Kato N700S Bullet Train Unboxing - Full 16 Car Set!

I feel the need. The need for speed.
An Unboxing and first impressions of the full Kato N700 Bullet Train set.
N700S Shinkansen Nozomi
Includes:
Kato 10-1697
Kato10-1698
Kato 10-1699

[@EmoryZhao]

It’s so satisfying when the train just rolls when he’s adding the cars on.😊

[@mikewong1668]

I have the 4+4 set and will get the other 8 next week. I actually rode on this when I was in Japan. As for the shark fin devices on some of the cars, in real life they direct the power cables between cars. Kind of like hang them up. So you were right, it's a power thing. :) Not every car has them. And for the "hidden" compartment underneath the first and last car, they are for Kato's FL12 light decoders if you run DCC. They will control whether it should be white light or red light depending on direction of travel. They switch the colors automatically. Finally, the gap distance between the old set and new set are about the same. It's looks "closer" on the old set because of the dark colors between cars. It hides the gap and make it visually smaller. It's an optical illusion. :)

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Hey! Good info! I would like to ride the real deal one day 😄

[@mybobize]

By the way, the “S” in the N700S stands for “Supreme” as when it came out in 2020 it was the best version of the N700 series Shinkansen with many upgrades over the N700A model. With the “A” being the “Advanced” version of the original N700. The N700S has better brakes, packs of Lithium Ion batteries so it can run for short periods of time without power, and it is the fastest Shinkansen currently in service. The batteries are for moving the train off of bridges or out of tunnels in the case of an earthquake and the better brakes enable it it to stop in a shorter distance also in the event of an earthquake.

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Woo! Good to know! 😄

[@chuckmaddison2924]

When you install the lights maybe also install a bipolar capacitor ( train can go both directions) The idea when power drops from rail which gives the flicking the capacitor should maintain voltage over that time. I believe the train has a flywheel so it won't be affected by variations in voltage.

[@2-qq6ys]

N700系は、初期型のN700、2世代目のN700A(Advanced)、最新型のN700S(Supreme)があります！

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Supreme all the way! 😎

[@marcd5132]

It looks great on the long stretches of straight track. Beautiful!

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Yeah, especially at speed! Need a bigger place for a super long stretch lol

[@clydelourensz4077]

Thanks for the review. Just got back from Japan. Traveled in the Nozomi Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto.......285kph awesome.

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Living the dream!! 😃

[@AegisPupus]

The new one looks better on your setup.

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Just wait until I get the lights in 😉

[@elitedave3601]

You should do a video racing the 2 bullet trains 🚄 🚆

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Can see about giving that a whirl

[@tripel7470]

As much as I like the 500 series shinkansen design, I agree with you on the colour scheme being to dark for my liking, that is why I went the Tomix Hello Kitty 500 series shinkansen, as for N700 family, I have the N700S-8000 Kamome (kyushu) version. Besides a whole bunch of other N scale HST's

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Very nice. I do like the Hello Kitty one 🤣

[@mybobize]

The hello kitty one is really cool, I’d love to be able to afford one of the 500 series type Eva Shinkansens. That one is so cool.

[@maxbenchip4534]

This video is amazing :) !

[@ernestoguevara8599]

where did ou buy these?

[@ModelTrainsWow]

These I got outa Japan from Plaza Japan

[@ernestoguevara8599]

@@ModelTrainsWow They ship worldwide? thank you sir

[@ModelTrainsWow]

Pretty sure, yes. I'm in the US.

[@ModelTrainsWow]

@ernestoguevara8599 Every so often you can find good deals, but shipping can be a little pricey. Got to play around with what you order to minimize shipping costs, it varies by weight and size of what you're getting.