JR EF81 electric locomotive (Twilight Express color, Prestige model)
The Twilight Express is a sleeper express train that was introduced in 1989.
The 24 series 25 passenger cars used on this train are different from the traditional blue trains, with a green base and yellow stripes.
When the train first started, it was operated with nine passenger cars, including the Kani 24 type, but in 1990, one more car was added, making it a 10-car train.
When the train first started, there were only two trains, but in 1991 a third train was added.
In the 2000s, renovation work was done on the passenger cars, with silver stripes added above and below the yellow stripes on the body and interior changes, but the Twilight Express ended its operation between Osaka and Sapporo in March 2015.
1/80 scale 16.5mm gauge
Prestige model
Features
●Prestige model with parts already installed
●Reproduces the EF81 type in Twilight Express colors with silver stripes added above and below the yellow stripe
●The skirt and front are reproduced with the coupler shock absorber
●Reproduces the appearance equipped with an inspection hatch on the side of the driver's cab
●Includes printed head marks for "Twilight Express", "Nihonkai", and "Salon Car Naniwa"
●H-rubber is reproduced in black
●Insulator parts are reproduced in green
●Uses integrated plate wheel center wheels
●Car number can be selected and includes etched number plate
●Includes manufacturer's plate and end marking etching plate
●JR mark and car body markings are printed Completed
● District nameplate is printed with "Atsushi"
● Headlights are lit by incandescent LEDs
● Power terminals are used by removing the resistor cover on the roof
● Can pass through a minimum radius of R600 (excluding S-shaped lines)
● <The following parts are installed in metal>
・Pantograph・Various handrails・Wiper・Signal flare・Air hose
● <The following parts are installed in plastic>
・Truck step・Radio antenna・Whistle・Heated indicator light・Release lever
Product
●EF81 (Twilight color・Prestige model)
Included
● Runner parts (etched): Number plate
● Runner parts (etched): Manufacturer's plate, end marking
● Runner parts: Head mark