Dear members of model railway clubs, why not hold an official event called ‘KATO OFFICIAL MINI DIORAMA CIRCUS’ using KATO's Mini Diorama Base? We will also introduce workshops for enjoying Mini Dioramas.
HHave you heard of KATO's ‘MINI DIORAMA CIRCUS’? It has been running at events in the UK since 2023, and some of you may have seen it in person. KATO MINI DIORAMA CIRCUS started in Japan in 2021. As you know, in the world of model railways, building a permanent layout is one way to create a landscape where you can run your favourite trains. A wonderful hobby, but doing this takes time, money, space and may even require permission from your family. Sometimes those hurdles put people off creating dioramas.
But what if you could create your own diorama in a space small enough to fit on your desk? Imagine a compact but sturdy diorama base ideal for beginners to make their own dioramas? No matter how small it is, it has a proper N Gauge track so that you can enjoy the scenery and depth by running small locomotives and cars. If you connect eight curved dioramas, it makes a circle layout. The Mini Diorama Base was created to encourage beginners to create an own diorama with UNITRACK and its unique UNIJOINER.
KATO OFFICIAL CIRCUS GUIDE BOOK (23MB)
KATO MINI DIORAMA CIRCUS(MDC) is an event that uses the MINI DIORAMA BASE sold by KATO. It started in Japan, and over 300 MINI DIORAMA works from all over the country gather for the event. Because MINI DIORAMA is a very small size, even beginners in diorama creation, such as children and women, can easily get started.
The name KATO MINI DIORAMA CIRCUS comes from the way the MINI DIORAMA pieces are linked together like the hoops of a circus ring. It also has the meaning of a diorama that can be created without being bound by rules or common sense.
Well, here in the UK, there are many model railway clubs in various locations, and I think that all of them are working very energetically. This is very unusual and very enviable for Japanese modellers. There are not as many private model railway clubs in Japan comparing to UK. Therefore, for the future development of your clubs and model railway culture, KATO sincerely hope that you will promote the MDC, which can attract the interest and attention of younger generation and women.
Would you like to hold a KATO OFFICIAL CIRCUS at your model railway club? We will provide the following support for this.
Special offer
We will send you one Mini Diorama Base Straight and one Mini Diorama Base Curve as a gift if you contact to KATO EUROPE A/S.
KATO EUROPE will offer you directly with a special price for those Mini Diorama Bases if your club is having own workshops.
This base was developed for workshops.The product version has a different structure and is easier to assemble. However, please use the product version when the OFFICIAL MDC is being held.
IKATO EUROPE will provide you with the brochures and leaflets for promoting MDC and encouraging workshop.
KATO will list to advertise your club’s event at the KATO official SNS if you prefer to promote MDC workshop and purchase Mini Diorama Bases from KATO EUROPE directly.
KATO EUROPE will send you a sign plate that you can use when holding an MDC.
KATO EUROPE will provide you MDC Pin Badges free of charge as a gift to participants.
Please note :
We encourage you having a train running session after completing your Mini Diorama Making Workshop to connect all of them. To run trains on Mini Dioramas as a Circus, you would need UNITRACK FEEDER TRACK (20-041) or UNITRACK TERMINAL (24-818) and a power supply controller (22-018). KATO EUROPE will offer you with a special price if you need to buy one.
Contact Us and Apply
KATO Europe A/S Kim Nannestad
Please be sure to include the name of your club and your name in the subject line, as ‘KATO OFFICIAL MDC’.
For other information, please see the PDF.