Best Kato 3-518 E5 Hayabusa 4-Car Add-On – Your Source for Gaming Essentials Trains

Description

This is Kato 3-518 E5 Hayabusa 4-Car Add-On. E5 Shinkansen Hayabusa bullet train 4-car add-on set with additional power car. The emerald green E5 Shinkansen (bullet train) entered service in 2011, offering high speed service between metropolitan Tokyo and Shin Aomori in the northernmost tip of Japan. With a top speed of 320 kph (nearly 200mph), it has earned the nickname Hayabusa (Falcon). Being one of the newest bullet trains in service, it’s filled with cutting-edge technology to ensure that it is both environmentally friendly as well as quiet and smooth despite its high speed – with its unique aerodynamic design, fully enclosed and skirted trucks, high pantograph covers to reduce noise and a counterbalanced suspension that tilts and sways in curves to maintain a smooth ride.

Its key features are:
This release will allow modelers to create the full 10 car consist by combining all three available car sets
Fitted with the latest Kato truck-drive mechanism, this model will easily achieve the scale speed of 320 kph
The different passenger cars will have uniquely molded interiors to accurately model the different types
The train will have a built-in suspension system that, like the prototype, will allow the car bodies to tilt and sway while running through curves
The lead car will have an opening nose, like the prototype, allowing the E5 Hayabusa to couple together to a planned HO E6 Super Komachi Shinkansen in the future
Will be able to navigate R370 curves

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Kato
Model Number: 3-518
MSRP: $420.00

Scale/Era: HO Scale
Model Type: Passenger Cars

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11979747.

Trainz Product Id: 11979747