Kato 5065-8 OSHI 17 is an N scale dining car from the classic 10 Series passenger coach family. The 10 Series represented a new lightweight approach to Japanese passenger coach design, helping improve train performance and influencing later coach construction.
The OSHI 17 adds dining-car variety to JNR-era passenger consists and is useful for making long-distance trains more realistic. This release changes the car number from earlier versions while keeping the established Kato 10 Series format.
Key features and specifications
- Single OSHI 17 dining car
- Adds dining-car variety to 10 Series and related JNR passenger formations
- Renewed release with changed car number
- Compatible with matching 10 Series coaches and sleeping cars
- Suitable for recreating long-distance passenger trains with era-matching locomotives
Use and compatibility
- Can be mixed with other 10 Series coaches to form ordinary, express, or overnight passenger trains
- Works well behind era-matching steam, diesel, and electric locomotives depending on the scene being modeled
- Useful for adding variety to consist length, service type, and car classification on an N scale layout
Optional accessories
- LED interior light clear Part No. 11-211