Product Description

──The original look to be passed on to the future! The first 3000 series Romancecar!

[Actual vehicle introduction]
After the post-war chaos settled down around 1950, momentum began to build for research into even faster railway vehicles.
Odakyu Electric Railway considered shortening the journey time between Shinjuku and Odawara to 60 minutes, but the conventional train structure was heavy and limited the speed it could achieve. In 1957, they introduced the Romancecar 3000 Series Super Express (commonly known as SE), a revolutionary lightweight train with a completely redesigned structure.
Developed in collaboration with the Japanese National Railways, the train incorporated a number of new technologies, including a shell structure incorporating aircraft technology that integrated the frame and car body, slimming down the wall thickness to the utmost by not considering downgrading and reviewing materials, and adopting an articulated car body to lower the center of gravity and reduce the number of bogies, while its service life was set at 10 years.
Combined with its bright paintwork, which was not available on previous trains, it not only improved the image of the Odakyu Romancecar, but also led to it being loaned to the Japanese National Railways in September 1957 for high-speed testing, achieving a speed record of 145 km/h on a narrow-gauge line between Kannami and Numazu.
The results of this test were later used in the development of the JNR 151 series and the Shinkansen.
The 3000 series SE was subsequently modified many times, including twice being fitted with air conditioning and being shortened to a five-car formation for direct use on the Gotemba Line, and remained in service for much longer than originally planned, until all of the cars were retired in 1992.
After its retirement, in order to preserve the technology and history of the SE car, which remains in Japanese railway history, for future generations, the 3021 train, with the two Shinjuku-side cars restored to a state close to when they were first introduced, was preserved in a dedicated depot built in a corner of the Ebina Inspection Yard.
The number of cars has now been reduced to three and they are stored at the Romancecar Museum, making them easily accessible for viewing.

[Organization diagram]
Deha 3025 + Deha 3024 + Saha 3023(M) + Deha 3022 + Deha 3021

[Product overview]
Based on A2153 (shipped in February 2024), this model recreates the appearance of the Odakyu 3000 Series Romancecar when it was preserved at the Ebina Inspection Yard.
The rooftop cooler has been updated and remains gray, but the front and sides of the two cars on the Shinjuku side have been restored to their original appearance.
The head mark is printed on the front of Deha 3021 with [SPECIAL EXPRESS Otome], and on Deha 3025 with [Asagiri].
Following on from the A2153 SSE produced in 2024, this model features a power unit with a flywheel and bogies with improved detailing.
The hook shape of the vehicle connection has been improved to make it easier to connect.
By using the included connecting parts, you can recreate a three-car formation that resembles the one it had after being housed at the Romancecar Museum. In this case, the underfloor equipment of the middle car and the air conditioner color of Deha 3021 and Deha 3022 will be different (the actual cars are painted black when they are made into a three-car formation).

[accessories]
Connecting parts (for shortening train formation)

[option]
Narrow interior light: G0005/G0006/G0007/G0008

Product Specifications

Item series

Electric Car

Organization

Odawara Express Railway (OER)

Region

Kanto

Item code

A2157

JAN code

4968279804575

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