Kato - Faller

[gavino200]

I noticed this product while browsing at HS. It's branded Kato - Faller. Really, it looks more Faller to me. Is this a new joint venture? Or just Kato selling Faller products in Japan under their name? Anyone seen this before?

 

 

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10579852

 

[bill937ca]

Faller imported and distributed by Kato. Been around for a few years.  Appears to be used at Kato Hobby Center.

 

 

Edited April 21, 2021 by bill937ca

[roadstar_na6]

Interestingly Faller imported Tomix stuff to Germany a while ago 😄

[Kiha66]

Kato sells a number of foreign hobby products under their name in Japan.  Most notably the scenery supplies line which are rebranded Woodland Scenics, but a number of structures and details are kato badged Heljan or Faller products. 

[Kamome]

Faller also makes some of the Alpine buildings that Kato have been distributing for their range of Alpine trains.

Faller still list Tomytec but also Hasegawa on their partner/distribution brands.

Some of the Kato HO figures are made by Noch although they are slightly under scale for 1:80 as they’re made for true HO, 1:87. Noch list Kato, Rokuhan and Athearn as their partner brands.

[Sheffie]

Doesn’t @railsquiduse one of these?

[railsquid]

The Faller arches? Yes:

 

engelscher-markt-2021-03-05_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

though imported directly from Germany.

[railsquid]

On 4/22/2021 at 6:55 AM, gavino200 said:

I noticed this product while browsing at HS. It's branded Kato - Faller. Really, it looks more Faller to me. Is this a new joint venture? Or just Kato selling Faller products in Japan under their name? Anyone seen this before?

 

 

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10579852

 

 

In the meantime I've taken a closer look (as I may need another set), and FWIW the Kato-branded version includes signage for Japanese shops etc., in place of the German ones in the pure Faller product.

 

Couple of videos:

 

 

 

[cteno4]

Hmm looks like 5 arches would do a Ttrak module just about right…

 

jeff

[railsquid]

For anyone measuring, one set of 3 arches is 203mm.

 

Meanwhile it seems the "classic" version has either been replaced or augmented by this set:

 

 

which is the same basic shape, but includes a more expansive "Infill" compared to the classic version, which is annoyingly much more prototypical for my needs, hence the acquisition. Note the Tomytec Berlin tram; also note this particular scenic arrangement is not prototypical for Berlin.

 

 

[railsquid]

And inside the box we have:

 

 

The packaging implies there are only 3 sets of arch "inserts", but there are actually 4. There are however only 3 "background" pictures, but they're so ridiculously out of proportion they look silly even in the example on the package, but I wasn't planning to use those anyway.