katoftw Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Only new info is the price. Release date still missing. Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, katoftw said: Only new info is the price. Release date still missing. The month is given as November. Kato doesn't give a specific release day for their models till much closer to the actual release. 2 Link to comment
katoftw Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 That is what I meant. I failed to see the month noted on the poster. I must look better next time. 2 Link to comment
VJM Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 There we go. Full price is JPY36,000, without lights. Link to comment
Yavianice Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, VJM said: There we go. Full price is JPY36,000, without lights. Hobbysearch: TOMIX 40800 yen, KATO 30600 yen, 10200 yen difference, KATO lights 3600 yen, *2, /12, *10, = 6000 yen, real difference 4200 yen. AmiAmi: TOMIX 36200 yen, KATO 27580 yen, 8620 yen difference, KATO lights 2740 yen, *2, /12, *10, = 4567 yen, real difference 4053 yen. So you are paying 4200 / 4053 yen extra for having the electric coupler, fancy engine, and not having to open the train to install the lights and (presumably) less flickering due to loose contacts, when purchasing the TOMIX version. Edited May 16, 2019 by Yavianice rephrased the last sentence for clarity. 1 Link to comment
EdF Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Yavianice said: Hobbysearch: TOMIX 40800 yen, KATO 30600 yen, 10200 yen difference, KATO lights 3600 yen, *2, /12, *10, = 6000 yen, real difference 4200 yen. AmiAmi: TOMIX 36200 yen, KATO 27580 yen, 8620 yen difference, KATO lights 2740 yen, *2, /12, *10, = 4567 yen, real difference 4053 yen. So you are paying 4200 / 4053 yen extra for having the electric coupler, fancy engine, and not having to open the train to install the lights and (presumably) less flickering due to loose contacts, when purchasing the TOMIX version. The other difference is the DCC easy of installation on the Kato. And the electro coupler is not always a positive if you have auto-reversing blocks. What makes the Tomix engine 'fancy'? Edited May 16, 2019 by EdF 1 Link to comment
Yavianice Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, EdF said: What makes the Tomix engine 'fancy'? That's the big question. TOMIX says it's all new and somehow special for slow running. I don't have any further details as I do not own the TOMIX Shiki-Shima which also has this fancy engine. P.S. Oh yes I forgot DCC compatibility. Link to comment
chadbag Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 So the KATO 10-1570 Twighlight Express Mizukaze is showing up for pre-order now (MTP+, Amazon JP, HS, AmiAmi, etc). 1 Link to comment
katoftw Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) MTP and AmiAmi I thought were very quick to list these when I first noticed them last week. Normally they are 3-5 days slower than HS. I guess every seller didn't wanna be left behind. Edited May 22, 2019 by katoftw 1 Link to comment
nartak Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 KATO new product information in English as usual. 4 2 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Message on Facebook from MTP KATO now released FL12 decoders again. Some of them will be arriving to my shop soon. Please let me know if you want to ship them with your ICE4. https://www.facebook.com/modeltrainplus/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARDZwhwRbSSCU9dJ2TkfcPjkJLL1Ll7Dv8ZMcxN69g2Yd6CBa9thgmkoWVqYHeRw5Yho9-3OkxC3qknH&hc_ref=ARRlq9G2c6QIFPNgybmZ9dniDPI9NYxocmRIVZXOuQAhcKRS70oyXpDsJ45Ub-DYRf0&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARCLLXkh2fZ1yIV5aSHA8mG8QA2BuIDiFd7RO7wL7MYV_9JKtIGcrAkQ9X1DG2fckkOIZ6EXK3aPD_XOY7jy-LMtxH1SM5q1becgarN_1GiRWxKLUR6kyE3ajZyKFwgutE2ZPLDjdGfXkzYbJbTT62PxQq7kNdQvsZSum7BbDNBUupZLWHiIlE6KHS7XJpdiW7E3_QBZOTHOTq7E-crmIaww6oEoFuP4kTDCJABDFRz9ErHKLa15f0uVyCMws2VZ4NIKv0wJ0d7PTBZ-60yhOT5Neot1un7h06QFK5fkHqghD22yVHYtL8ot6kaY_Rh5K2u_XIg3jeXmDIJwA2x98KzNhnUZ0VO37BBXiYQFYfgzbb_mtYx6 1 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 13 hours ago, bill937ca said: Message on Facebook from MTP KATO now released FL12 decoders again. Some of them will be arriving to my shop soon. Please let me know if you want to ship them with your ICE4. https://www.facebook.com/modeltrainplus/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARDZwhwRbSSCU9dJ2TkfcPjkJLL1Ll7Dv8ZMcxN69g2Yd6CBa9thgmkoWVqYHeRw5Yho9-3OkxC3qknH&hc_ref=ARRlq9G2c6QIFPNgybmZ9dniDPI9NYxocmRIVZXOuQAhcKRS70oyXpDsJ45Ub-DYRf0&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARCLLXkh2fZ1yIV5aSHA8mG8QA2BuIDiFd7RO7wL7MYV_9JKtIGcrAkQ9X1DG2fckkOIZ6EXK3aPD_XOY7jy-LMtxH1SM5q1becgarN_1GiRWxKLUR6kyE3ajZyKFwgutE2ZPLDjdGfXkzYbJbTT62PxQq7kNdQvsZSum7BbDNBUupZLWHiIlE6KHS7XJpdiW7E3_QBZOTHOTq7E-crmIaww6oEoFuP4kTDCJABDFRz9ErHKLa15f0uVyCMws2VZ4NIKv0wJ0d7PTBZ-60yhOT5Neot1un7h06QFK5fkHqghD22yVHYtL8ot6kaY_Rh5K2u_XIg3jeXmDIJwA2x98KzNhnUZ0VO37BBXiYQFYfgzbb_mtYx6 Thanks Bill. I didn't even know they were out of stock I'll ask Nariichi to add some to my order. 2 Link to comment
1954G Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Aren't we a bit overdue for a JR Hokkaido DD51 (7008-2) rerelease? I'm looking for some replacement parts but they seem to be out of stock until the loco itself is re-run (already checked with a supplier who has ordered Kato parts for me in the past, no luck this time). Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, 1954G said: Aren't we a bit overdue for a JR Hokkaido DD51 (7008-2) rerelease? I'm looking for some replacement parts but they seem to be out of stock until the loco itself is re-run (already checked with a supplier who has ordered Kato parts for me in the past, no luck this time). I suspect we wont get another one until kato goes through a JNR hokkaido phase, they seem to like to release models when they have a few to do at once. What part were you looking for? It may be common with other dd51 models and available if you look under a different part name. Link to comment
1954G Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Thanks for the reply. For bogies or the motor I bet I could use equivalent parts from any recent Kato dd51, but unfortunately what's missing seems to be cosmetic parts that are specific to the 7008-2. In particular the snowplow and white/blue "railing" (not sure what it's called). Anyway, I'll just check the Kato site each month and as soon as this model gets re-run, I'll pre-order the parts ASAP. Thanks. 1 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 That part with the handrail and plow is also used in the more recent DD51s it seems, but with red on the railings in place of blue. You may be able to find one and touch up the paint. Its also worth watching buyee, as sometimes parts come up for sale secondhand that are long out of production. I couldn't find the handrails available at the moment, but I found the other parts. Coupler and plow assemblyhttps://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/j569486453?conversionType=search_suggest Grey front platehttps://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/x624641636?conversionType=search_suggest 1 Link to comment
EdF Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Announce October already before I reserve the TEM, I don't model JRWest please tempt me with a JREast treat!! Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) October releases announced! That 787 looks very nice, but then I'll be getting stuff from kato USA that month so its a hard choice. (unless I just get both...) https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/kato-model/poster/pdf/201905301713535cef90c106c88/2019-5.pdf Edited June 7, 2019 by Kiha66 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 701 series! What a better timing than with the recent released of the E721 to couple together! Nice ~ That E233 series limited edition is nice too, in direct competition with Tomix ~ Link to comment
chadbag Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Yeah that 787 looks nice. And the Eiden 900. I keep repeating. No new trains allowed. No new trains allowed. No new trains allowed... 2 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, chadbag said: I keep repeating. No new trains allowed. No new trains allowed. No new trains allowed... Yeah good luck with that! jeff Link to comment
chadbag Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) I've been doing pretty good. The ICE4 was pre-ordered way before this new edict and the only thing I have ordered since the edit was a pre-order for the Twighlight Express Mizukaze on an exception basis. I will pick up a 10-1122 in Japan when we are there to complete my JR321 as it is being re-released this month IIRC. But I am holding tight. I am actually playing builder/gen contractor on our new house we are building next year and am working out budgets and costs and stuff and that is a great incentive to stick to the edict. Something I should have been thinking about last summer when the post man, DHL, and UPS were regular visitors here. Edited June 7, 2019 by chadbag 1 Link to comment
scotspensioner Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Last new train I bought was the 10-1506 Smile Panda. But I've bought a load of older stuff off eBay!!! 1 1 Link to comment
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