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Kato 5280 RhB Restaurant Car „Gourmino“ WR3811 N Scale
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Kato 20-852 UNITRACK Basic Oval Track Set with Power Pack M1 N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 10-1273 Rhaetische Bahn ABe8/12 "Allegra" 3-Car Set (N)
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Kato 10-034-1 Old Model Coach 4-Car Set (Blue) N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 5279-2 Rhaetian Railway Power Baggage Car DS4222 N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 10-1368 HB-E300 "Resort Furusato" 2-Car Set N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 3096-1 EF510 301 Electric Locomotive N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 10-1918 HB-E300 SERIES "SATONO" 2-Car Set N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 10-1917 HB-E300 SERIES "HINABI" 2-Car N Scale
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- KATO
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Kato 2016-B Steam Locomotive D51 Hokkaido N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 23-550 Logs for RhB Flat Car (3 pcs.) N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 14-804-5 Hiroden 1001 "Hiroden Bus" (Especially Planned) N Scale
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- Kato
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Kato 23-300 Structures Long Engine House Kit N Scale
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- Kato
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- $34.00
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Kato 10-2025 ICE 4 “Federal Republic of Germany” Add-on Set 6-Car Set with Power (N)
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- Kato
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Kato 10-2024 ICE 4 “Federal Republic of Germany” Basic Set 7-Car Set (N)
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- Kato
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Kato 10-1989 323 Series Ōsaka Loop Line Add-on Set 5-car N Scale
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- Kato
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- $141.00
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Kato 10-1988 323 Series Ōsaka Loop Line Basic Set 3-Car N Scale
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- Kato
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- $141.00
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- $116.00
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Kato 10-2007 HOKI 5200 Limestone Freight Train 9-Car Set N Scale
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- Kato
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Model Train from Japan
A model train is a model of a real train that is scaled down to a certain scale and gauge. It also includes tracks, stations, buildings around the railway, and natural scenery. Model trains are basically powered and run on their own.
The size (reduction ratio) ranges from small enough to be held in your fingertips to a size that is a fraction of the size of the real thing, pulling a passenger carriage and allowing a person to straddle it.
There are other differences between real trains and model trains besides size. For example, one difference between real trains and model trains is that many of the curves in the tracks of model trains are single curves, while real trains often have transition curves inserted before and after the curves.[1] Other differences in the power supply method can be seen in the case of model trains.
Initially, it was an expensive hobby. In the past, the boundary between tin toys and model trains was unclear, but gradually standards were established for making trains, layouts, and dioramas at a set scale and track gauge, and enjoying the scenery of trains by collecting them or running them on the tracks. As they became more widely used, small-sized models tended to become more popular, reflecting the small housing conditions of ordinary people.
One feature that sets model trains apart from other types of models is that the trains and track gauge are always paired. This is because model trains are meant to run on tracks. The sizes vary depending on the scale, but they are consolidated into a certain number of scales. This is because standardizing the scale makes it possible to use ready-made products.