DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KATO N700 AND 700 SHINKANSEN

[VOLTS]

greetings,

anyone who can tell the difference between the kato N700 and 700 shinkansen? i already have the kato 700 and planning to get the N700. they look identical, but where do both of them differ on the model and real one?

thankyou

[poliss]

The N700 is the latest Shinkansen set running in Japan on the Tokaido/San'yo lines, starting operation on July 2007, and is used on the premium 'Nozomi' services. JR Central has the 'Z' series, with 81 sets planned, and JR West has the 'N' series, with 16 sets planned. When the total 97 sets are constructed in 2011, the current 700 & 500 sets used on 'Nozomi' services will be downgraded to 'Hikari' & maybe even 'Kodama' services....
From the Japanese Model Train Newsletter. http://jmtn.wordpress.com/2007/12/22/kato-n700-shinkansen-model-review/