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KATO Scheduled for release in November 2026

KATO Scheduled for release in November 2026
Scheduled for release in November 2026DD54 (equipped with a slotless motor)Special Release: 211-2000 Series (Yokosuka livery)10 Series passenger ca...

November 2026 KATO

November 2026 KATO
500 Series Shinkansen "Nozomi" (Nov. 2026 production)EF64-1000 Standard Livery, Air Conditioner Equipped (Gray H-rubber seals)Hoki 2500 JR Specific...

KATO 10-2159 "Sonic" 30th Anniversary

KATO 10-2159 "Sonic" 30th Anniversary
883 Series "Sonic" 30th Anniversary Edition Celebrating 30 years of speed and innovation—the iconic 883 Series “Sonic” returns in an updated lineup...

KATO 2017-2 C62 Steam Locomotive

KATO 2017-2 C62 Steam Locomotive
There are only a few this C62 in KAT Wholesale . A long-awaited re-release of the two C62 locomotives that powerfully ran along the "Mountain Line"...

KATO 101672 GWR Class 800/3 9-Car Set

KATO 101672 GWR Class 800/3 9-Car Set
The Class 800, introduced as a replacement for the old HST (High-Speed Train) under the UK’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP), is a vehicle develo...

Kurosio , this is Japanese " Brack Sea " .

Kurosio , this is Japanese " Brack Sea " .
The Kuroshio Current flows northward through the East China Sea, enters the Pacific Ocean via the Tokara Strait, and travels eastward along the Jap...

KATO 10-2159 883 Series "Sonic" 30th Anniversary Edition Bgins !!

KATO 10-2159 883 Series "Sonic" 30th Anniversary Edition Bgins !!
The real 883 Series “Sonic” won the Japanese rail-industry “Blue Ribbon Award” in 1996 and is considered one of Japan’s most visually distinctive e...

GREENMAX 50844 9000 Series HANSHIN Railway

GREENMAX 50844 9000 Series HANSHIN Railway
It’s a highly detailed model of the Hanshin train. I’d love to go see the real thing, but I wonder where it runs? I’m having trouble finding it.

KATO 10-2159 Series 883 "Sonic" 30th Anniversary Livery [Special Release]

KATO 10-2159 Series 883 "Sonic" 30th Anniversary Livery [Special Release]
The KATO 10-2159 Series 883 "Sonic" 30th Anniversary Livery (Special Release) will be available soon. While the specific release date for June hasn...

KATO 10-979 Tobu 8000 Series .

KATO 10-979 Tobu 8000 Series .
The Tobu 8000 Series 81111 formation is finished in Seiji Cream, a livery that recalls the appearance of Tobu trains from the 1970s and 1980s. This...

Do you know the mistake of KATO 10-2090 787 Series "36 Plus 3" ?

Do you know the mistake of KATO 10-2090 787 Series "36 Plus 3" ?
Did you know that KATO had the wrong title on the product cover? Of course, since it's KATO, they sent out replacement stickers a few months later....

Yellow Sonic

Yellow Sonic
KATO 10-485 883 Series "Sonic" (Yellow) 5-Car Set (N) 883 Series "Sonic" (Yellow) The 883 Series debuted in 1995 as JR Kyushu’s first tilting train...