Kato 10-2099 Nankai Electric Railway Series 6000 (Current Livery) 8 Cars Set (N scale)

- Overview

- The Nankai series 6000 was introduced in 1962 for use on the Koya Line as a 20 meter class commuter electric multiple unit.

- A total of 72 vehicles were built, and more than 60 years later 20 cars remain in active service.

- Introduced as all-stainless-steel cars built by Tokyu Car (now Japan Transport Engineering Company) under technical cooperation with Budd of the United States, the series 6000 features an unpainted corrugated stainless-steel body, distinctive roof ventilators, and Pioneer III-style bogies.

- From 1985 the fleet underwent mid-life refurbishment including air-conditioning installation and bogie replacement, creating a distinctive roofline with distributed air-conditioning units and different bogie types between SAHA6600 cars and other vehicles.

- From 1992 onward some units received a blue and orange stripe livery and vehicle number plates near the cab were replaced with the NANKAI logo plate.

- The series ran for 57 years without any scrapping, but retirements began in 2019 after the introduction of new rolling stock. Today 20 cars remain in service, operating across local to rapid express services alongside newer trains.

KATO model release — Kansai private railway lineup

- KATO adds the Nankai series 6000 to its Kansai private railway lineup, faithfully reproducing the corrugated stainless-steel body, single-leaf doors, and the unique roof-mounted equipment typical of Showa-era stainless steel commuter cars.

Product highlights and specifications

- Realistic reproduction of corrugated (wave) stainless-steel body and authentic stainless texture.

- Models produced in the current real-world configurations of the 6th and 7th batch sets: 6023F (4-car set) and 6019F / 6915F (2-car sets).

- Accurate reproduction of the NANKAI logo, current company crest, and blue vehicle number plate.

- Front destination display pre-set to "Section Rapid to Namba." Included replacement panels: "Express Hashimoto," "Local Kawachinagano," and a blank panel.

- Faithful recreation of the post-conversion appearance after close-coupling conversion, carbody refurbishment, air-conditioning modification, and bogie replacement, including added front and side destination sign panels and vehicle number plates on the front walkway.

- All leading cars feature illuminated head and tail lights, category indicator lights, and front destination displays with an on/off switch.

- Warm white LEDs are used. Category indicator lights offer two selectable lighting modes by inserting or removing the light guide part: all indicators lit or only the assistant-driver-side indicator lit.

- Detailed roof equipment reproduction: multiple distributed-type air-conditioning units arranged side by side, two-level piping, and lower-frame cross-type pantographs.

- Bogie specifications match the post-air-conditioning conversion: SAHA6600 cars equipped with Minden-Deutz type FS-355 bogies; other cars equipped with S-type Minden FS-092/392 bogies.

- Smooth, quiet running is achieved with a slotless motor.

- Couplers: body-mounted close-coupling couplers without hooks on all cars. Included accessories for front mounting: single-pole electrical coupler and draft gear bracket.

- Compatible with interior lighting kit Kato 11-211 (11-212)