A British domestic train from Kato? 800 series available from May 2021

[Cazadoom]

Lovely models, Great runners, To fit DCC next!

Latches painted yellow, Coach ends a work in Progress

[Newportnobby]

Also pleased to say it ran round the R1 (9 inch) curve on one of my fiddle yard tracks without problem even at speed.

I believe you're the first to confirm that, Mike, so thanks for that (not that I have any 9" curves on my main lines )

I do like that pic as there's more than a hint of green to the 'grey' of other pics in the thread.

[pape_timmo]

The real things are notoriously difficult to photograph for the same reason, GWR green does look different in changing light conditions.

Cheers, Timmo

[RailGooner]

This was taken outside under a bright blue sky.

Images © Mark Adedeji, on Flickr

[Alan Kyte]

My three year old called it my green train, that's good enough for me.

[Graham]

Is it normal for Japanese models to be supplied with track to display them on?

This is the first time I've seen it with a bookset like this; usually only display/commemorative models (e.g. Tomix's "First Car Museum" range) come with display track.

I wonder if Kato expect the majority of them sold will just be displayed. Somewhere it was mentioned only 20% have been sold in the UK.

[jpendle]

Is it normal for Japanese models to be supplied with track to display them on?

This is the first time I've seen it with a bookset like this; usually only display/commemorative models (e.g. Tomix's "First Car Museum" range) come with display track.

I wonder if Kato expect the majority of them sold will just be displayed. Somewhere it was mentioned only 20% have been sold in the UK.

Apparently Kato will sell up to 90% of this model in Japan. As a result, they build in lots of 10k rather than the 1k that Farish, Dapol, et al are limited to. This results in a lower selling price. Apparently the Japanese market will buy a Japanese model regardless of where it runs

It also explains why they go their own way on DCC, AFAIK the Japanese market doesn't 'do' DCC.

So we get a very nice model at a very good price, BUT what's next. I'll probably get one of these as a rule 1 purchase, but a TPE CL802 is what I really want.
Is there any other UK loco/mu that would sell well in Japan?

Regards,

John P

[gc4946]

Peco and Kato are planning two Ffestiniog Railway locos in 009.
The "Small England" 0-4-0TT locos will be released first then the Double Fairlie https://railsofsheffield.com/news/articles/3121-peco-oo9-announcement

Otherwise in N Kato might release both Hitachi-built class 395 Javelin and/or the class 385s

[Newportnobby]

Mine arrived this lunchtime. Looks a beauty so I set up my test oval (282mm curves) and trusty Farish train set controller. The Class 800 couplings can be a little finicky and I found required a slight twisting to get them to uncouple. Runs a treat down to a crawl.............

Kato Class 800 IET GWR livery by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

[zwilnik]

Peco and Kato are planning two Ffestiniog Railway locos in 009.
The "Small England" 0-4-0TT locos will be released first then the Double Fairlie https://railsofsheffield.com/news/articles/3121-peco-oo9-announcement

Otherwise in N Kato might release both Hitachi-built class 395 Javelin and/or the class 385s

Not only is that nice for 009 modellers, but it also means another source of good 0-4-0 steam chassis for N gauge modellers

[dannyboy]

Some nice plywood on show there Mike. (And the 800 is nice). 

[Trainfish]

Some nice plywood on show there Mike

The wiring looks a bit dodgy though 

[pape_timmo]

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I'd like to see both of these...

[Trainfish]

Well I suppose someone had to get a duff one but why did it have to be me?  :'(

I didn't think they came with sounds like that.

[JonMann]

Received mine yesterday and it looks stunning. Haven't had a chance to run it on the test track yet and also need to get the dcc and lighting kits for it.