scott Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Does anybody know if there are models available of 115s or other EMUs in the "2nd Niigata" livery (white with green stripes), like the one linked below? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:115-niigata-2nd-color.JPG My usual reference site for this kind of question, Japanese Model Supplies, seems to be kaput all of a sudden. I hope they can get their site running again--it was a great resource. Link to comment
Fenway Park Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi, This was made by Tomix in September 2003 according to the Hobby Search website and the later colour in 2005. Hope this helps. Link to comment
scott Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thanks! I tried Hobby Search, but didn't have any luck. Link to comment
Fenway Park Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi Scott, The model you are after was made in 2003 and has not be re-issued since. Unless Micro Ace make a version this year, your only chance lies with the secondhand shops in Japan. Link to comment
scott Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Ah, well. I think I'll just keep my eye out for a re-issue. Or if I got really ambitious (read: foolish), I could repaint my Minobu Line 115. Link to comment
scott Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 #$%^#$^!!! Just when I had convinced myself that 2010 was going to be "no more new trains year," Hobby Search just announced that the Tomix Niigata 115 is being re-issued! And it's $120 for a three-car set!! Arg... Link to comment
Mudkip Orange Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 That train would go well with this one: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10031052 I have no idea if they ever ran in the same area or not. But I like that "Nanohana" 165-series... Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 That train would go well with this one: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10031052 I have no idea if they ever ran in the same area or not. But I like that "Nanohana" 165-series... Yeah, it's a Joyful train, so why not? It was based in Chiba though... Also, good memories of the 115 New-Niigata livered rides I had. Very very nice line it runs on. Link to comment
scott Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Well, by late this summer I should be two-thirds of the way to being able to model this scene: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyosaka_20080526_%282%29.JPG Link to comment
scott Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Our local phone company has adopted this livery now.... well, sort of. Link to comment
489-YOMPAQ Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 (Somebody wrote about it before) Kato will release 115s in the "2nd Niigata" livery. http://www.katomodels.com/product/nmi/115kei_1000_niigata.shtml It also will release E127 in the Niigata livery, too. http://www.katomodels.com/product/nmi/e127kei_0.shtml Link to comment
scott Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Yep--I've already pre-ordered those. I've been waiting for models of those trains for quite a while. Link to comment
David Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 A quick question, after trying to make sense of the auto-translated Wikipedia entry I still can't figure out if the 2nd livery (white with dark and light green bands) is still in use today by the prototype, or if it has been totally replaced by the blue and yellow liveries. My best coubled together understanding is that green is for the older 3 car sets, blue is for the 3+3 sets, and yellow is the Yahiko city livery (I have no idea why a small village in Niigata has it's own livery). Is any of that right (I want to order the on-sale 2nd color version at HS, but I don't want to later find out it never ran at the same time as the E127 or other more modern stock). Link to comment
miyakoji Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 David, based on a few pages and pictures found in a search, I'd say that the 2nd Niigata livery, the New Niigata livery (actually just called 3rd Niigata livery on the Japanese Wikipedia page), and the Yahiko livery are all still in use. I'm thankful that JR East isn't going the way of JR West with their paint schemes. Also, regarding the Yahiko livery, yeah, it's a town, but it's also a line, and they're probably all named after Mount Yahiko. Apparently there's also a shrine at the foot of the mountain, but confusingly, it's alternately called Yahiko, using the same kanji as the town, line, and mountain, and Iyahiko which isn't just another character tacked on the front of the name but an entirely different character (弥彦 is Yahiko, 彌彦 is Iyahiko). If we've got any Niigata residents on here, maybe we can get some kind of background on that. Link to comment
scott Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Is any of that right (I want to order the on-sale 2nd color version at HS, but I don't want to later find out it never ran at the same time as the E127 or other more modern stock). Go forth and purchase: Link to comment
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