NEWS ARCHIVE

10 March 2010: Eishindo has announced that track switches should be available in April. Evidently a manufacturing issue with the product prevented its release when planned.

1 February 2010: A new retailer from the US has been added.

2 January 2010: A new retailer from the UK has been added.

20 October 2009: All current products and product announcements updated to reflect Eishindo's 10 October 2009 pricelist.

12 October 2009: Eishindo has released a new pricelist; accordingly there will be many updates for the website, which will take place shortly.

19 July 2009: Another new US retailer has been added.

18 July 2009: A new French retailer for T Gauge has been added.

9 July 2009: We now have a US retailer for T Gauge: TrainAidsA.

27 May 2009: Eishindo has posted photos of some of their new track items.

26 May 2009: Big news from Eishindo: they've announced a whole range of new track items for release sometime Summer 2009. The announcement featured a new straight track length, 15-degree curved sections, a third curve radius, a crossover, and... switches! (Switches are scheduled for release 8 September 2009.)

12 May 2009: I've just received word from Eishindo that they have completed making track joiners. This means their flex track will now be shipping.

14 Mar 2009: The grade crossing accessory are now available to order. Also: flex track is apparently coming in two sizes, 1m and 106cm. The shorter lengths can be ordered now, and the longer lengths are targeted for release around April.

17 Feb 2009: At the 2009 Nürnberg International Toy Fair, Eishindo introduced an exciting new product line: an incline railway. At this point there are no further details, but a photo is available on a new page. Also, details for some available products have been updated—look for the yellow UPDATED flags.

24 Jan 2009: On his way to Nürnberg, Germany, for the 2009 Toy Fair next month, Mr. Hirotsugu Hirai from KK Eishindo paid a visit to Hobbies Plus in Stratford, Australia. Darren Hodges, the proprietor, has thus learned exciting new details on forthcoming releases, which he was kind enough to share. The news appears in the Product Announcements pages.

18 Jan 2009: Eishindo has released their large-scale (1:32) "Garden Train" set, which includes a base with loop of track, cars, controller, figures and scenic details to create a scene like this:

In other news, POKARA Paper Craft is offering free downloadable PDF files to make paper structures in 1:450.

17 Jan 2009: I've just received an email from Hirotsugu Hirai, developer of T Gauge and representative of Eishindo (see History). He says they're working on multiple types of track switches.

13 Jan 2009: The Eishindo website was updated today with the announcement that the release of the Hankyu 9000 Series has been postponed pending product quality improvements.