Kamome Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Oh no! Feel like I should have a Tobu Ryomo as it was the first express I used extensively when I first moved to Japan. Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 Return of the Leworm Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Strange enough, the Karaoke coach is back as well ~ Link to comment
disturbman Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 It's this time of the month again 2 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) Fujisan View Limited Express, the remake of the old JR Central Series 371. Edited April 6, 2023 by disturbman Link to comment
disturbman Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 I wouldn't call it a remake, it's more akin to a relooking. Unfortunately done by Eiji Mitooka. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Yes, I agree unfortunately a work of Elji Mitooka. It is cut down from seven cars to three cars. Never the less it is a full train for those with small layouts. Link to comment
disturbman Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 I still don't see MA's Choice as something that will bring them money. It's nice they are trying to monetize their moulds, but I'm a puzzled by this month choice. Seeing their recent releases, you can definitely feel they are struggling. They didn't use to bring out so many smaller sets. I expect the freight car sets can fit inside their VHS-tape size cases rather than their large bookcases. Link to comment
KateM Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Let's catch up with the MA train - here's their July poster we missed here last month Link to comment
KateM Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 And continue immediately with posters from August. In addition to a usual N scale poster, one with a HO scale kit is also out! Link to comment
maihama eki Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 http://www.microace-arii.co.jp/poster/img/17_10w.jpg The KIHA47 + KIHA140 Ibusuki no Tamatebako causes a flashback to an old Star Trek episode. https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/train/ibutama.html 2 Link to comment
Kamome Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 (edited) Greenmax are also pushing an 811 with 3D printed samples in a good number of model shops. Microace has the updated livery as well as the older one, both currently in use. Be interesting to see how they compare to one another. Edited October 13, 2023 by Kamome Link to comment
Kamome Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Excited to hear about an updated version of the Shiki 801 B1 until I saw the price of essentially one wagon. I'll probably succumb as I seem to be attracted by unusual freight. Just procured 4 more Tomix Chiki 7000 for some alternative JGSDF loads and then saw this on Hobby search. http://www.microace-arii.co.jp/release/pdf/A8576.pdf Link to comment
ED75-775 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Latest Micro Ace poster is now out, linked as a .jpg from the Micro Ace website as still not supposed to post PDFs and I can't get access to the Yokohama Models blog. Has anyone got a post showing the poster they can link please? The ED17 and ED18 2 will be must haves for my collection. I'll pass on the Resort Saloon Festa, which I call 'Freddy Fatlips' (anyone seen The Chemical Brothers' Salmon Dance song?) thanks, and ditto the Keihan 800-series as it's just a rerun of set 815/816 which I already have. And, for my friend @SL58654号, Hisatsu Line KiHa 31s! Because all the Microsoft Train Simulator-y goodness and memories. I'll probably grab them too as I spent enough time playing MSTS in my not-always misspent youth. Alastair 1 Link to comment
SL58654号 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, ED75-775 said: Latest Micro Ace poster is now out, linked as a .jpg from the Micro Ace website as still not supposed to post PDFs and I can't get access to the Yokohama Models blog. Has anyone got a post showing the poster they can link please? The ED17 and ED18 2 will be must haves for my collection. I'll pass on the Resort Saloon Festa, which I call 'Freddy Fatlips' (anyone seen The Chemical Brothers' Salmon Dance song?) thanks, and ditto the Keihan 800-series as it's just a rerun of set 815/816 which I already have. And, for my friend @SL58654号, Hisatsu Line KiHa 31s! Because all the Microsoft Train Simulator-y goodness and memories. I'll probably grab them too as I spent enough time playing MSTS in my not-always misspent youth. Alastair Thanks for the mention! That would be a very appropriate addition to my layout! Some spectators at exhibits are bound to remember those KiHa 31s themselves. And if it weren't for those dingy aluminum diesel cars in that now-archaic MSTS PC game, I might've never known about let alone ever traveled to live near the Hisatsu Line. 1 Link to comment
Kamome Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) Definitely interested in the Kiha 31s. Was able to vandalise one in line for scrap some years ago at the minami-Kokura works. I also religiously played MSTS although didn’t give the Hisatsu line as much time as the Odakyu. Edited February 22 by Kamome 2 Link to comment
ED75-775 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 21 hours ago, Kamome said: Was able to vandalise one in line for scrap some years ago at the minami-Kokura works. Wait, WHAT? OK, what's the story behind that? Now I'm curious. Link to comment
katoftw Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) JR Kyushu allowed people to graffiti the retired cars before they were scrapped. Edited February 23 by disturbman unnecessary quote, answering previous message Link to comment
Kamome Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) So essentially a few years ago , 2018 iirc, we travelled up to Kokura when my boys were still happy to do stuff without intense negotiation. The sheds an yard was open to the public, you could sit in the 885 drivers chair, go aboard the Ibusuki no Tamatebako and the kids could write messages with paint pens on a Kiha 31 due to be scrapped. Edited February 23 by disturbman unnecessary quote, answering previous message Link to comment
SL58654号 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Gee, I know I loved wrecking these diesel cars as a stupid ten year old playing MSTS, but seeing this makes me feel sorry for them... Edited February 23 by disturbman unnecessary quote, answering previous message Link to comment
disturbman Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Monthly gentle reminder to not quote the message you are answering to if you are answering the last message. You can use the "Reply to this topic" field at the end of the conversation instead of clicking on the "Quote" button. Thank you 🙂 Link to comment
DenshaTen Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) . Edited June 22 by DenshaTen Photo upload Link to comment
Ekiben Posted Thursday at 03:30 AM Share Posted Thursday at 03:30 AM A dark and grey day on Canada's West Coast today saw me head to the Hobby Search website in search of new JR Shikoku releases. I've been staying away due to excessive spending and a self-imposed moratorium on any model train purchases until AT LEAST the end of the year. Lo and behold I was surprised to find Micro Ace's upcoming re-release of JR Shikoku's 8000 Series Ishizuchi (3-car set) and Shiokaze (5-car set) Limited Express EMUs. These are must haves for any fan of JR Shikoku. The Shiokaze was the first train I rode on the island when I moved there nearly 25 years ago! I was fortunate enough to ride the 8000 Series once again (several times) on a trip to Japan earlier this year. It's still such an iconic JR Shikoku train. Best of all, release date isn't until April 2025, so I have plenty of time to save up....So much time, in fact, that I'll probably have to buy both sets. 🤪 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10463614/30/2 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10463614/20/2 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10463614 3 Link to comment
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