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During my spontaneously-planned voyage to Kyoto from my home in Kumamoto, I knew that after leaving the Kyoto Railway Museum that there would be at least one more haven of (model) railways that was not-to-be-missed seeing as how I was in Kyoto for the first time in 12 years. The KATO Kyoto retail outlet was excellent. Everything an average to the more refined railway enthusiast of N gauge models could want, as well as OO-9 and HO Bachmann Thomas models as well. Well worth it if you are anywhere near or in Kyoto Station. From this store I purchased the two items seen at my seat on the Shinkansen, and a future visit is not out of the question for me! Seen here are one of the "Bug Boxes" that I purchased. Ffestiniog Railway trains obviously resonate with Japanese rail fans since they're so cute. A quaint Japanese local station. I've already got one that's planned to be on my unfinished layout. A roundhouse and turntable clearly meant to emulate the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum. In good taste.

Hi, I'm looking for wheelsets for a Taki 43000 kit made by Hobby Model. According to the assembly instructions I need wheels with a diameter of 10.5 mm and an axle length of 24.5 mm. This corresponds to 36" wheels with an axle length of 0.965". But where to get those? Almost all wheelsets I've found so far have longer axles, with one exception: Reboxx makes 36" wheelsets with axle lengths of 0.960" and 0,970". Another option would be reaming the bogies...