MTC unveils first N gauge DK2 models for Beijing Metro collectors

Model Train Crazy has turned its Beijing Metro program into a full N gauge debut, unveiling the first DK2 sets at HEC2026 and putting collectors on a short preorder clock that runs through May 19. The launch marks MTC’s first N-scale move tied to a named prototype family, and it arrived at Hobby Expo China, the Beijing show long billed as the world’s largest professional model exhibition.

Retail listings show how focused the release is. TEKKONMODEL posted two green Beijing Metro DK2 versions, number 057 and number 2061, both as four-car sets with interior lights installed. The retailer listed each set at ¥27,500 before discount and gave the release window as October to November 2026. Khaho Store carried the same MTC N Beijing Metro line as preorder stock and expanded the picture further, listing DK2, DK3, DK3G and DK4 variants under the broader metro program.

That range matters because MTC is not treating this as a single train release. HEC2026 photo coverage included prototype images of an MTC DK3 and a Pyongyang Metro DK4, showing that the company used the show to introduce a wider museum-style or heritage-subway lineup rather than a one-off model. For collectors of urban transit stock, that points to a deeper push into East Asian metro history in N scale, a space that has often been thinner than the mainstream Japanese and European fields.

The DK2 choice gives the launch added weight. The type is linked to Beijing Subway’s early rolling-stock lineage and is commonly described as drawing on Soviet D-series design influences. That historical angle lands in a city whose metro system has grown from Line 1, which opened in 1971, into a network of about 909 kilometers with 423 stations, including 106 transfer stations. In that context, a green DK2 four-car set is not just another commuter train model, but a compact reminder of the system’s earliest era.

The export story also widens the appeal. Pyongyang Metro has long used rolling stock and related electronic equipment imported from China, so the DK2 family sits inside a broader regional equipment history that spans Beijing, Tianjin and Pyongyang. For MTC, launching the first N gauge DK2 at HEC2026 gave the brand a clear opening statement: the company is aiming at metro collectors who want authentic Asian prototype history, not just another shelf model, and the preorder window is already ticking.