Japanese Boxcar | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

djacobsenOGR Forum Member

I won this boxcar in an online auction.

Does anyone have an idea of who manufactured it?

Because of the poor auction photo I thought it might have been of early 20th century American manufacture,

but when I saw the end I knew it was made in Japan.

Anyone familiar with it?

You'll have to forgive my equally bad photo's, but you can see JAPAN on the end on photo..

Thanks!

Dave

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3/14/144:19 PM

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Dave AllenOGR Forum Member

Sakai ans Seki are two post war train makers from Japan, often copying US trains. I collect a little, but I have not seen this before. Here is a link to the Yahoo group that specializes in this. Show them. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/g...kiToyTrainGroup/info

djacobsenOGR Forum Member

Thanks for your reply Dave..

I tried getting into the group you suggested, but Neo is doing it's thing...

I liked the boxcar enough to buy it, no matter where it was made & I think it's going to look good beind one of my early W/U cast iron locomotives.

Dave

Steve "Papa" EastmanOGR Forum Member

Here is the boxed set.

Steve

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djacobsenOGR Forum Member

Thanks Steve.

Tha is an interesting locomotive that is in the set.

Now i'll be able to tell folks what the manufacturer & set was.

Don't believe I'll be searching out the rest of the set, the boxcar

will remain an orphan on my layout

Dave

3/14/1411:16 PM

Train DoctorOGR Forum Member

Japanese toys certainly have great graphics, don't they? It is certainly a jolt for the uninitiated when they open the box, in a lot of cases.

3/14/1411:19 PM

Jim O'COGR Forum Member

Mizuno also made the panoramic express set, similar to an Aerotrain design.

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