Instruction sheet for Kato Super Azusa?

[nah00]

Does anyone have a copy of this? I acquired a used one that didn't come with instructions.

[railsquid]

I can have a look later. Bear in mind there may have been several revisions of the model, so the instruction sheet may not be universally applicable.

[nah00]

Hopefully they all similar arrangements for the roof parts. If not I should be able to figure them out on my own or looking online. I'm pretty sure it's the first one (I can check the box when I get home). Another thing: does this train have a bit of a derailing problem? I solved most of but it still has issues sometimes. The tilting is nice but it needs more weight I think.

[railsquid]

Yes, it is known for that, there are a couple of Youtube videos with suggestions for improvements like this one:

 

 

The one I have does tend to derail at one point where the (temporary) track (all Tomix Finetrack) isn't that well laid, but I don't see that as a critical problem.

[nah00]

Huh I'll have to take a look at the trucks on mine to see if that piece is on them. Biggest problem I had (and solved) was that on car 4 and 5 there's a tab on the truck with a little raised bit on it...which works fine on absolutely flat track but on anything less than that it raises the second wheel off of the track. Also getting it through a double crossover is iffy at best.

 

Can't complain though, the set looks great but is a not so great runner due to poor storage and some water damage (I'm hoping I can just clean up the motor and don't have to replace it, it runs *kind of* ok now).

[railsquid]

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[Claude_Dreyfus]

My set had a derailing issue with end bogie on the driving car. There is a little switch underneath, right by the coupling, which stiffens it. Flick that across and the bogie should move more freely.

[nah00]

My set had a derailing issue with end bogie on the driving car. There is a little switch underneath, right by the coupling, which stiffens it. Flick that across and the bogie should move more freely.

 

Yeah I found that these seem to have a mind of their own unless you FIRMLY lock them into place so the coupler can swivel freely. Good news is that I got the motor car apart and was able clean out the housing and now it runs like a champ. The tilting gimmick takes some getting used to because it looks like it's derailing...