JR 500系 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 J.R. Commuter Train Series 209-0 (Keihin-Tohoku Line) (Basic 3-Car Set) http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10056263 Hhmmm... I might really want to let go of this.... Would you be interested? It's almost new, together with the 4-car add on set with 6 doors ~~ I'm thinking of getting the Kato full 10 car set instead for the Keihin-Tohoku... Link to comment
Suica Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) I really, really want a re-release of Kato's blue 883 Sonic. If they are offered used at all, usually not without a price tag WAY above the old MSRP. Edited December 30, 2016 by Suica 2 Link to comment
TheNicofabi Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I really, really want a re-release of Kato's blue 883 Sonic. If they are offered used at all, usually not without a price tag WAY above the old MSRP. I second that! 1 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hhmmm... I might really want to let go of this.... Would you be interested? It's almost new, together with the 4-car add on set with 6 doors ~~ I'm thinking of getting the Kato full 10 car set instead for the Keihin-Tohoku... I will send you a PM. Link to comment
nah00 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 The thing with those three is that they are quite easy to obtain on the 2nd hand market in Japan. They might not be in the basic formations, as 2nd hand shops tend to sell full formations instead of separate sets, but you can still see them practically everywhere... You just had to tell me that the Asuza/Kaiji E257 is easy to find second-hand on the day I get off of work early. Do you think Mandarake will possibly have it? Always had good experiences with them. Link to comment
katoftw Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) Bill + others... A newer re-release of the Kato E257 is currently up for pre-order. You must have missed it. And slightly cheaper than the 10-433/434 earlier versions. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10407965 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10407969 Edited December 31, 2016 by katoftw 1 Link to comment
IST Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I would like to see available again the 100 series Shinkansen from Kato. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10003444 I missed it a few years ago, but now I am pretty sure that I would buy it. Link to comment
Suica Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I would like to see available again the 100 series Shinkansen from Kato. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10003444 These can actually commonly be found used on Yahoo and Mandarake for a decent price. Link to comment
Suica Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) I recently got my hands on the THSR Railfan game for PS3 which made me think how nice it would be to get a re-release of Kato's THSR 700T. A non exclusive re-release for everyone. Those prices on Yahoo and eBay are just a big no go. Edited January 27, 2017 by Suica Link to comment
medusa Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 At my constant ramblings about loco kitkashing, I should ask for a re-issue of the Kato 9600. The chassis of it is a quite nice general D chassis which could be converted into a lot of interesting other steamers. The web is full of them from the 2009 release of it. People also claim it has best running properties. Link to comment
Gryphr Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) While it's not a Japanese train, I wish Kato would do a re-release of their DB BR 425 model they did in 2011, many Livery/Marking variants are hard to find and/or extremely overpriced by now. Then again I'm happy that Kato will be producing an ICE 4 model soon, though I doubt my wallet will like that :D Edited September 7, 2017 by Gryphr 1 Link to comment
SubwayHypes Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 They NEED to release more old 205 series trains. I would like to see the Saikyo 205 with the KATO stamp re-released. Would also like to see more series 201 releases, seems these sets are hard to find second hand. 1 Link to comment
ronin Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 On 9/7/2017 at 7:52 AM, SubwayHypes said: Would also like to see more series 201 releases, seems these sets are hard to find second hand. I would like to second this request. I want to get a 201 Sobu line and they are a bit hard to come by second hand and usually quite pricey. Looking at the current Tomix and Kato catalogs there is every variation possible of the 103's, single head light, converted to dual headlight, actual dual headlight, high windscreen, low windscreen. The options are awesome, but why no love for the 201's? Eric Link to comment
TSK1000 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 On 12/29/2016 at 5:10 PM, Suica said: I really, really want a re-release of Kato's blue 883 Sonic. If they are offered used at all, usually not without a price tag WAY above the old MSRP. On 1/26/2017 at 6:05 PM, Suica said: I recently got my hands on the THSR Railfan game for PS3 which made me think how nice it would be to get a re-release of Kato's THSR 700T. A non exclusive re-release for everyone. Those prices on Yahoo and eBay are just a big no go. I hope that you’re just as excited as I am with the upcoming March releases. As for pending re-releases, I hope that Kato will eventually get to producing their Tokyu Series 5050-4000 "Shibuya Hikarie" once again. I sorely regret passing this one over when I had the chance to pre-order it. Link to comment
Densha Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I really want a rerelease of the following models... Tomix JR Shikoku KiHa 40/47 MicroAce JR Shikoku KiHa 185-3000/3100 MicroAce JR Shikoku N2000 series Tomytec Fukui Tetsudou 200 type (old livery) Link to comment
Pashina12 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Kawai stuff - WaMu23000, ToMu50000, Ki100 snowplough... MicroAce MaYa34 track test car... Link to comment
Fenway Park Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 The old Kawai moulds went to Popondetta, so should be released in the future. Malcolm Link to comment
Pashina12 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Yeah, I've picked up some of the Popondetta cars. Hopeful the above ones will be reissued in the not-too-distant future! Link to comment
Gryphr Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) I'd love if Micro Ace would rerelease their E721 series, especially A7490. The few that are coming up on YA usually go for over 40000 yen, pretty ridiculous for a 4 car set... On the other hand, now that AbukumaExpress is going to buy an E721 variant it might be an incentive for MA or maybe even another manufacturer to produce new models. There's already a nice variety of livery variants to be made: Standard JR East/Sendai Area, Airport Express, SAT, Aoimori Railway and soon AbukumaExpress. Edited September 15, 2018 by Gryphr 1 Link to comment
nscaler711 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 The EVA 500 set. I missed out on the first run due to issues... Now nut jobs on eBay are listing them for $500+. Guess I'll go fight back and list my Amtrak Veterans P42 for $1000 😈 Link to comment
chadbag Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 41 minutes ago, nscaler711 said: The EVA 500 set. I missed out on the first run due to issues... Now nut jobs on eBay are listing them for $500+. Guess I'll go fight back and list my Amtrak Veterans P42 for $1000 😈 As a consolation the Tomix Hello Kitty is still available. (my understanding is that the prototype EVA 500 became the Hello Kitty so they represent stages in the existence of the same train (?)) Link to comment
nscaler711 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yeah.... I'll pass on the Hello Kitty set, I know it's popular... But HK just isn't my style.... Besides who doesn't like a good Mecha anime. 😁 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 9/7/2017 at 8:52 PM, SubwayHypes said: They NEED to release more old 205 series trains. I would like to see the Saikyo 205 with the KATO stamp re-released. Would also like to see more series 201 releases, seems these sets are hard to find second hand. Kato Chuo Line 201 series is coming out in May 2019. On 11/11/2017 at 5:43 AM, ronin said: I would like to second this request. I want to get a 201 Sobu line and they are a bit hard to come by second hand and usually quite pricey. Looking at the current Tomix and Kato catalogs there is every variation possible of the 103's, single head light, converted to dual headlight, actual dual headlight, high windscreen, low windscreen. The options are awesome, but why no love for the 201's? Now, a Chuo-Sobu 205 series (IIRC there were only two units in operation) would be nice too... 1 Link to comment
lighthouse Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Kato stuff like JR Hokkaido EMU Series 731 and DMU Series 201 ... Link to comment
katoftw Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Both kato and tomix eva500s will never be released again. Link to comment
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