Kato 50th Anniversary book

[MK]

http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=166&products_id=1838

It's unfortunate it's all in Japanese.  I know Kato USA has PDF translations but take a look at one and you'll hurt your neck going from PDF to book to PDF to...

[peteski]

http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=166&products_id=1838

It's unfortunate it's all in Japanese.  I know Kato USA has PDF translations but take a look at one and you'll hurt your neck going from PDF to book to PDF to...

It is worth to get, just for the photos and for the DVD.  I don't think Kato meant it to be sold outside Japan .

[MK]

Yes, the photos are very interesting.  That sample page on the bottom right.

[Rich_S]

It is worth to get, just for the photos and for the DVD.  I don't think Kato meant it to be sold outside Japan .

The funny part Pete, it has some English text in the book. Yes the majority of the text is in Japanese, but the thing that catches my eye, why would a book being sold in Japan also contain English text?

Sample pages from the book with some English Text:
 
http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=popup_image_additional&pID=1838&pic=0&products_image_large_additional=images/25-2027_01.jpg

http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=popup_image_additional&pID=1838&pic=1&products_image_large_additional=images/25-2027_02.jpg

It would be nice if Kato USA did a reprint of the book with all English text.

[peteski]

Japanese love to use English language.  Often very poorly. Have you ever been to  http://www.engrish.com/ ?
 Sure, it would be nice if that booklet was also printed in English.  But like I said, I think that this book was produced for the Japanese market.

And I just realized that I was talking about something different:  A 50th Anniversary release of Kato's C50 locomotive. It includes a nice booklet and a DVD.  It is also in Japanese, with some English sprinkled in.
http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=166&products_id=1681

I bought mine from a hobby shop in Japan. But the link above shows that if you buy it from Kato USA, they will throw in that other book for "free".

[MK]

So it looks like the 50th Anniversary book is $40 then.

[reinhardtjh]

So it looks like the 50th Anniversary book is $40 then.

On special for March at $30.

http://www.katousa.com/Zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=166&products_id=1838

[MK]

They just added the price as at the time of creating this thread it didn't have a price.

Hmmm, might have to order a copy!