Mr_Alex Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 You are in luck, because the NIOE is being re-released as the Paris to Hong Kong consist by Kato next month. Has Kato announced it and is it going to be in N or HO scale? Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Has Kato announced it and is it going to be in N or HO scale? Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) Kato are quick, I've spent years waiting for stuff from some U.S. manufacturers. I dont think Kato have a huge issue compared to alot of other manufacturers as you stated. But they have been self-assessing and quite vocal recently in regards to keeping up with their own release schedule. Now their shop is done, they may focus on the production side of the business. Edited April 26, 2014 by katoftw Link to comment
Kenji T. Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I was doing some research and was wondering, are the prices of the products there the factory/original price? Or are they more expensive Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 At the shop the prices are the Kato RRP. Link to comment
Kenji T. Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 RRP? Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Probably meant SRP suggested retail price or maybe they use regular or regulated or ridiculous price down under. Jeff Link to comment
Claude_Dreyfus Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Interesting...my posting has vanished. RRP is Recommended Retail Price. Link to comment
katoftw Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Probably meant SRP suggested retail price or maybe they use regular or regulated or ridiculous price down under. Jeff Meant recommended. Although, if you do buy from a aussie reseller, then ridiculous is a pretty good fit. Edited May 1, 2014 by katoftw Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 ahh recommended, makes sense now! dont ask the dyslexic for vocabulary! jeff Link to comment
katoftw Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Probably 100s of different terms that all mean the same thing. Link to comment
Dani Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Hello, I went for the first time to the Kato Center two weeks ago, reopened in its old location. It still has a small part under construction or renewal, but the main building is huge and full of layouts. I think you can find there any model produced by Kato, and any spare part you could need. The guy from the shop was very gentile and kind. As I was foreigner, he tested every train I bought and changed half of them to be sure all my models run perfectly, smooth, they couple in a perfect way... an amazing place!!!! Cheers, Dani 2 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 wow nice service! great experience. jeff Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Thanks for the pictures Dani! What a fantastic layout! Link to comment
JNRModelsNick Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Just went there the other day on a business trip. Real awesome shop. It's cool to see the Japanese, USA AND European stuff all together :) Link to comment
katoftw Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I'm hoping to make my way there in the next 3-9 months. Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Closed to the public for the duration: https://www.katomodels.com/hobbycenter/blog/tokyo/001091.php though the shop will be staffed and accepting online orders. Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I think that came up on my facebook yesterday. Most shops woyld be doing the same wouldnt they in tokyo? Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 One would assume/hope so, but as the Tokyo metropolitan government and the national government are still arguing about what classes of business to request (note: request) shutdowns, you'd have to check each shop/chain individually. Link to comment
N-Osoi Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) A Youtube channel I follow has done a video tour of the Kato centre. He seems to experience the same sense of being overwhelmed as me - so much stuff to choose from! (recommend turning captions on) Edited April 6 by N-Osoi 4 Link to comment
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