A8609 Sagami Railway New 6000 Series Revival Paint Set of 8
The long-awaited flywheel powered version! Sagami Railway New 6000 Series●The New 6000 Series was introduced in 1970 as a remodeled version of the previous 6000 Series.
●The body width was 2,930mm, which was the widest narrow-gauge vehicle in Japan at the time.
●When it was introduced, it was manufactured without air conditioning, but the 6711 train manufactured in 1971 was experimentally equipped with air conditioning, and all cars manufactured after 1972 were manufactured with air conditioning.
●The non-air-conditioned cars were modified to have air conditioning from 1977 to 1979.
●When it was introduced, it was painted gray around the windows, with dark green fascia and waistboards with red stripes, but the paint was changed to coincide with the opening of "Sotetsu Joinus" in 1973, and test painted cars with yellow and green colors were introduced, and after comparison, the green color was adopted.
●In 2002, one train was repainted in its original paint to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the company's founding, which became a hot topic.
●The number of trains was reduced with the introduction of successor trains, and regular service ended in August 2003. In November of the same year, the train was retired after a farewell run.
Product
●Further enhancement of the Micro Ace Private Railway Series
●Based on the A8604 (shipped in April 2005), the power source was changed to a flywheel, and the bogies were changed to those used in the A9757 and Sotetsu 7000 series, making it an upgrade
●The color and various markings have been revised for this production
●The head mark used in the farewell run is included on the sticker
※Due to the sharing of parts, some parts, such as underfloor equipment, differ from the actual train
※The headlights and taillights of the leading cars (6535 and 6712) in the middle do not light up