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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 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 …
So, this is my first time reviewing a Bugatti 1:24 die-cast car. The one I am reviewing is a red/black Bugaatti W-16.4 Bolide, a track only hypercar which went into production back in 2021 and only 40 were made, as it was a limited production. Read 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 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 …
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 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 …
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 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 …
If you have a permanent diorama setup for your trains, maintenance is important. Similar to your real life car, which needs to be cleaned, your diorama N Gauge train tracks do as well because it’s a hub of collecting dust. You can do it via Read More …
It’s natural for car lovers to think, “what was the first car released?” by a certain car company. For Subaru, their first automobile produced was the Subaru 360 (manufactured from 1958 to 1971). And because it was released as a Tomica diecast vehicle, in 1983, Read More …
Many people are familiar with the Narita Express and it may just be the first train they ever rode on. Why is that? Well, it’s one of the trains that usually takes travelers from Narita Airport (the other is its rival, the Keisei AE series) Read More …
Since 1984, “Thomas & Friends” has been entertaining children and adults worldwide. But it actually goes farther than that, with the “The Train Picture Book” (original title: “The RailwaySeries” which was published in 1945 by Reverend Wilbert Audrey of England. A puppet show using a Read More …
The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 43 – Upcoming releases, model train sales ranking and more! We talk about 2023 and model train sales and the big push by companies for people to sell their model trains. This episode features STEAM codes and it’s first Read More …
Since 1990, the Enoshima Electric Railway has operated the Enoshima Electric Railway Type 2000 Train. While today’s Enoden features a dark green and cream color livery, back in 2009, Meiji Seika used the Enoshima Railway 2000 as an advertisement car from September 2009 and featured Read More …