Product Description
--Twilight yellow body! The westernmost 115 series!
[Actual vehicle introduction]
- The 115 series is a DC commuter train that began to be manufactured in 1963 as an enhanced version of the 111 series that was introduced in 1962 to cope with cold climates and steep slopes.
- A total of 1,921 cars were manufactured by 1983, with changes to their specifications, functions, and structure. They have been loved by many fans for many years as a representative of Japanese suburban trains in both name and reality, operating on DC electrified sections.
- The 3000 series was the final production group of the 115 series, introduced in 1982, and introduced into the Hiroshima area.
- The train took the world by storm with its passenger compartment featuring two-door convertible cross seats similar to the 117 series and its new Setouchi color scheme of a cream base with blue stripes, which was innovative at the time. However, in terms of its mechanism it conforms to the conventional 115 series and can be mixed with older, newer DC commuter trains.
- The 117 series, which debuted in 1979 for the Osaka area's "Special Rapid Service" service, boasted exceptional air spring bogies and two-door reversible cross seats for JNR suburban trains. However, after JNR was privatized and split up, the 221 series with three-door reversible cross seats was introduced, and trains began to be shortened and transferred to regional areas. The surplus intermediate car units came to be used in combination with 115 series leading cars in the Okayama area.
- Between 1991 and the following year, 22 cars in 11 units were modified to conform to the 115 series, with the addition of jumper couplers and auxiliary power circuits, semi-cross seats to accommodate crowded trains, and changes to the body paint.
- The equipment layout of the base car was largely retained during the modification, so there were various differences from the original 115 series cars other than the car shape, such as the pantograph being installed on the Moha 115 type.
- The modified intermediate cars are classified as 3500 series, and an additional 6 cars in 3 units were modified in 2001.
- As of 2025, vehicles that have undergone improvement work are still in service in the Shimonoseki area along with the 115 series 3000 series.
- At first glance, the two appear to be siblings, but there are differences such as the shape of the window sash outer frames, the position of the side destination displays, and the fact that the pantographs are installed in the vehicles, and when they are mixed together it is possible to closely observe these differences.
[Organization diagram]
Kuha 115-3018 +
Moha 115-3502 +
Moha 114-3502 +
Kuha 115-3118[Product Overview]
- Further expansion of the MicroAce train series
- A unique mixed train formation from the 115 series that continues to operate in the Shimonoseki area is finally available as a finished plastic model!
- Variation products based on A7230 (shipped in July 2020) and A7785 (shipped in November 2017)
- A four-car train consisting of a 3000-series leading car and a 3500-series intermediate car derived from the 117 series
- All four cars had their coolers replaced with WAU709
- The vertical gutters on the end of all four cars are finished in silver.
- Train number [N-18] printed on the front windshield
- Stickers including a one-man display on the front and destination displays on white and black backgrounds are included
*Some parts may differ from the actual vehicle due to shared parts.
[accessories]
- Destination sticker
[option]
- Wide interior lights: G0001/G0002/G0003/G0004
- Micro coupler close coupling, gray: F0002
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 31.6 x 22 x 3.5 cm / 658g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- A0466
- JAN code
- 4968279803981
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 12 per household.