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	<description>(Japanese Model Train Newsletter)</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>MicroAce releases for December 2008</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/microace-releases-for-december-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MicroAce have announced the release of the following items, tentatively for December &#8230;.


A3456 - 100-9000 series TEC 8 car set
A3457 - 100-9000 series TEC 8 car powered add-on
A3652 - 115-3000 series EC 4 car set
A3653 - 115-3000 series EC 4 car non-powered set
A3950 - 485 series EC 3 car set &#8216;Silpheed&#8217; + DE10-1701 series DL
A3952 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tomytec releases for October</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/new-tomytec-releases-for-october/</link>
		<comments>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/new-tomytec-releases-for-october/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redracer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomytec have announced a number of new &#8216;Diorama Collection&#8217; items for release in October &#8230;

Firstly, we have three new tree releases &#8230;

011 - Persimmon
012 - Maple
013 - Ginko

The next two items in the Diorama Collection series are traffic lights.

015 - Set A is 4 green &#38; 4 red lights from the 1960&#8217;s
016 - Set B [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting new Modemo release !!!</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/eciting-new-modemo-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modemo, the &#8220;Enoden release&#8221; KINGS, have finally announced a NEW model, rather than another repaint of an existing series (even though there is plenty of them to do) &#8230;

After they released the new style 500 series recently, they only had 2 more cars from the Enoden&#8217;s roster to release, and now that is down to ONE  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tomytec items for September</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/new-tomytec-items-for-september/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redracer</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jmtn.wordpress.com/?p=413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomytec have announced a variety of new items for release in September &#8230;

1. In the People Collection series, we have a set of 12 passengers waiting for buses (but I am sure they could also be on a train platform !!!!). There are 3 colour variations of this set. There are some business men in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest MicroAce releases</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/latest-microace-releases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the latest set of items to be released by MicroAce. I did not get the release date, but the last releases announcement was for October, so I assume these are for November 2008 &#8230;


A0523 - 455 series EC 3+3 car set &#8216;Sayonara 455&#8242; (reproduction of last run set on 22-23/03/2008 )
A3084 - 8x [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of posts &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/lack-of-posts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jmtn.wordpress.com/?p=409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the lack of posts recently, but I have been very busy getting my helf of the new layout (http://Japanese-Trains.com/2sides/) ready for it&#8217;s first exhibition at the end of July (the other half has already been canned). If any fabulous new items are announced, I will try to post the news, otherwise it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MicroAce&#8217;s tentative releases for October</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/microaces-tentative-releases-for-october/</link>
		<comments>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/microaces-tentative-releases-for-october/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 02:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MicroAce have announced a smaller than usual set of related items for release in October&#8230;


A2974 - Eidan Tozai Subway 5000 series EC 3 car set (Kita-ayase branch)
A2979 - Tokyo Metro Tozai Subway 5000 series EC 6 car set
A2980 - Tokyo Metro Tozai Subway 5000 series EC 4 car add-on
A2983 - Toyo Kousoku line 1000 series EC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>new Tomytec releases (and re-releases)</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/new-tomytec-releases-and-re-releases/</link>
		<comments>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/new-tomytec-releases-and-re-releases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 03:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redracer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomytec have just announced some repaint re-releases, and a whole new series !!!

In August, we will see repainted versions of the following &#8230;

Farm House A
Farm House B
Farm House C
Farm House F
Small Factory A

For pictures of the original release of farm houses A/B/C, see this page, for farm F, see this page, and the factory, this one.
Also in late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40,000 pages views !!!!!</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/40000-pages-views/</link>
		<comments>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/40000-pages-views/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenmax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kato]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kawai]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Modemo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t seem that long ago that this page had reached 30,000 views  

Thanks to a couple of very popular topics recently, the bean counters have been busier and busier !!!
This blog started at the beginning of 2007, and from the first month has always had over 1,000 views per month. From May 2007, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Kato catalog is here</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/2008-kato-catalog-is-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Kato catalog for 2008 arrived yesterday &#8230;

This is their first catalog since 2004, and since then many new items have been released. However the catalog has not increased in size but DECREASED !!! The 2004 edition had 324 pages, but the 2008 one has only 252 pages. Fortunately the price has also decreased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomytec &#8216;The Car Collection&#8217; #6</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/tomytec-the-car-collection-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jmtn.wordpress.com/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomytec have announced their next release in &#8216;The Car Collection&#8217; series, and unlike the last set, this time they really are cars  

Due in July are 4 kinds of compact cars, each of which can be seen in many countries - sometimes under a different name. In Australia, I &#8216;think&#8217; they are the Toyota [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Modemo</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/new-modemo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Modemo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jmtn.wordpress.com/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Modemo have just announced ANOTHER new model, due in August &#8230;

It is a variation of the Keifuku MoBo101 tram recently released in the standard colour scheme - this version is a very pretty special colour scheme of pale yellow, violet and pink stripes, and even though their fleet is only 6 cars, they have repainted TWO this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tomytec for July</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/new-tomytec-for-july/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tomytec]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tomy have announced 2 new items in the &#8216;Structure Collection&#8217; series for release in July &#8230;

First off is an old style wooden train shed, with a lean-to on one side. The doors can be opened &#38; closed, and the rear wall can be removed for a run through track. More than one can be connected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally !!! - a new Kato catalog</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/finally-a-new-kato-catalog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After FOUR years, Kato have finally deemed it time to release a new model train catalog  

Unlike Tomix, who do a new catalog virtually every year, Kato seem to leave it for around 4 years between versions, so they get horribly out of date  
Even though you can keep up to date with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANOTHER Modemo Enoden release !!!</title>
		<link>http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/another-modemo-enoden-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modemo have announced their next new release, due in July &#8230;

This time it is the Meiji Candy advertising version of car set 2003-2053, which was painted in 2007, even though I had never seen a picture of it !!! This is the third Enoden Meiji advertising car that Modemo have done, but the first time [...]]]></description>
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