The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 17 – KATO & TOMIX releases, Tetsudo News and more!
The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 17 – KATO & TOMIX releases, Tetsudo News and more!

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The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 17 – KATO & TOMIX releases, Tetsudo News and more!
In 2021, Sekisui Kinzoku Kabushikigaisha, the manufacturer of the popular model railway brand, KATO, began a new project in October 2021 to incorporate the method of STEAM education towards railroad model and diorama making. STEAM or STEM Education refers to on Science, Technology, Engineering and Read More …
I love freight trains and I do enjoy the EF81’s! I look at EF81’s as a true workhorse of a freight train. I also look at the EF81’s as the true beater train for one’s set. One that will take all the punishment when testing Read More …
The KATO Pocket Line Series, a series designed to showcase N-Scale trains trams and smaller trains for those who don’t have much room in their home but still want to get involved in trains. And it’s a perfect solution for modelers who are beginners or Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 16 – The Tomix EF81 (7152) & KATO M250 Series Super Rail Cargo
As I build my fleet of cargo freight trains, there is one that caught my attention for its overall aesthetics. It’s the M250 Series SUPER RAIL CARGO with its U50A Container Loaded and saw it was made by KATO and had to get it! The Read More …
In 2015, the manga series “Yurukyan” (Yuru Camp) by Afro was released. The series takes place in Yamanishi Prefecture, Japan and follows high school teenager Shiima Rin who enjoys camping and she meets Kagamihara Nadeshiko, and convinces her to join the school’s camping club. And Read More …
When it comes to Japanese railcars, the original Kiha series is the true classic. A small railcar used during off-peak lines and manufactured by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1954 (Showa 29), the name is a general term for convenience and taste and is Read More …
The Hiroshima Electric Railway 1000 Series Train. A streetcar that has been operating since 2013 and the modern version of its predecessor, the Hiroshima Gas Electric Railway C Train (which was renamed the 1000 type, the D was renamed 1010-1016 type and F type was Read More …
The “Ushi Densha” (cow densha). You may be wondering… “What?”. Back on October 2018, Tokyu Corporation introduced the wrapping train “Ushi Densha” to the Kodomo no Kuni Line as part of the “Kodomo no Kuni Line Fun Mou ~ Event” in collaborqation with the Kodmo Read More …
The Hiroshima Electric Railway Type 200, an old-fashioned 1928 tram car donated by the city of Hanover, Germany, which has a sister city relationship with Hiroshima City, for the purpose of friendship and goodwill. Built in 1928, the vehicle was badly damaged during World War Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast Ed.) Ep. 15 – Modemo & Reviews
Check out the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast Edition) Episode 14 – Reaction Videos, High Rise Buildings and more!
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast Ed.) Ep. 13 – Kato and Tomix Cases, Diorama Structures and more!
Tomytec will release the N-gauge model train “West Kyushu Shinkansen N700S-8000 Series (N700S Seagull) Set” from the company’s model train brand “Tomix” in March. The price is 21,780 yen. The N700S is a Shinkansen train that began operation in 2020, and is currently active on Read More …
The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Ed.) ep. 12 – Kato EF510 500 Cassiopeia Review, Fukubukuro Reactions + more!
The JR Freight Class EF510, one of my favorite freight trains operated by JR Freight and East Japan Railway Company (JR East). But it can be a bit confusing as “Cassiopeia” has history, as a sleeper car with the EF81 which began in 1999 and Read More …
Today I will be reviewing the Tomix N Gauge Electric Locomotive First Set (90096). For those not familiar with the Tomix, Tomix is the train department for one of the largest toy company’s in Japan, Takara Tomy. Tomy which has been around since 1924 (as Read More …
The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Edition) Episode 11 – Kato, Tomix and Greenmax Structures for Diorama