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Kato (Japan) - N Scale - EF510 500 JR Freight Color (Blue) Electric Locomotive - Blue/Gold/Gray with Gray/Black Lettering (SKU 3811-30658)
Available On: June 1, 2024
EF510 AC/DC Electric Locomotive made its debut in 2001 to replace EF81 Electric Locomotive, operated on Japan Sea Coast Line and Joban Line.
The logo of English nickname for EF510 "ECO-POWER RED THUNDER" is painted on its body sides (on sacle model #3051 EF510 only, not on #3051-1).
Later in 2009, EF510-500 North Star Color Scheme made its debut to pull sleeper express trains such as North Star or Cassiopea. The locomotive's body color is changed into blue with a gold shooting star painted on it.
JR Freight deployed EF510 in 2002 as a new AC electric locomotive to Japan Sea coastal lines. It is a new generation locomotive achieving the high performance with saved power by utilizing the latest technology. It was much talked about when EF510 500 locomotives of this model was deployed in July, 2010 to pull the sleeper limited express “Hokutosei”, “Cassiopeia” of JR East Japan in addition to JR Freight’s original EF510-0.
Together with 10-831/832 Series 25 Sleeper limited Express “Hokutosei” Deluxe consist, please enjoy “Hokutosei” in the heyday.
Composition of Trains
Features
● EF510 0
- Red body color with gray body hem, large "RED THUNDER" logo, body markings, and JRF mark beautifully expressed
- Adopts a slotless motor for even smoother and quieter running. The roof, which is a characteristic of AC/DC locomotives, accurately reproduces the metal roof wiring, equipment, green insulators, etc.
- Selectable license plate adopted: ``10'', ``14'', ``18'', ``20'', Arnold Coupler standard equipment, replacement knuckle coupler included, headlight lighting (bulb color LED used), accessories...Selectable license plate, replacement knuckle coupler
- EF510 500 JR cargo color (blue)
- EF510 500 JR cargo color (blue)
- Shooting star design from "Hokutosei color" Reproduces the blue car body coloring that retains the vestiges of the days when it belonged to JR East, with the metal roof wiring, equipment, green insulators, etc. Reproduces the appearance where the security device markings on the hem of the vehicle have been changed to JR cargo specifications.
- Adoption of a slotless motor achieves even smoother and quieter running.
- Arnold coupler standard equipment, replacement knuckle coupler included.
- Headlight lighting ( (Adopts light bulb color LED)
・Changed the color of the signal flame tube to blue
・Selectable license plate adopted: "501", "502", "505", "506"
・Accessories...Selectable license plate, replacement knuckle coupler
● EF510 500
Reproduces the all-silver body paint color with the decorations omitted from the JR Freight color (silver) and Cassiopeia color.
・Changes in the safety device notation etc. are also faithfully reproduced on the actual vehicle.
- Selectable license plate. 509th machine and 510th machine are set.
- The insulators on the roof are blue-green.
● Accurately reproduces the differences between the two types of EF510-1, the first mass-produced car and the second mass-produced car.
・The position of the front hook, the difference in the direction of the headlight case (outside), the thickness of the car body hem, the thickness of the white belt, the shape of the release lever, the position of the front handrail and ward name plate holder, the expression of the drain on the passenger door (in the recess) Adjacent), the length of the passenger door handrail, the louver shape on the side of the car body, the GPS antenna preparation work, and the equipment on the roof are accurately reproduced. The logo mark "ECO-POWER Red Thunder" on the side of the car body, car paint color, car body designation, JR Beautifully expresses the mark
- KATO knuckle coupler standard installed (Arnold coupler included)
- Headlight lighting
- Flywheel-equipped power unit
$76.00 US
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