JMTN blog

(Japanese Model Train Newsletter)

Enoshima gets a Toyoko Inn

Another new building is to be added to ‘Enoshima’, using the new Greenmax city building kit …

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June 19, 2009 Posted by redracer | Enoshima, Greenmax | | 2 Comments

MicroAce releases for November 2009

MicroAce have announced their tentative new and re-releases for November 2009 …

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June 14, 2009 Posted by redracer | MicroAce | | No Comments Yet

More Greenmax city building samples

Here is another building I have made from the new Greenmax kit, as well as some other samples from them …

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May 31, 2009 Posted by redracer | Greenmax, model review | | 1 Comment

New buildings for ‘Enoshima’

The release of more new buildings from Kato, Greenmax & Tomytec have forced many changes to the real estate landscape on Enoshima !!!

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May 23, 2009 Posted by redracer | Enoshima, Greenmax, Kato, Tomix, Tomytec | | 2 Comments

New Tomix Steam loco !!!

Tomix have announced their 4th attempt at modelling Japanese steam …

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May 15, 2009 Posted by redracer | Tomix | | 3 Comments

MicroAce new releases for October 2009

MicroAce have announced their tentative new items for release in October 2009 …

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May 14, 2009 Posted by redracer | MicroAce | | No Comments Yet

new Platz/F-Toys Japanese Construction Vehicles series

It seems the trend for industrial/construction-type vehicles is catching on – Platz (who make many containers) and F-Toys (who make lots of capsule toys with candy in them) have combined to make a ‘Japanese Construction Vehicle’ series.

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May 5, 2009 Posted by redracer | Platz | | No Comments Yet

New Tomytec releases for August 2009

Tomytec have announced their new items for release in late August …

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May 5, 2009 Posted by redracer | Tomytec | | No Comments Yet

New Tomix ‘Wide PC’ rail system

Tomix have announced their new rail system, for tentative release in July …

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May 2, 2009 Posted by redracer | Kato, Tomix | | 2 Comments

Preview of new Tomytec items

At a recent Tomy sales meeting, the following new Tomytec & Tomix items were shown and/or announced …

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April 18, 2009 Posted by redracer | Kato, Tomix, Tomytec | | No Comments Yet

New Greenmax city building kit review

Finally released are Greenmax’s long-awaited modular city building series …

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April 11, 2009 Posted by redracer | Greenmax, model review | | 2 Comments

New Kato stuff

Kato have announced a number of interesting new releases in the last week or so …

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April 9, 2009 Posted by redracer | Kato | | 2 Comments

New Tomytec releases for July

Tomy have announced a swag of new items, for release in late July or August …

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April 9, 2009 Posted by redracer | Tomytec | | No Comments Yet

New Fastech360 model !!!

A model of this train has been anticipated for a long time by many enthusiasts …

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April 1, 2009 Posted by redracer | MicroAce, model review | | 3 Comments

MicroAce releases for August 2009

MicroAce have announced their tentative list of released for August 2009 …

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March 13, 2009 Posted by redracer | MicroAce | | No Comments Yet