- Masterpiece 16 Series 1/80 16.5mm Gauge Metal Kit
[Keisei 3500 type train]
- Keisei's first semi-stainless steel body, a commuter train with air conditioning.
- From 1972 to 1982, 96 4-car trains of 24 cars were built.
- It can be divided into 2-car units, and the 2-car division can be connected to other trains, so 4-car, 6-car, and 8-car trains were formed.
- From 1996 to 2001, out of 96 cars, 56 cars from 3504F to 3556F were renovated.
- It was a large-scale modification such as changing the front shape, reupholstering a part of the car body, installing a skirt, changing the side windows, installing an external broadcast speaker, etc.
- In the late renewal car, it was replaced with a single arm pantograph, but in 2008, all cars were replaced with a single arm pantograph.
- Also, in 2010, the type curtain has been replaced with a new one.
- After 2001, the renewal program for the remaining vehicles was discontinued as it was deemed more expedient to replace them directly with newer vehicles.
-For that reason, there are two types of cars, the updated car and the original car, but since 2003, scrapped cars have occurred, and the original car disappeared at the end of 2017.
- In this project, we will develop products in the original form, updated cars, each 4-car train, and an additional 2-car set.
- The updated car is a car equipped with Z pantograph.
- The bogie is sold separately, and we will newly manufacture the bogie frame FS389 made by Lost.
[Kit overview]
- The nickel silver etching plate is a structure that reproduces the stainless steel body in detail.
-The front part is also reproduced with emphasis on sharpness, mainly etching parts.
- Even if it is unpainted, you can reproduce the texture of the stainless steel vehicle as it is.
- Rooftop ventilator and underfloor equipment are made of white metal and are all included in the kit.
- Rooftop antenna, jumper plugs, etc. are reproduced in detail with parts made by Lost.
- Power related, pantograph, coupler, etc. are not included in the kit.
- The original type corresponds to PT-42, and the updated type corresponds to Imon PT71.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )