railsquid Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 22 minutes ago, JR 500系 said: Yes I just realised I made a terrible mistake... What was that? Quote Each car took around 20-30 mins to cut and paste all the decals... extensive for a 11-car, but I feel it is well worth the effort, especially more so if the trains have interior lights in them to let these details shine out more! Nice, fortunately I max out at 6 cars. Anyway I need to make a start (or continue the start, see above) fitting out the various models I've acquired, plenty to do :) Link to comment
Gryphr Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 2:22 PM, JR 500系 said: Each car took around 20-30 mins to cut and paste all the decals... extensive for a 11-car, but I feel it is well worth the effort, especially more so if the trains have interior lights in them to let these details shine out more! That is definitively worth it, great improvement! Do you mind sharing where you bought those? Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but nothing I search brings up anything for hayashi model / ハザシモデル Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 29 minutes ago, Gryphr said: That is definitively worth it, great improvement! Do you mind sharing where you bought those? Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but nothing I search brings up anything for hayashi model / ハザシモデル Z and Y the wrong way round? 😉 Try "ハヤシモデル"? Link to comment
Gryphr Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, railsquid said: Z and Y the wrong way round? 😉 Try "ハヤシモデル"? Ah thanks, I forgot that the IME keyboard switches Y and Z 😄. Still cannot find anything about it though, not even mentions on blogs. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 8:47 PM, railsquid said: What was that? The Yamanote line has grey seat cushions and green backrest... Silly me got it the other way round... On 9/30/2018 at 8:47 PM, railsquid said: Nice, fortunately I max out at 6 cars. Anyway I need to make a start (or continue the start, see above) fitting out the various models I've acquired, plenty to do 🙂 Indeed! Although my layout only caters for max 8 cars in the station, I still love to collect some of them in their full consists, and the Yamanote is way too iconic not to... 20 hours ago, Gryphr said: That is definitively worth it, great improvement! Do you mind sharing where you bought those? Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but nothing I search brings up anything for hayashi model / ハザシモデル Yes it is done by Hayashi model, a China guy made them. There are several others, but through trial and error it seems this is by far the best looking one! It's only sold from China though, although I did hear news of them importing over to Japan for sale, which then might be more accessible to overseas customers worldwide... 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Switching some ugly rapido couplers to the cheaper alternative to TN couplers, the Kato couplers for Rapidos… Effect is pretty good, doesn't help much in reducing the gap though, but fairly increases the overall look of the couplers, and best of all, it's cheap! Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 What train is that JR500? Link to comment
Philphil Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 That's not one of the JR East joyful trains, is It? Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 17 hours ago, serotta1972 said: What train is that JR500? It's the MicroAce A2270 485 series Hana Saloon train 15 hours ago, Philphil said: That's not one of the JR East joyful trains, is It? And yes it is one of JR East joyful trains ~ 🙂 1 Link to comment
Khaul Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I, sort of, finished another project today. I painted the black rubber door edges and detailed the roofs of my Tomix 103. I also slightly weathered the undercarriages. This is how the train looked before. That's actually the final result. Roofs. I painted and weathered the aircon units. They don't look so plasticky anymore. I used the Tamiya white make-up powder to achieve a matte look. The lower carriage is the "before" and the upper the "after". The real thing: 6 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Old MicroAce 101 series (2001 production), acquired for next to nothing because old and with various defects, though exterior condition is fine. MicroAce Chuo Sobu Line 101 series by Rail Squid, on Flickr Somewhat newer MicroAce 101 series cars, acquired for next to nothing because genuine junk, generally poor dirty exterior condition (photos hide full extent), but looked very useful as a source of spare parts. MicroAce "Kansai Livery" 101 series by Rail Squid, on Flickr Including the bogies, which have the newer axle pinpoint pickup system and darkened wheels, but first they need a little bit of work as the previous owner presumably liked to keep them in the lint trap of his/her tumble dryer: [/url microace-101-axle-fluff_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr microace-101-axle-fluff_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr microace-101-axle-cleaning_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr Old (left) vs new (right): microace-101-axle-old_new_pickups_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr I also acquired a better motorized chassis from a newer MicroAce production run, with flywheels and axle pinpoint pickups, which should have run nice and smoothly but didn't really, showing a distinct wobble at lower speeds and was prone to stalling and derailing. It turned out the axle back-to-backs needed adjusting (outwards) as presumably that meant a) the axle pinpoints were not always making contact with the pickups, and b) there was too much lateral "play" causing the wobbling. Fixing that made it much harder to reassemble the bogies but once done it now runs nice and smoothly. Next step for this model will be visual improvement, including destination blinds (thankfully the 101 series does not have destination blinds on the sides) and better interior colours. Edited January 13, 2019 by railsquid 4 Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It's amazing how much of a difference a soak in warm soapy water can make to grubby train parts. Some of the bodywork and indeed chassis from those Panorama Express Alps cars I picked up recently appeared to have been soaked in oil, but were fine underneath. Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 A parcel from Hobbysearch included gangway bellows. Not entirely sure I ordered the right shape: I've fitted them to the 415 Series with Glue n Glaze, given they'll be within the eight car set when running the shape shouldn't matter too much. The description said they were for JNR EMUs, but I suspect they meant earlier units like KuMoHa 42s? I have enough left to equip my Minobu Line 115 Series but I'll leave it if they're not quite right. 2 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 32 minutes ago, Welshbloke said: I have enough left to equip my Minobu Line 115 Series but I'll leave it if they're not quite right. The ones I'm using for mine are Kato part Z06-0227 (for Kiha 40), which are the same ones as used in later Kato 115 series. Kato 115 series (old-style) modified by Rail Squid, on Flickr 1 Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Aha, I must investigate those. See, I also have most of a Panorama Express Alps set which is missing most of its gangways. The KiHa 40 parts may be the same. Edit, checked the two surviving gangways on the Panorama set against a Kato KiHa 47 and they are identical. Will preorder some from Hobbysearch when I next order something in a couple of weeks time, they should be released in March. Edited January 23, 2019 by Welshbloke See above! Link to comment
Philphil Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) On 1/23/2019 at 12:53 PM, Welshbloke said: A parcel from Hobbysearch included gangway bellows. Not entirely sure I ordered the right shape: I've fitted them to the 415 Series with Glue n Glaze, given they'll be within the eight car set when running the shape shouldn't matter too much. The description said they were for JNR EMUs, but I suspect they meant earlier units like KuMoHa 42s? I have enough left to equip my Minobu Line 115 Series but I'll leave it if they're not quite right. Even if it's not perfect, it still looks pretty good! I've always been very hesitant to install mine, not sure why... But seeing how well you did gives me more confidence! Edited January 25, 2019 by Densha Staff Comment - Shortened Quote Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I would strongly recommend the Glue n Glaze for them. It's solvent free and dries clear, so it won't melt paint and any slight oozing won't show. Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Makes a big difference, here's an old Tomix 103 series: Tomix 103 series original couplings by Rail Squid, on Flickr Tomix 103 series Chuo-Sobu line: destination blinds by Rail Squid, on Flickr Only problem is with glue is that it's fairly easy to knock them off by accident; I am considering whether it's feasible to open up holes with a pin vise to attach them with the lugs, as per current models. 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 The E257 on the left: plarail-e257_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr has a design flaw, namely that the battery needs to be fitted like this: plarail-e257_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr and even with moderate usage, comes loose every 5 minutes or so, then it's "Daddy put new battery?". Hopefully some additional internal packing will solve that: plarail-e257_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr We'll see how it fares tomorrow. 4 Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 At one point you could buy spacers to fit a AA in the spot usually filled by a C cell. There might be a 3d print or similar which can do the job? Link to comment
katoftw Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 You sure this isn't just a model that is for C size batteries? Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Certainly my handful of JDM Plarails take C cells. The Thomas range sold in the UK take either AA or AAAs, need a screwdriver to change the batteries, and also have the somewhat bizarre problem of running aground on Plarail track joints. Link to comment
katoftw Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I know most of the diesel and electric locos do. And at least one of the EMUs I once owned took Cs. Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Aha, that's what's "単1形" (tan-ichi) in Japan... Some child-induced brain-fade there, all the other Plarail trains in the collection take tan-3 (AA?). Link to comment
Sheffie Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) Wait waitwait Metal pantographs? So... if I wanted to replace the single arm plastic thing that comes with the Kato EF510, I could use those as replacements? How much work is involved? That's quite a tempting upgrade. Edited January 28, 2019 by Sheffie Link to comment
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