Guest keio6000 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 The thick headlight frames are not that great. compared to the real thing where they are much thinner Link to comment
Dave1960 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already but I've just been to the Hobby Search web site and it looks as if MicroAce are re-releasing the E926 East-I, it is open for reservation now for release in January 2016. JR500 you will be delighted by this I'm sure. Dave 2 Link to comment
NuclearErick Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already but I've just been to the Hobby Search web site and it looks as if MicroAce are re-releasing the E926 East-I, it is open for reservation now for release in January 2016. JR500 you will be delighted by this I'm sure. Dave YES... CONFIRM :D MICRO ACEの「2016年1月度生産品御注文書」が問屋様より販売店様に配布されています。 再生産 ●A8470 E926系 新幹線電気軌道試験車・East-i 6両セット 23,000円+税 thats why the prices from the yahoo auctions got a big hit today Edited August 17, 2015 by NuclearErick Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already but I've just been to the Hobby Search web site and it looks as if MicroAce are re-releasing the E926 East-I, it is open for reservation now for release in January 2016. Not only that, but also two Keikyū 1000s (old cooler versions just announced by Tomytec) and 2100s (just announced by Kato). Next to that, a ridiculously priced Gakunan 5000 and a Tōbu 9000 series... I'm not sure if this is bad strategy or just MicroAce not caring at all about the competition. I'd say the Keikyū 2100s are a very bad shot. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already but I've just been to the Hobby Search web site and it looks as if MicroAce are re-releasing the E926 East-I, it is open for reservation now for release in January 2016. JR500 you will be delighted by this I'm sure. Dave Indeed! :) I bet our other suppliers out there might be able to get this too? Thank you Dave! I am very very very glad my wait paid off, and I am NOT going to MISS this EVER! Cheers! 2 Link to comment
Sascha Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already but I've just been to the Hobby Search web site and it looks as if MicroAce are re-releasing the E926 East-I, it is open for reservation now for release in January 2016. JR500 you will be delighted by this I'm sure. Dave Got it Pre-Ordered With Modeltrainplus!!! 1 Link to comment
1954G Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Will definitely be pre-ordering the East-i. Bravo to MA for making this happen. 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yessssssss! Wonder how many will get produced! At least I did not ever succumb to paying a fortune for one! The one train I've regretted not buying for years! Yen was high and train funds low then and expensive train and I though eh! Mistake... Jeff 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yes... I do believe better to grab them fast before MA decides to stop taking in orders for fear of not being able to fulfil all of them! They are available at HS, MTP and loco1 at the moment... Grab them now or regret never grabbing this chance! Wait is good ~ Suddenly I feel wait is so good when it pays off... Just like the E655 Nagomi ~~ 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Hot news off HS site: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10347802 Keisei Type 3600 VVVF Remodeling Formation (6-Car Set) http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10347801 Keisei Type 3600 New Color w/Mark (8-Car Set) I think maybe Toni san will be interested in this? http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10347800 Shibayama Railway Type 3600 (8-Car Set) Strangely identical train in a different livery... On another note, received this from HS this morning: Thank you for shopping with Hobby Search.Regarding order number: 15-0430-0033The pre-order item listed belowHybrid Diesel Car HB-E300 Resort Shirakami (4-Car Set) (Model Train)( http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10189781 )Was originally scheduled for release on After Nov,but has been rescheduled for release on After Dec. Haha ~ What's new right? .... :( 1 Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10347802 Keisei Type 3600 VVVF Remodeling Formation (6-Car Set) http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10347801 Keisei Type 3600 New Color w/Mark (8-Car Set) I think maybe Toni san will be interested in this? http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10347800 Shibayama Railway Type 3600 (8-Car Set) Strangely identical train in a different livery... Yup. Interested very much. Too bad about the hefty price and too bad these are models from after 1993 (I'd prefer the ones without the blue striping) It's really a shame to have these nice models priced so high as well. Maybe after a decade, MA will release the original (Nissha and Tōkyū) 6-car versions as well (if MA would still exist that is). The Shibayama 3600 (3618 formation) was leased from Keisei from October 2002 to April 2013 and was repainted to the original Keisei livery in December of that same year. Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Kumamoto heaven. A couple of Kiha 31s and a Kumagawa Railroad varient to be released. Prices make baby Kumamon cry. haha Edited October 20, 2015 by katoftw Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Wahaha ~ I just saw that on HS too: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10353475 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10353474 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10353473 Too bad no pics up yet. I'm wanting to see if that Kumagawa NT300 is going to be a normal one or a painted livery one ~~ Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Not NT300, it is KT311 Edited October 20, 2015 by katoftw Link to comment
marknewton Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 As an HO scale modeller I have a different view of MicroAce to most of you. I have a small fleet of their Kiha40 and Kiha52 railcars, as well as some of their Series 183 EMUs. They're models I'm very happy with in every respect - appearance, performance and price. And I'm shortly going to receive a pair of their newly released ED60/61s that I bought from forum member Keitaro's online shop. He's had a good look at them and he tells me they're very nice models indeed. So I'm keen to get my hands on them and give them a run. Cheers, Mark. 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Cool... Good news for the wallet! At least nothing much of interest comes from MA, especially when Green Max has just released news of their large bulk of interesting train sets to get ~~ Link to comment
Densha Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Good lord those prices... :( Link to comment
Hokutosei Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 15000 yen for a 2-car set?? It's MicroAce or Arnold/Fleischmann?? It seems they've taken the european price train... lets hope at least they dont take the european quality train too.... Link to comment
katoftw Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Was looking at the Kiha 31s. I noticed something different... Can you see something majorly different between the two? p.s. Not referring to colours etc. Edited November 12, 2015 by katoftw Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Can you see something majorly different between the two? p.s. Not referring to colours etc. The top version will feature front skirts and a cross-seat interior. The bottom one won't have front skirts and a longitudinal seat formation. Underbody parts will be coloured differently (sorry had to say it), and car numbers will be different as well. The Arnold Rapido couplers also seem to have different mountings. This probably has something to do with the front skirt placement on the top version. This is not such weird practice, since we can see this all the time with Greenmax releases. A recent example being the Odakyū 3000 and 1000 Series, as well as the countless varieties of Meitetsu trains. Link to comment
katoftw Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) The top version will feature front skirts and a cross-seat interior. The bottom one won't have front skirts and a longitudinal seat formation. Underbody parts will be coloured differently (sorry had to say it), and car numbers will be different as well. The Arnold Rapido couplers also seem to have different mountings. This probably has something to do with the front skirt placement on the top version. All info that can be found in the item description has been striked through. Yes it was the coupler systems that interested me. Seeing the skirt version have a high mounted rapido coupler has me wanting the coupler mech for my Kida 125s. It doesn't seem to impose much on the space below it, which is good for 16m/17m cars with limited space. All my Micro Ace Kihas have the bogie mounted rapido couplers and the skirts have had to be reduced to make it work. First time I've seen an option that prevents the manufacturer cutting up the skirts. Edited November 12, 2015 by katoftw Link to comment
kvp Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Wait, the top one has NEM standard coupler mounts? For me, this is something new from a japanese manufacturer. It would mean the motor could be used with close coupler drawbars or could be replaced with the coupler of any other european manufacturer, including power conducting ones. (it means all wheel pickup and/or using a single decoder for a whole set is possible) Link to comment
katoftw Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 MA are down to 35 items still up for release. Pretty good considering they have been adding items monthly also. Was up in the mid 60s at one stage. They Just released a Kiha 40/Kiha 48 3 car set this week. So maybe the other Kihas are too far away. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Yap.. saw on HS quite a large number of MA sets are out... And Kihas too... Let's hope so since I have the Kiha47 Misuzu-Shiosai on pre-order for more than 1.5 years coming to 2.... My longest wait for a pre-order yet... Speaking on which, I got really lucky to get hold of this baby today! Lucky! 1 Link to comment
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