E3 or Series 400 ??

[domino]

Hey

 

Im a bit confused , is the Shinkansen E3 the same as the Series 400 ??

When i  see the trains sets for sale at ebay , the E3 and the Series 400 both are called "Tsubasa"  ??

 

regards

Brian

[jappomania]

Hi!

Tsubasa is the name of the service (like Hikari, Nozomi or Kodama ....)

400 and E3 are different trains, for Tsubasa service you find 3 E3-1000 subseries and 12 E3-2000 subseries (built to substitute the 12 400 trains that's been withdrawn the past year

The original E3 series run like Komachi service

 

ciao

Massimo

[domino]

Thanks Massimo

 

They look the same in the box, is there some difference in apperance, like the 500 does not look like the 300 ect  ??

 

 

Brian

 

 

Hi!

Tsubasa is the name of the service (like Hikari, Nozomi or Kodama ....)

400 and E3 are different trains, for Tsubasa service you find 3 E3-1000 subseries and 12 E3-2000 subseries (built to substitute the 12 400 trains that's been withdrawn the past year

The original E3 series run like Komachi service

 

ciao

Massimo

[jappomania]

Of course, 400 series have a rounded nose and the front lights are up the frontal windscreen, the E3 is more squared and the light below the windscreen

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JR_East_shinkansen_400_tsubasa_6cars.jpg

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:E3inShizukuishi.JPG

you can see better the difference if you see the 400 old paint and the E3 Komachi

BTW the first E3 set R1 (prototype have the nose much similar to the oldest 400 series and mixed light up-below the windscreen.

http://userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp/014/158/92/N000/000/000/125336983157916116700_DSA_7350.JPG

the last built E3-2000 subseries have different light and new led destination panel near the door

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JReastE3-2000-1000.jpg

in N scale you can find:

400 series in old paint scheme 6 or 7 car set and in 7 car set in new paint scheme (Tomix)

E3 Komachi and E3-1000 Tsubasa from Tomix and Kato

E3-R1 and E3 2000 nothing until now but you can kitbash one..

http://homepage3.nifty.com/ho-tec/tectop.html

 

ciao

Massimo 

[200系]

Domino,

 

there is quite a difference between the 400系 series and the E3系. even though the 400系 used the same livery at the end of her career.

 

the 400系where in service from 1992 till 2010 and has a much more curved nose, almost like an evolution of the 100系 nose design:

 

 

(pic taken from wikipedia)

 

where as the E3系 are in service since 1997, and feature a wedge like nose:

 

 

(pic taken by myself)

 

offcourse, those aren't the only external differences, not to mention the technical differences between the two, but those are the most vissible.

 

Hope that answers your question.

 

edit: seems like jappomania already provided the correct answer

[domino]

Ahhhhhh

 

Now i see it

 

If you look at these 2 pic of the 400 and the E3 i found at ebay, they looked exatly the same in the pic , that is what confused me??

 

Brian

[keitaro]

the windows are smaller :)

[domino]

the windows are smaller :)

 

YES