gavino200 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 3 hours ago, JR 500系 said: The heavy glasses on the table mght prove to be the very first obstacle to having this hobby into my later years..... No way!! You have a lot of time left to design and get someone to construct a motorized/hydrolic mechanism to lift the glass at the touch of a button. It seems elaborate but not much more than what you already have. And you can spread the cost out over the time it takes you to actually get old, which is considerable! 3 hours ago, JR 500系 said: That Aoshima parking garage is really awesome. I could have recalled i saw one set on Mandarake recently, but i guess it was snapped up so quickly it's gone now... That's a pity. I check from time to time. When I checked a couple of days ago I came across an Aoshima apartment building. Also sought after and out of production. So there's still hope. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 4 hours ago, JR 500系 said: The heavy glasses on the table mght prove to be the very first obstacle to having this hobby into my later years..... I've had glasses all my life and I've wondered what would happen. I'm doing just fine and I will be 70 next March. As long as you don't have Cataracts or Glaucoma you should be OK. A big key is shading your eyes from the intense summer sun with sun glasses and a wide brim hat. A bigger problem for me may be arthritis in my hands. Link to comment
disturbman Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 JR meant the glass plates that are on top of his layout as his layout is nested inside a table. 2 Link to comment
Kamome Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 11:48 PM, gavino200 said: I've wanted to get one of those Aoshima parking buildings for a long time. I'm not sure if I saw it first on your layout or on Quinntopia. I'm pretty sure they don't make them anymore Yes, no longer listed on the Aoshima website which is a bit sad. Looks like a lovely model but a little short lived. 1 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Kamome said: Yes, no longer listed on the Aoshima website which is a bit sad. Looks like a lovely model but a little short lived. Sadly I say one recently and bookmarked it but forgot to buy/bid 😱😱 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Well the parking structure was first released a decade ago, yes it’s been awhile. They did rerelease it once and it even made it over to some us shops, pretty universal parking structure. jeff 2 Link to comment
KateM Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) June announcements Railway Collection - October release Seibu Railway 401 / New 501 / 701 Keisei Electric Railway 3600 Diorama Collection - October release Bus Station 2 Diorama Board A4 Mini Theater & Coffee Shop Raw Bread Shop & Tapioka Drink Shop Ethnic restaurant & Juice Stand DioColle Combat - November release Decayed church Decayed warehouse Decayed bridgeDebris set Concrete fence Wire mesh fence 1:80 scale - October release Yokohama City Transportation Bureau Bus Nekoya Line Direct express "Yamaneko" Deha 101 + Hohafu 25 - 9mm gauge Nekoya Line Direct express "Yamaneko" KiHa 181/184 - 9mm gauge Bus stops Wooden catenary pole Edited June 10, 2021 by katem 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Thanks! What? No 1/150 buses? What trickery is this Tomytec? 1 Link to comment
nah00 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 The abandoned warehouse is somewhat interesting to me, I've seen more than a few abandoned old industrial buildings on Google Maps in Japan but is this level of decay possible or would it be torn down? I come from the Rust Belt in the US so a building like this wasn't really uncommon though usually when they started collapsing they just brought equipment in to tear down the building. Link to comment
disturbman Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 These are sold as part of DioColle Combat. The whole thing has a WW2 in Europe feeling. Link to comment
Madsing Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 If you have one hour and a half... 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 @21:01 Yokohama bus collection! 😱 More buses at @21:51, finally we are getting some trackside/ roadside worker figures at @24:39, some of the older released buildings in different colour schemes... And i think i'll be safe as the rest of the Tomix did not trigger the inner devil ~~ Link to comment
MeTheSwede Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 That's 10 180 yen that will dissappear from my bank account. 💸 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 13 hours ago, MeTheSwede said: That's 10 180 yen that will dissappear from my bank account. 💸 I have both of those kits - in different plastic color incarnations - but otherwise identical. The two narrow buildings that come together in one box are excellent. The larger building (picture on the right) however, is one of the few Tomytec buildings that I've been quite disappointed wit. It looks great in the picture but in person the whole front is much too obviously a single, solid, chunk of plastic. The only windows at the doorway and on the side. I'd advise caution in buying it. Look at some videos on YouTube to see if you'd be satisfied. I may eventually use mine in a far from the layout edge location, but I'm just as inclined to hack off the front and use it as the basis of a kit bash. Just my two cents. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, gavino200 said: I may eventually use mine in a far from the layout edge location, but I'm just as inclined to hack off the front and use it as the basis of a kit bash. Maybe cover most of windows with signs and adverts? jeff 1 Link to comment
MeTheSwede Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 9 hours ago, gavino200 said: The larger building (picture on the right) however, is one of the few Tomytec buildings that I've been quite disappointed wit. It looks great in the picture but in person the whole front is much too obviously a single, solid, chunk of plastic. The only windows at the doorway and on the side. I'd advise caution in buying it. Look at some videos on YouTube to see if you'd be satisfied. I haven't bought the current version because I didn't like the look of it. From the looks in video, I like the new paint job better. Then as Jeff indicated, this type of building is mainly intended to be a huge billboard. 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I have one for conversion fodder to dice and splice to make the NTT DoCoMo building in Mito. It's perfect for the front facade and the side slab walls of that building. An Outland kit will provide the attached parking garage on the track side. And a Tomytec cellphone tower provides the parts to cap it off.https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3708162,140.4714994,66a,35y,82.23h,79.22t/data=!3m1!1e3 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Railway collection 31, more buses and some re-coloured buildings: https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_05.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_04.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_03.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_06.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_01.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_02.pdf Link to comment
gavino200 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, JR 500系 said: Railway collection 31, more buses and some re-coloured buildings: https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210812_05.pdf I really like the restaurant, and might order it. But I already have a massive backlog of TomyTec buildings to put together and light. Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I would really like to get the Kumaden 03 Series, but I’m not keen on having to get a whole collection of other trains that I will not use just to get it. Link to comment
Kamome Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Must have a few of those Chikuho Mo 161s in red. The line between Kurosaki and Kokura no longer exists but they’re nice looking trams. I think a few people bought the Nishitetsu 2 bus set where one bus was painted like one of these. It would have to be in December!! Edited August 12, 2021 by Kamome Link to comment
brill27mcb Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) I have not seen these recently-announced tram products from Tomytec mentioned here yet: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10812572 https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20210909_09.pdf Two versions of the Hiroshima Greenmover Max 5-section articulated tram, plus a new power chassis to make them operable. I have been hoping for this model! The "Max" is the older, bigger brother of the Greenmover Lex, of which many here have bought the Kato models, so this would be a great companion piece. The larger Greenmover Max trams were purchased to augment the German Combino-model Greenmover trams on Hiroshima's busier lines. The logistics and cost of importing spare parts for the Combinos became an issue, and later cracking issues were discovered in the Combino carbody design. Rich K. Edited September 13, 2021 by brill27mcb 5 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211014_02.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211014_03.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211014_05.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211014_04.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211014_01.pdf Well well guess i cant be safe all the time.... X_X 2 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211111_06.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211111_05.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211111_04.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211111_03.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211111_02.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20211111_01.pdf The Good Job construction site looks REALLY nice, i mean, look at all those cement pump (elephant pump) trucks! And those from a certain Era will surely recognise Captain Tsubasa!! 4 Link to comment
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