_XG3q2ZM

It showcases their upcoming locomotive carrier (what a beast) and the motorized N scale trucks that Minicity seems to be working on.

[Section31]

@disturbman i was referring to the one that was posted on khaho facebook page.

[cteno4]

@Section31 you can put links here to facebook posts and youtube videos. Both are allowed under our guidelines as they provide embedding and user control of content use.

 

cheers

 

jeff

[disturbman]

This is Yan: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/12MW3X73nYQ/

 

[Section31]

That is the video.

 

1 hour ago, disturbman said:

Speaking of Model Rail Magic, he posted a video about the Minicity booth as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgm_XG3q2ZM

It showcases their upcoming locomotive carrier (what a beast) and the motorized N scale trucks that Minicity seems to be working on.

 

Looks promising. My goal is to build a chinese city themed diorama. I have been exploring taobao and 3d printing for that. 

Edited 16 hours ago by disturbman

[Section31]

On 4/17/2025 at 10:29 PM, Lessigen said:

Don't think there has been any official announcement from CHANGMING as of yet. You can check their wechat to see any new product announcements: link.

 

As for more info, Jacky from CNRailModel has posted a few pics from the same exhibition: link

 

Following that wechat leads to stuff i don't want to look at lol. Did you see the WSI Model LR1400 SX 1/50 scale post. That is something i will not buy as much i love to look at it. 

Edited 12 hours ago by Section31

[Section31]

@Lessigen Though from reading the blog on wechat, Chang Ming is now doing direct fulfillment through them The CR200J was the first one. Curious how it turn out especially since it can be done through their official taobao store front.

Edited 12 hours ago by Section31