Any Japanese HO?


Hathaway Browne

Hathaway Browne

Intrepid Adventurer
I'm probably not looking hard enough (nor in the right places) but do any manufacturers make any HO models based on Japanese prototypes like the Shinkanzen?
 
HB, there's a fair amount of Japanese prototype equipment in N scale but almost none in HO. I assume the small spaces available to model railroaders in Japan makes N scale the logical choice. Kato occasionally puts out some HO models - I know they had a Bullet Train at one time. I'd cruise around e-bay and see what was available but don't get your hopes up for HO. :(
 
I've seen some in HO over the years, but don't recall any details on who made it. I may have seen it while in japan, and if it was there, it was incredibly expensive!

I bought some low-end "models" (no power, rough detail, very toy-like) of the Shinkansen and others in N scale while I was there in the 90s.

Someone made a fantasy version of a shinkansen Amtrak in HO, I think I've got a version of it somewhere upstairs. It's very crude iirc.
 
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