bc6 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Im not sure where to put this topic besides the general section since there is no "Vehicle" section, If it belongs elsewhere please move it. I'd like to toss out a suggestion to an N scale manufacturer to produce a Japanese vehicle, My obvious choice was the Japanese Mini Truck or the Kei truck. What would you like to see made? Link to comment
maihama eki Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I love Kei trucks too. Tomytec has done some in the past. They will hopefully come around again. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10119013 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10086013 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10275740 I really want to customize some of the Kei trucks I have to match ones I've seen in Japan. This tiny rolling bakery truck for example. They had the best melonpan. I want to see Tomytec do the new Toyota JPN Taxi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_JPN_Taxi 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Pro hobby does make a line of these! Decent pewter models, not as fine as a Tomytec kei, but not bad. They are rereleasing them soon. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=104&cat=rail&state=&sold=0&sortid=6&searchkey=Mini+truck+pro+hobby jeff 1 Link to comment
MeTheSwede Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 It took an hour from this thread was started, untill Kato answered by announcing a dozen cars with working lights. That's impressive. Please start these kind of threads more often. 😄 https://twitter.com/kato_team/status/1753236797507981314 2 2 Link to comment
Tony Galiani Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 A bit late in the thread but going back to @maihama eki's pictures above, on our last trip to Japan we saw a similar truck off the street and on a paved area. However, the owner had placed a tarp on the ground so that the truck would sit on that. A nice detail to remember for a modeling scene. Probably have a picture of it somewhere - need to see if I can dig it out. Tony Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Wow! Nice. I swear they watch JNS! I once started a little food cart construction from scratch and half way through it Tomytec announced their line of food carts! wonder what you get for ¥4950. jeff Link to comment
maihama eki Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, cteno4 said: wonder what you get for ¥4950. jeff Ouch. Just one car. For example: https://1999.co.jp/eng/11059770 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) Looks like it takes more than just the car. Replacement light bulbs? Lighting hub? Expansion hub? But you have illuminated traffic lights (not sure if they are constant or truly working). https://1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=104&cat=rail&state=&sold=0&sortid=6&searchkey=Kato+Just+Plug Edited February 2 by bill937ca Link to comment
bc6 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 I've got my pre-order in on 2 Japanese police cars from Kato. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Yeah I have a ton of Tomytec vehicles I got very cheap over the years. I can easily add 0201 LEDs for headlights or a bit of fiber optics. Problem with lighting the you need to light all the non parked cars! jeff Link to comment
Kingmeow Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Woodland Scenics Just Plug system, Japanese style! Link to comment
James-SNMB Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 This is a tough one. I want my city to be all lit up at night, and have thought about lighting vehicles, but as @cteno4 said, if I do one then I have to do them all! The Kato cars look great, but that's a steep price for anything more than a small diorama. I might have to just pass on these and leave my cars in the dark, or revisit DIY headlights for my vehicles in the future. I'm excited they exist though! It will be cool to see when people get them, and what they do with them, etc. I'll be keen to see details on voltages, etc. Maybe I'll be tempted to get a couple... If they don't sell out immediately, that is... (I do have an infatuation with Toyota Hiace and other similar boxy Japanese vans.) Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 One issue with plugs on cars is making holes wide enough to fit the plugs… jeff 1 Link to comment
maihama eki Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/1/2024 at 6:18 PM, bc6 said: Im not sure where to put this topic besides the general section since there is no "Vehicle" section, If it belongs elsewhere please move it. I'd like to toss out a suggestion to an N scale manufacturer to produce a Japanese vehicle, My obvious choice was the Japanese Mini Truck or the Kei truck. What would you like to see made? Hobby Search has the Kato Kei Trucks/Vans in stock again. These are pretty nice quality. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10844968 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 A hearse for me, please.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buddhist-Styled_Hearse.jpg 1 2 Link to comment
bc6 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 maihama eki thanks for the link but I have quite a few of those. Link to comment
mr bachmann Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Please mr Kato , Some narrow gauge 1-150 scale White Pass locos , two ended up at Durango & Silverton . Link to comment
Wolf Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Someone start doing prototype Shinkansen. Preferably Tomix Preferably this first: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIN350 2 Link to comment
Kamome Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Not sure there’s a large interest for experimental prototypes. Kato were going to do the Alfa-X some years ago then canned it. Tomix did a poll about 5 or 6 years ago for 3 options for their next release. One of the options was the 911 diesel prototype but the most votes went for a 0 type shinkansen. Tomytec have some license as they produced capsule pura-rail versions. https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/新幹線911形ディーゼル機関車 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Toyota electric cat bus Only in Japan!!! Edited March 1 by bill937ca 1 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Another cat bus. Doggy bus? Edited March 1 by bill937ca 4 Link to comment
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