Model Railroading > Kato n 101606 or kato n 101605

Does or has anyone here own either one of these models. If yes how well did / do these items operate. What is the minimum turning radius these units operate on. Also on the 101606 does this 4 car set come with a power unit. I have looked in the description but do not see ( may have missed it ) where it says one of those cars is powered.

As always thank in advance for your responses

Japanese prototype subway cars?

I do not own them but the 6 car set has one powered unit. The 4 car set is an add-on set with all cars unpowered.
Instructions sheets will be diagrams but all writing will be in Japanese. From what I could find on the Japanese sales sites, the minimum radius appears to be 249mm. Cars can be illuminated with the Kato lighting kits.
Although I do not own this set, everything Kato that I do own, both US and Japanese prototype, are well detailed and are smooth and reliable runners. Kato's scale top speed is generally a bit high but they also operate very well at low speeds. At least that has been my experience.
Hope this is of some help.
Cliff

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I have the 4 car add on sudway set 10-1338 (Ueno-Tokyo line). My daughter picked these up for me while she was on a trip to Japan. She didn't realize that they were unpowered or she would have got me the 6 car set that does have a powered car. But I think these are really nice cars and I have them on display. These have a coupler system that will only allow them to couple with other subway cars so you can't use a different powered unit. As wirh all Kato stuff, they are well made and detailed well for subway equipment. As best that I can tell (I don't speak or read Japanese), the instructions list R249 which is 9 3/4 radius. I use 12 3/8 radius and they roll great. Most if not all Kato equipment is made to operate on 9 3/4 radius.
Hope this helps, Ralph
 



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