MichiK Posted March 6, 2019 The forthcoming series 485 is now announced for fall - plus pictures of the first prototype sets: http://www.rokuhan.com/news/2019/03/t030-12-485-67.html I'm so excited! Quote Share this post Link to post
MichiK Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Two new announcements by Rokuhan (this time via Twitter): - the KiHa40 as a z-shorty in two liveries, and - "1 formation train serving 5-car set" (?!?), which to 99% is the Imperial Train! Edited April 2, 2019 by MichiK Quote Share this post Link to post
MichiK Posted May 24, 2019 Rokuhan has just announced the series 500 Shinkansen Z-Shorty - Kodama and 'Hello Kitty' for autumn 2019 - EVA for spring 2020 http://www.rokuhan.com/news/2019/05/z-500500-type-eva.html Needles to say that this news sent me totally bananas! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
MichiK Posted August 10, 2019 The KiHa40 shorties (Metropolitan and Hiroshima livery) are up for reservation now - pictures at http://www.rokuhan.com/news/2019/08/1032.html Two other exitingly boring train variants are up for reservation, too: The yellow Sobu line 103 series with the high cab, and the sky blue Keihin-Tohoku line 103 series with the low cab - pictures at http://www.rokuhan.com/news/2019/08/1032-1.html Quote Share this post Link to post
Steve Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) I hope we will see more Steam Locomotives and Older Coaches in the future... Edited January 25, 2020 by Steve Quote Share this post Link to post
MichiK Posted October 5, 2020 New announcement for the first half of 2021: "485 LIMITED EXPRESS NICHIRIN RED EXPRESS 6 CARS SET" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
ShaunField Posted November 23, 2020 For some reason, the English Rokuhan hasn't been updated, so some new shorty products have snuck under my radar: Z SHORTY KIHA58 J.N.R. Ordinary Express Color https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10738961 Z SHORTY KIHA58 J.N.R. Kyushu Color https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10738963 2 New Trunkcase layouts (If you have a spare $1000 usd around) https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10738977 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10738981 Power Selector switch, seems to allow auto-block control, and the description hints are some more products (an de-coupler module for example) https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10732982 Automated Reversing switch, automatically reverses a train's direction when it passes over a sensor. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10732981 It seems like the new switches could create some very interesting layouts for the people smart enough to use them. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
matt_d10 Posted November 23, 2020 I've noticed this, so now I always view the rokuhan site in Japanese and use google translate. I'd like to see a video of the switches in operation, they could prove to be pretty interesting! Quote Share this post Link to post
ShaunField Posted yesterday at 12:39 AM Another Rokuhan Update, A Z-scale T-Trak system, looks very very cool! However looks like it'll be only available direct from Rokuhan, so might be impossible for normal people to get. https://www.rokuhan.com/news/2020/12/post-271.html Quote Share this post Link to post
katoftw Posted yesterday at 01:18 AM Nice that the tracks are centred and not at the front like t-trak. Quote Share this post Link to post