Does Anyone know what vendors out there who make cool modern looking European, Japanese or any similar trains in HO scale out there like the ones in this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Rotem I am aware of Tee USA , Eurail Rail Hobbies, Euro Model Trains, and Reynaulds, but I am not familiar with the names of the models. For example I can tell you that I know some of those Japanese MU trainsets. I am more looking into electric multiple units prototypes .
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You mean like this? http://www.bachmann.co.uk/image_box.php?image=images1/liliput/L133941.jpg&cat_no=L133941&info=0&width=650&height=180
Lilliput, now owned by Bachmann. Check out the Bachmann UK site under Liliput.
Roco (Austria), website: http://www.roco.com/roco.aspx . They make so much stuff, you’ll spend hours looking for it.
Trix: http://www.trixtrains.com/ They have a 200 page catalog in English. Trix dealers: http://www.trixtrains.com/trixdeal.html
Hornby (UK) owns several Continental companies, including Lima & Rivarossi (Italian), Electrotren (Spain), and Joeuf (France). They also own Arnold (Germany - N scale). Main page for Hornby Internatonal here: http://www.hornbyinternational.com/en/
Fleischmann (Germany): http://www.fleischmann.de/en/home/index.html
Piko (Germany): http://www.piko.de/e/index.php?navid=1
That’ll give you a start.
Andre
Euro Train Hobby
Just curious… what percent of US modelers have European themed layouts?
Anyone have an estimate? [:^)]
Jim
Check this group:
They have chapters all over the country. If you are interested, I’m sure it would help to talk with them and maybe give yourself a chance to run on European-themed layouts. They had a layout at the Springfield show last week, and I see them at other shows as well, so the one in New England is an active group.
I very much appreciate your efforts. I will look into those links.
Just a few words on Japanese and European model trains.
In Japan, N scale has a market share similar to HO scale in the US. The reason is obvious - space. In N scale, you can get about any EMU that roams the Japanese rails, but in HO scale, the choice is clearly limited. HO trains, which are not in 1/87, but in 1/80 scale, are quite expensive, as are European made trains.
If you are looking into German trains, there is an easy distinction. All trains painted in a grayish white color with a red stripe are high speed trains, all trains in red are commuter or short distance trains.
Should you be interested in a particular model, just ask me, I may be able to give you some background on it.
Those are like what I was looking for. is like you read my mind thanks allot!
I will look for a modern or futuristic looking electric locomotive type, high speed trainset “locomotives on both ends”, and electric multiple unit cars with pantographs in the powered cars.