Many thanks for sharing this video. I know nothing of the splendid looking class of locomotives. Compliments to the engineer that built it. The level of detail is truly amazing. I assume we are on 5" gauge or something near to it.
Very enjoyable video. Thank u from LosAngeles. Perhaps, next time, u can show us video shots from the track side too and also fix the camera next to the piston or connecting rod?
Whilst the track gauge is 5 inches(127mm) JNR ran a 3ft.6inch system, so the Scale is 1:8, rather than a Standard Gauge 1:12 ! Makes for a bigger loco with more Power. Similarly, a 7,25 inch Track would give a JNR ( and QGR and S.Af.R) scale of 1:6...quite massive model engineering. Japanese model engineers are precision perfectionists.
good morning sir, very nice and superb locomotive. can you tel me where the whistle cam from because it's great for the tone. witch firm or society. congratulations again. with kind regards, jm duroisin europe- Belgium
This steam is modeled on "C62", one of the locomotives running on Japan's main trunk line. The C62 is also a model of Japan's popular anime Galaxy Express 999.If you go to the Kyoto Railway Museum, you can see the C62 which has been preserved. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JNR_Class_C62
Okay A that is really f***ing cool and i didnt know that existed in japan please tell me where this? AND B I one in the galaxy express 999 that would be so awesome.