Kato Shinkansen

[carmelmodelrr]

I’ve just been made aware of this passenger train.  It would certainly be a conversation piece if I bought it.  Do this loco and cars run on US N scale track with US power? 

Thanks in advance.

Carmelmodelrr

[samusi01]

Should work fine but DCC compatibility ranges from non-existent to drop in.

[McKeen]

Yes, Yes they do.
 Which Shinkansen are you looking at?

[carmelmodelrr]

10-1697S which I think includes at least one loco and 3 other cars, including one car that looks like the loco.

Carmelmodelrr

[Point353]

10-1697S which I think includes at least one loco and 3 other cars, including one car that looks like the loco.

Carmelmodelrr

The motor is in one of the intermediate cars included in the 10-1697S set.
The full train is 16 cars, which is completed by the 4-car and 8-car add-on sets 10-1698 and 10-1699.
https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/kato-model/schedule/pdf/20241227213728676e9f88dc3a9/(%EF%BC%AE)%EF%BC%AE700%EF%BC%B3%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B9%E7%B7%9A%E3%80%8C%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9E%E3%81%BF%E3%80%8D.pdf

[MK]

@carmelmodelrr I have that full set (16-car, 8 foot long total  ), fully DCC'ed.  You need an EM13 motor decoder and FL12N which is a pair of decoders for the lights at both end.  It took me 5 minutes to drop the decoders in.  No shell removal, frame milling or taking apart, etc.

It runs just fine on any US N-Scale track.  I often bring the set to shows and run it at full speed (Digitrax throttle pinned to 99   ) on T-Trak, even on inside corners without it flying off the tracks.

You can add interior lights but I chose not too.

It's breath taking and often attracts a lot of attention.     The prototype is also breath taking as I have ridden on it a few times. 

Let me know if you have any questions.  I bought my set in Japan.

[peteski]

Shnkansen is a general Japanese term for any high speed Japanese bullet train rail network and trains. There are dozens of N scale models representing many types and eras of the prototype trains.  They all run on standard N scale tracks and are like any typical N scale models from Kato, Tomix, or other companies. They operate on standard 12V DC throttle and can be modified for DCC.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen