Takahachikawa

[railsquid]

In case anyone wants to see the full extent of the destruction (small 1-room apartment):

 

P1040859 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

P1040860 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

The only actual damage was a broken 100 yen shop bowl, which best I can tell leapt out of the sink onto the floor, presumably in panic.

 

The elevator was out of service until the next day, which heightened my resolve never to live in an apartment building again.

[railsquid]

Back on topic, some viaduct extension (WIP):

 

front-viaduct-2021-12-31_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

front-viaduct-2021-12-31_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

front-viaduct-2021-12-31_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

This replaces this:

 

random-maintenance-yard-2019-02-18_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

due to it no longer making any sense in that location, and the curved Tomix viaduct section was proving annoying for various reasons.

[railsquid]

Next random thing: this short section of brown fencing to prevent any vehicles which may traverse the short section of acces road which leads to the back of the depot straying onto the tracks.

 

depot-approach-2022-01-02_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

Fortunately no injuries; the truck driver escaped with a light shock and some underwear issues.

 

tram-accident-2022-01-09_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[JR 500系]

22 hours ago, railsquid said:

Fortunately no injuries; the truck driver escaped with a light shock and some underwear issues.

 

Where was the truck driver headed? It might be a case of drug or alcohol abuse ~

[Tom C]

58 minutes ago, JR 500系 said:

Where was the truck driver headed

The windscreen 🤪

[railsquid]

Got the paints out for the first time in a long time due to impending fencing shortage...

 

miscellaneous-fencing-2022-01-16_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

Some of the fencing being installed:

 

new-front-viaduct-section-2022-01-20_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

Some passenger diesel haulage for a change...

 

right-front-curve-2022-01-21_-01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

And some more fencing added around the back of the depot:

 

depot-rear-2022-01-28_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

 

[JR East]

On 1/9/2022 at 8:17 AM, railsquid said:

Fortunately no injuries; the truck driver escaped with a light shock and some underwear issues.

 

tram-accident-2022-01-09_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Question I got about the tram: I got exactly the same and the lights are not working anymore on one side. 

 

I tried to dismount it but do you know how to do ? I was not able to do so and I stopped before breaking parts. There should be a hidden screw somewhere or a trick I don"t know.

 

Thanks

 

JM

[railsquid]

7 hours ago, JR East said:

 

Question I got about the tram: I got exactly the same and the lights are not working anymore on one side. 

 

I tried to dismount it but do you know how to do ? I was not able to do so and I stopped before breaking parts. There should be a hidden screw somewhere or a trick I don"t know.

 

(Un)fortunately I've never had reason to look inside one of those; maybe post a thread here?

[railsquid]

View from another angle:

 

depot-rear-2022-01-29_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

The Squidlet running for the bus:

 

playground-bus-stop-2022-01-29_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

Experimental placement of various "edge-of-depot bit'n'pieces":

 

depot-road-side-2022-01-30_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[railsquid]

The painted Greenmax buffers on their plasticky bases, a couple of weeks before Wuhan suddenly became a hot topic:

 

train-depot-rear-2019-12-12_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Six waves later, now smothered in ballast:

 

depot-rear-end-2022-02-03_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

 

[railsquid]

And today, using a miscellany of various bits, a small "apron" is fashioned for the rear end of the shed.

 

depot-rear-end-2022-02-04_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

It will of course need painting etc.

[railsquid]

And some paint etc. applied (work-in-progress):

 

depot-rear-end-2022-02-05_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

 

[railsquid]

A very small amount of work progressed:

 

depot-rear-end-2022-02-09_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

And a little shelter for random unidentified barrels:

 

depot-rear-end-2022-02-09_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[JR 500系]

I like the feel of the buffer end with the ballast and the clever use of the end tracks, that is quite well weathered! Love those yellow warning lines too. U probably need more of those 'flammable liquid keep away' signs around that shed ~

[railsquid]

Need to see if I can find some more of those little signs... Adding those very small details is one of my favourite scenic tasks, it's just getting to the point where I can do that which takes time...

 

Meanwhile back at the action end of the sheds, we have this slightly awkward intersection which is in need of a walkway of some kind:

 

shed-foot-crossing-2022-02-12_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Just the thing for something made out of old sleepers, so some surplus track was demolished and painted, and in combination with a plasticene-like substance which was recently declared surplus from the Squidlet's educational activities, installed in place:

 

shed-foot-crossing-2022-02-12_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

shed-foot-crossing-2022-02-12_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

I thought I'd done a better job of scraping off the track ties, but it will have to do for now.

[railsquid]

Steam loco lurking in the shed,

 

shed-foot-crossing-2022-02-12_04 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Oooh, it has been coaxed out into daylight.

 

MicroAce 8620 Class (68962) by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[JR East]

really great & classy !

 

I love the yellow bulb light effect

Edited February 13, 2022 by JR East

[railsquid]

Very minor detailing improvement - the tiny white "halt before entry" sign from the Tomix 3075 lineside accessories pack has always annoyed me as the bright shiny whiteness makes it look very plasticky  - simple improvement is to paint the pole light grey:

 

Tomix "stop" sign by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

I suppose I could weather the sign itself a teensy little, but that's for later.

[railsquid]

Catenary mast painting partially completed:

 

catenary-masts-part-painted-2022-02-19_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Comparison with unpainted state:

 

Tomix E231-800 series by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Looks a lot better.

 

For reference (mine, as I have a habit of doing something then forgetting the details of how I did it):

• poles painted with Tamiya "Sky Grey" (XF-19)
• gantries painted with Tamiya "Neutral Grey" (XF-53)