dabsan Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I have no problem paying the customs charges,we all know it s a chance we take but still cheaper than buying here,what really gets me annoyed is the fact that Royal Mail put £14 on top! For what? They post the letter to say you have a parcel with charges to be paid and then you have to go to the local office to pay the charges and collect it,so no matter how you look at it they make one trip to your house,either with the parcel or the letter,so I just do nt get it to be honest.Postage charges have gone stupid over here. Anyway rant over,and,custom charges or not I'm looking forward to my next two parcels from Nariichi, Yes I totally agree 100% Link to comment
nartak Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 As already announced on newsletter, I will be opening a retail shop in Japan. The location will be at Kawaguchi city, Saitama prefecture. The nearest station is Nishi-Kawaguchi station on JR Keihin Tohoku line. It is only a few minutes walk from the station. I am planning to open in mid-December time and quickly setting up the shop. I am really sorry for slow response during this period as I am now at new shop spending half of the day for preparation. Update will be shared later. Please stay tuned. 13 Link to comment
railsquid Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I'll be sure to come and have a look Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Very good to hear! Not much of a surprise, but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless. I hope to be able to pay you a visit next year, as I won't be able to be there when you open up shop. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Congratulations Nariichi San! Glad to hear this worked out! Best wishes for success! Jeff 2 Link to comment
Alemino Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) happy for you Nariichi San i will make sure to add to my to-do in Tokyo your shop!! edited due to a ....error sorry and lol Edited November 28, 2015 by Alemino Link to comment
miyakoji Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) Edited November 28, 2015 by miyakoji 1 Link to comment
miyakoji Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 those S and D keys are so close ;) 1 Link to comment
katoftw Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 An additional spot to visit when in Tokyo. Congrats and see you soon. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Worth a listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038n60h I forgive you! Haha ~ Yes I wish to visit MTP in their store and run some trains on their rental layout too~ Wouldn't it be fun if it was possible to meet all of our forum friends and run trains together in MTP's shop? :) 1 Link to comment
katoftw Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Yes I wish to visit MTP in their store and run some trains on their rental layout too~ Wouldn't it be fun if it was possible to meet all of our forum friends and run trains together in MTP's shop? :) Well that sounds like an expensive (for some) get together. 2016? :) Some of us have a 13 hours commute. Others just come from Yokohama. :laughing3: Link to comment
railsquid Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Well that sounds like an expensive (for some) get together. 2016? :) Some of us have a 13 hours commute. Others just come from Yokohama. :laughing3: I can do it with good connections door-to-door in about an hour for under 500 yen :P Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I can do it with good connections door-to-door in about an hour for under 500 yen :P ¥590 for me with two times changing (Shinjuku and Akabane). Over an hour to commute, but IIRC we have some friends living in Kawaguchi, so that's an excuse to drag the wife and kid along as well :) Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Let's see... I will be looking at a 7hr flight, 1 hr transit, and a 1hr ride via NE'X to Tokyo and change to the Keihin-Tohoku Line for 30mins ~ :P Link to comment
tossedman Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) 10 hour , $1200 flight from here. My son would love to go. We'd best start saving soon. Edited December 12, 2015 by tossedman Link to comment
keiichi77 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Package arrived today, thanks Nariichi San, those Tomix HO koki cars are beautiful, I might have to rethink this N scale thing.....lol Just kidding, with the exception of picking up a few HO koki's and a locomotive to haul them I will stick to N scale for Japanese trains and HO for Canadian trains. I am a very happy customer and will order from you again in the future, thanks again and good luck with the new shop. :) 1 Link to comment
nartak Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Still working preparation but I have fixed to open the shop on Dec. 17. I have almost completed moving item from my home and basically working at new shop everyday basis. Here is the detail. Shop address: 3-16-1-102 Nishikawaguchi, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken, 332-0021 JAPAN Tel: +81-48-242-5994 (in Japanese) 〒332-0021 埼玉県川口市西川口3-16-1 鈴木マンション102 Tel: 048-242-5994 Please search with Google map. I thought of pasting the link but mine is in Japanese version... about 3 minutes walk from West exit of Nishikawaguchi station. In the beginning, many item may not be available but will try to fix and planning to start building layout for rent as well. 5 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Great news Nariichi! Good luck with the opening, the layout sounds like a very fun idea and great for folks to get a short test run of new purchases (and tempt them into renting the layout!) Cheers Jeff 1 Link to comment
Quetz Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That's a shame I missed out by a few weeks, I was in Tokyo last week. Good luck. Stephen Link to comment
Sascha Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I hope I'll be there this April to visit you, if not than I come in Autumn. I would love too meet some of the members here. If some of you that come outside of Japan want to meet up, then I can change my schedule. i can go pretty much whenever I want next year, but would like to go out of season, since the flight prices are going down almost 60%. Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but can you get Kato spare parts other than those you have listed? I have a 10-1154 457 Series which has lost one of the aerials on the cab roof (part number is Z04-0280 according to Kato's own site). I know they come as a pack of twenty, but I've no idea whether they're currently available. I could also do with a set of numberboards for a C57, not sure of the part number for those though. Link to comment
katoftw Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 His website will get you an answer quicker Link to comment
nartak Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 ModelTrainPlus retail shop is now open. Not all the item is available but please feel free to ask as many items are still stored on backyard. Also, all the pre-order for KATO, Tomix and Microace is available now. 11 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Wow! Congratulations Nariichi! Best wishes with the storefront! Going to be back to going to the office every morning! Jeff Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 What are the opening hours? I may be able to visit on December 26th or 27th. Link to comment
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