Rokuhan - New Releases

[MichiK]

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!

[MichiK]

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

[MichiK]

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!

[MichiK]

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

[Steve]

I hope we will see more Steam Locomotives and Older Coaches in the future...

Edited January 25 by Steve

[MichiK]

New announcement for  the first half of 2021:

"485 LIMITED EXPRESS NICHIRIN RED EXPRESS 6 CARS SET"

[ShaunField]

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. 

[matt_d10]

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!