{"rewrite":{"id":"r_14db5ce1b2a3e127feb847b9","clusterId":"c_23956e8960dc8eca67103cbe","slug":"zuiki-mascon-pro-railway-controller-gets-black-general-release-on-december-17","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Zuiki Mascon PRO Railway Controller Gets Black General Release on December 17","summary":"Zuiki will sell the Zuiki Mascon PRO railway game controller in black on December 17, 2026, priced at 34,100 yen with tax. A matching horn pedal ships the same day for 8,800 yen with tax. The controller raised over 96 million yen in a crowdfunding campaign that ran from April to August 2025, and demand after the campaign led to the general sale in a new body color.","whyItMatters":"A crowdfunding project that closed with more than 96 million yen in backing is now a catalog product, which puts a one-handle, 15-notch railway controller on store shelves instead of only in backers' hands.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe black body is the change for retail. The controller keeps the 15-step notch lever that runs from acceleration through service braking to emergency braking, plus a mascon key, a reverser, door-closing lamps, an ATS confirmation button and an EB reset button. Zuiki also reproduces the notch sounds and the feel of the lever.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unit measures about 370 x 180 x 154 mm and weighs about 1.6 kg. It connects to a Windows 11 PC through a wired USB Type-A cable. The horn pedal plugs into the controller and reads two levels of pressure, light and strong, and can sound the electric horn alone or both horns depending on the game. Reservations are open at ZUIKI STORE, Amazon and JRE MALL.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Zuiki's Mascon PRO raised over 96 million yen from April to August 2025 crowdfunding, and the black model is a response to demand that outlasted the campaign, not a planned colorway.","twitterPost":"Zuiki's black Mascon PRO exists because crowdfunding demand outlasted the campaign that raised over 96 million yen.","threadsPost":"Zuiki's black Mascon PRO is a post-campaign product. The controller raised over 96 million yen between April and August 2025, and the general sale in a new body color follows demand that kept going after the funding closed.","newsletterBlurb":"Zuiki is putting the Zuiki Mascon PRO railway controller on general sale in a black body on December 17, 2026, at 34,100 yen with tax. A dedicated horn pedal follows the same day at 8,800 yen. 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