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On moving from Old factory to new small office, we will be re checking all the spare parts now.
And we have found more than 10% of spare were stocked since 1975.
And many of them will be "discarded" but some of them will be a treasure for Scratch-builders.
Sorry! we can't accept any mail order from abroad.
But if you will have friends who lives in Japan or live in the suburbs of Tokyo,you may have a ...

http://www.asterhobby.co.jp/pdf/32.pdf
"The first and the last Scratch builders paradise" will be closed on end of 1st week of October.
 
What a wonderful collection of pieces.
Not sure that I could spend just one hour looking through it all.
Too bad that it is not being sold to the world.
The last bit is very sad, and perhaps the end of Aster as we have known it.
Regards,
David Leech, Delta, Canada

Using Google Translate, (hence strange wording) we get the following, from top to bottom:

1) We are in the scratch builder to want ze as a policy had been professed not to the supply of spare parts. But when transferred to the new plant and offices, as a result of the arrangement of repair parts! 20 years ago was or would shocked to abundance of inventory of repair parts of 30 years ago was once in a while! So, proper repair this is the number of parts, processing that holding to 10% of the total production volume, as shown in the photograph, parts that could not buy even want is more of a scratch builder I have come out a lot. Therefore, we will release them in one fell swoop the weekend of the last week of the old plant relocation to the prospect. Or say that 41 years of dirt, foreign, so we have significantly derail the plan initially overwhelmed by the number of huge person too, first as a first step, the former full Gurekkusu, gauge one American era (1970-90) the type of parts and large release. On the reservation, but is a plight, such as immediately after the bombing, in our old design room, it will be sold in limited hours. (Unlimited take the one hour limit 10,000 are allowed to stand at ÂĄ parts) of many, it has all the parts of the scratch builder coveted therefore please expected by all means. For Nao sales during this say whether? The parts, when the last of the materials and the like, is a relative of the negotiations. It might be the price that seems d!, Eee! Innovation might be growling price, but as soon as my negotiating it and everybody, look forward to by all means!

2) With respect to both sides of the bogie, the center of the various types of uniform small-diameter wheels. Of course axis with, Insulated by mono

3) Machined parts also Thank wealth is the control valve, Tsufuben-firebox of course raw copper pipe also a big release

4) There you have the front end Liang also special screws also there will stainless steel pipes

5) We will have the truck frame There is also a control valve such large machine

6) From the pot boilers, there boiler various up to a full-fledged Rocco boiler

7) The wheels for wheel also, there is also the axle box of a single center crank should also there if you look

8) Spring such OK chimney?

9) Lost of any kind there is also unpainted fuel tanks alcohol, located in the gas both

10) Water tank and a hand pump of various sizes also offer a wide range.

11) Owner of Paniatanku and GWR KingV offers a large selection of fine detail parts, by all means in your face-lift!

12) Everyone is proud of the Real Scratch builder! At last cylinder various large release !! of large release PB (made next to bronze)

13) C type Boiler is, we have aligned each size.

14) Visitors at the time, let's bring the calipers sure! (Lending does not do) in one thousand yen - from 10,000 yen in the size of bringing been bag pricing!

15) This time, the United Kingdom the United States but the French type is the center, will be held several times by changing the sequential content or later, please visit us on the reservation certainly not a dive. (I'm sorry to local and overseas customers <m (__) m>)
Since the Carp has won in 25 years (won anniversary sale!)
Thanks to you, Karp not help loving our has won finally, in to commemorate this everyone of Yamaguchi prefecture that Hiroshima and secondary military stadium, and the whole country for seven cars limited Chinami to V7 to Carp fan, named after the 25 anniversary in below cost
25% discount in! Offers. And your address, and your favorite team, hate team. Please apply to mention the reasons briefly. Deeper loving is an offer of in the order. It should be noted that of the original to become a 25% discount price Please check at the home page.
Since CARP has won in 25 years (won anniversary sale!)
 provide models 1D51 standard kit (one) 2EF58 Unpainted kit (one)
3P8 kit (one)
4EF58 tea kit (one) 7JNR McRae car kit 5EF58 green kit (one)
6EF58 blue kit (one)

Made in Japan This is the last model
Model to issue on or after are all Made in China. Just because it is of course made in China, the model that bears our brand, but is scheduled to perform a thorough quality control, I think that this is a kit model that for the time being called a "Made in Japan" is the last.
 
Detail parts for the pannier tank and GWR King loco !. Wonder if there are any "modified" Pannier crank axles in there. Ive gone through two so far !!!.

Seems to be a bit of a bummer that those not present can not peruse a list and purchase. Looks a bit like a "fire sale" to dump the last of the holdings.

As David said, the end of an era. :(

DougieL
 
tood bad you arent selling them. i could use a few boilers for "maybe i will do that some day if i feel like it" projects.

PLEASE!! SOMEBODY TAKE ALL OF IT AND KEEP IT FROM BEING DISCARDED OF!! THIS IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU GUYS ARE READY AND WILLING TO JUST THROW THESE TREASURES AWAY! IF I HAD THE MONEY AND ..er COULD TRAVEL I WOULD GO OVER THERE RIGHT NOW AND BUY EVERYTHING IN YOUR FACTORY!! IF ANYBODY IN JAPAN IS READING THIS,I AM BEGGING YOU TO SAVE ALL OF THAT!!

 
I couldn't agree more with Nate.

How about this for a proposal? Anything you are going to discard, just give them to Zubi. I'm sure he will be a worthy curator of the parts.

As everyone who owns an Aster knows, it occasionally takes parts to keep these magnificent, expensive works of mobile art from becoming shelf queens. Don't let it happen!
 
I know it is a rather crude translation, but here is what google says, for what it is worth...

We are in the scratch builder to want ze as a policy had been professed not to the supply of spare parts. But in the new plant and office
During the transfer, as a result of the arrangement of repair parts! 20 years ago it would shocked to abundance of inventory of repair parts of 30 years ago was once in a while or
did! So, this is a proper repair the number of parts, processing that holding to 10% of the total production volume, as shown in the photograph, want is more of a scratch builder
And I could not buy even parts I have come out a lot. Therefore, we will release them in one fell swoop the weekend of the final week of the old plant relocation to the prospect.
Or say that 41 years of dirt, so we greatly hurts the initially overwhelmed by the number of too vast a person plan, first as a first step, the former full
Gurekkusu, and large release a foreign type of parts of the gauge one American era (1970-90). On the reservation, but is a plight, such as immediately after the bombing,
In our old design room, it will be sold in limited hours. (Unlimited take the parts you have to stand in one hour limit 10,000 yen) of many, scratch builder
Coveted parts of you are aligned therefore please expected by all means. Nao time of sale or How about this? For the parts that say, the same as for the previous article
Like, it is a relative of the negotiations. D! It might be the price that seems, Eee! You might become Innovation growling price it is everyone and I
Of negotiations soon, look forward to by all means!
 
spare parts and repair?

Interesting to read all that...

What I do not understand, how could you want to offer doing repairs in the future and before you start doing so , sell some spare parts and scrap the rest?
all the best tracknail
 
Can somebody tell me what is going on please. Trying to understand the translation makes my head hurt. Is Aster no longer going to make Loco's in Japan? Are they headed to China too, or are they about to call it quits all together?
 
Can somebody tell me what is going on please. Trying to understand the translation makes my head hurt. Is Aster no longer going to make Loco's in Japan? Are they headed to China too, or are they about to call it quits all together?
From the Aster UK site .......

"I have had a number of calls asking about matters at Aster Hobby Co Inc I really know very little but the fog is clearing and I think we can say a few things which set the direction for the future. Production of kits and model has finished at Yokohama and a new office will replace the existing factory unit. There will be no more production of models and kits with parts made in Japan (and castings from S Korea). In future all production of parts will come from Accucraft facilities in China. Aster Hobby Co Inc will continue to design models and their design engineers will liaise closely with Accucraft staff.

The Uk marketing of “Accucraft for Aster” models and kits is still to be worked out.

Spare Parts. Aster Hobby Co Inc will continue to supply spare parts although there maybe a delay as they move from their current factory unit. I have good supplies of spares for current / recent UK models.

Aster Hobbies (UK) LLP will of course continue to fulfil their warranty obligations."




...... A sad day indeed .... :(
 
And many of them will be "discarded" but some of them will be a treasure for Scratch-builders.
Sorry! we can't accept any mail order from abroad.

i think some have already been thrown away . the pictures ore of whats left. we have 2 more days until the deadline. Zubi, PLEASE TAKE EVERY SINGLE THING THERE!!

i am at school and i cant concentrate one bit because i am worried sick about all this!!:(
 
I think a list of all parts should have been made available to any Aster owner. Then any owner of a loco which spare parts were available for could purchase what he thought necessary. This, of course, would consume time so in the present conditions would not get done. Hence this sale for the fortunate few !.

Tom, I have had and hope to get quite a few spares from Aster Hobby Japan via Andrew at Aster UK. Hopefully they will not throw out anything I need.

Now, if only they had an elusive modified crank axle for a pannier. One that does not show signs of coming loose after a couple of runs.

DougieL
 
I think a list of all parts should have been made available to any Aster owner. Then any owner of a loco which spare parts were available for could purchase what he thought necessary. This, of course, would consume time so in the present conditions would not get done. Hence this sale for the fortunate few !.

DougieL
From what I have been told, after the earthquake, their parts department was a shambles with all of the parts on the floor out of their bins, and nothing to really tell what the parts were for, so I think that a list is possibly impossible.
I feel sure that nothing will be thrown away, as probably an Aster employee with take the rest home, and then try and sell them on eBay or something.
Cheers,
David Leech, Delta, Canada
 
Gentelmen.
Please read what Fuji san write in the beginning.
It is a garage sale.
Nothing is for free!

And think over why he informs you here one week in advance.

Gather some guys, get the cash. Make him an offer, buy the lot.

Its that simple. Cash makes the world around.
There is no free thing.

Regards David
 
Discussion starter · #17 · (Edited)
Yes,This is just garage sale for customers who live in Tokyo, Yokohama(Kanagawa) Chiba and Saitama.
We do not accept any mail order from Japanese and non Japanese at all.
Please understand we do not pay any extra work for sale them.
Next Friday(10/7) they will go disposal site.
Please stop spread wobbly rumor.
Thank you.
 
Please understand we do not pay any extra work for sale them.
Next Friday(10/7) they will go disposal site.
Please stop spread wobbly rumor.
Thank you.
I can understand the reason for not wanting to spend money on sorting these items. What I do not understand is the idea of just dumping them down the community disposal site.

Do not waste money sorting them out but throw good money down the tip !!!.

Copper, phosphor bronze and brass have a good scrap value. At least recoup some cash by recycling it at the least.

Better still find out how much it would bring and then offer as a job lot to the enthusiast so they can sort it. I have a wedge of cash I could make available if that is what is needed to secure these items but we would need some one on the ground to sort it all out.

Where is Zubi when we need him !!!!.

As David says it will be a terrible waste if they are disposed of to either landfill or scrap. It does not look good for the future .

DougieL
 
:(.
Next Friday(10/7) they will go disposal site.
Please stop spread wobbly rumor.


you are the ones spreading thes rumors, not us. if you DARE throw any of those beutiful parts away, im gonna lose it:mad:. ESPECIALLY if you throw away boilers, cylinders, or wheelsets, ZUBI HELP US!!
 
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