The One about Mould King 24065: Novatown No. Street-Side Centodieci

When it comes to alternatives to the big block company, Mould King has received support by fans of their releases thanks to the quality of bricks and the creativity for their releases. While Mould King is well-nown for its pirate ships, roller coasters and construction Read More …

The One about Plarail Real Class – Over a Year Later

In June 2023, Plarail Real Class made its debut with two vehicles: The Odakyu Romancecar 3100 NSE and the Limited Express Series 185 (Odoriko-Green Stripes). These two were to start a new era for the beloved plastic trains that many Japanese have grown up with Read More …

The One about the the trains inside Ikebukuro Maruzen – What will happen to them now?

In Japan, Maruzen is known for their restaurant products such as fryers, gas ranges, noodle boilers, gyoza cooker, rice cooker/rice washer, grillers, steamers, gas burners and more. In Ikebukuro, Maruzen opened a specialty store in August 2017 which would become one of the largest stationery Read More …

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) ep. 49 – Japanese train news, upcoming model train releases

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) ep. 49 – Japanese train news, upcoming model train releases * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model trains and Japanese trains in general. * We have no affiliation with Takara Read More …

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 46 – Upcoming releases, model train sales ranking and more!

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 46 – Upcoming releases, model train sales ranking and more! KATO: https://www.katomodels.com/ TOMIX: https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/ PLARAIL: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/index.htm#categoryb TRAIN SIM WORLD 4: https://www.youtube.com/@TrainSimWorld ユート放送局【活動終了しました】: https://www.youtube.com/@YokomoMark2 * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese Read More …

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 45 – A look at the the Model Rail Contest 2023

The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 45 – A look at the the Model Rail Contest 2023 & More! https://www.moraco.jp/ Winners of this year’s event: https://moraco-app.web.app/diorama2023/award2023_moraco/2023_moraco_module_high_tokyo * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model trains and Japanese trains in Read More …

The One about the Limited Edition Plarail Seibu Railway Series 6000

When it comes to Seibu Railways trains, they no doubt have one of the more popular trains to see in the Kanto region. From the yellow 101, 2000 and 9000 series, the gray/bluish green 40000 series and the futuristic 001 series Laview to name a Read More …

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 44 – A Special Guide to Plarail Episode

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 44 – A Special Guide to Plarail Episode Takara Tomy Plarail Website: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/index.htm#category Blue Plastic Tracks Forum (English): https://www.blueplastictracks.org/ Platetsu (Japanese): https://platetsu.com/ * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model Read More …

The One about the Plarail Cho Zukan Deluxe (Plarail Super Pictorial Book Deluxe)

When it comes to Plarail, it has such a long history in Japan. Released in 1959, the first Plarail (plastic rail) trains released by Japanese toy company TOMY, were small choo choo trains with yellow wheels that could roll via hand powered on blue plastic Read More …

The One about the J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 14) – New Releases/What Tomica’s Did I Receive for the week?

The J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 14) – New Releases Announced for October 2023/What Tomica’s Did I Receive for the week? This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec or TOMICA Read More …