Nick_Burman Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) On 4/17/2023 at 3:44 PM, bill937ca said: Author Debra Brill has established that Brill was notorious for not protecting its patents in foreign markets. It would have been very difficult to do otherwise in the days before improved telecommunications (fax/telex/Internet) and more importantly, jet liners. The fees a patent lawyer would have charged for shuttling backwards and forwards across the USA by train and then across the Pacific by ship while arguing a patent infringement case would have been nothing short of staggering... Cheers NB Edited April 27, 2023 by Nick_Burman 3 Link to comment
katem Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 New posters here as well. New German Tatra trams! Toyota SORA buses come with a BM-04 power unit. 2 Link to comment
kami_illy Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 2 hours ago, katem said: New German Tatra trams! Oh no, somebody heard me saying I'd wish for a Dresden Tram... now that this here (even if "just" the old GDR style, not the modernized version), I'll have to really consider getting one. I missed out on the Berlin tram and now I regret it. Its pricey though. 2 Link to comment
disturbman Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 It's, but it's morized and has a non-static pantograph. Only thing missing are the directional lights. Link to comment
Cat Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Just spotted the new paper structures shown in the poster over on 1999. Interesting looking, they use stackable clear plastic boxes on the inside for window and support.https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=104&cat=&state=&sold=0&sortid=6&searchkey=paper+structure&spage=1&Make=Tomytec In the group photo of the buildings, they are shown with a lot of roof greeblies that are not shown in any of the individual kits. Here's hoping they release the greebly pack!https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10984166 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) They look like prisons to me. Cheap, cheap. Edited May 10, 2023 by bill937ca Link to comment
bill937ca Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, Cat said: In the group photo of the buildings, they are shown with a lot of roof greeblies that are not shown in any of the individual kits. Here's hoping they release the greebly pack!https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10984166 You mean these? https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10934270 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10934271 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10934272 1 Link to comment
Cat Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, bill937ca said: You mean these? Those very ones, missed them when they came out! Wishlisted now. Rooftop details really make the scene for most railway operating viewing angles. Edited May 10, 2023 by Cat 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I completely missed those rooftop details as well! I think it’s a sign I have too many trains now and don’t watch stuff as closely as I use to… very nice additions to almost all buildings. jeff 1 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Cat said: Just spotted the new paper structures shown in the poster over on 1999. Interesting looking, they use stackable clear plastic boxes on the inside for window and support.https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=104&cat=&state=&sold=0&sortid=6&searchkey=paper+structure&spage=1&Make=Tomytec It appears the clear boxes are a separate purchase. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 hours ago, bill937ca said: They look like prisons to me. Cheap, cheap. yeah I’ve got to agree they do have a bit of a prison feel and a bit cheap. Interesting with the plastic box core design to try to give some depth. But from a distance with a number of buildings not horrible. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10984166/30/5 And for a beginner it’s less than $10/building for some taller buildings that are usually much more expensive. But I wonder if they may be pricy to ship if bigger and flatter. jeff Link to comment
Cat Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Yes, the boxes are purchased separately. The look is in the right ballpark for the Terrace Inn at Katsuta station. I've got an Outland kit earmarked to kitbash for this, but have been keeping an eye open for other alternatives for either the Inn or the other tall building across the street. We've got a spot open for one of them.https://www.google.com/maps/@36.3946186,140.5256267,3a,60y,12.72h,106.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJ6cjrBXaXsQUBiDRAoVTTg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10984165 Link to comment
MeTheSwede Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Looks like these buildings could also do a good job in 2D form, if cut apart with the walls attached to a backdrop. 1 Link to comment
Beaver Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I don't think you really need the boxes. Any kind of windowed packaging material will supply clear plastic sheet to glaze the windows with, and strengthening the buildings can be done by bracing the inside with scrap card (packaging again) and wood (disposable chopstocks etc). Link to comment
cteno4 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Yeah I was wondering why they didn’t go that route of just some clear acetate strips on the inside for the windows and some rectangles with folded up edges to put in a few floors (or even all other floors just stacked with window areas cut out of folded edges) for internal bracing. the plastic boxes are simple bus seem a tad clunky and flat floors easier to ship with folded wall sections. jeff Link to comment
katem Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 I think the main point here is to get use for spare boxes people get when buying single trains, not to have super cool buildings. 2 Link to comment
Cat Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Paper buildings on display in this vid. Simple sleeves that slide over the box: 1 Link to comment
brill27mcb Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 6/8/2023 at 5:55 AM, katem said: New posters! More trams! Rich K. 2 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 New Tomytec farm house with interiors details is out for preorder. But yikes bit over $100?! While some nice internal details I can’t see $100 worth. The interior details are nothing that spectacular that could not be added to a regular Tomytec farmhouse structure if desired. Im bummed. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10992423?utm_source=mkt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230613_900104_reserve01&utm_content=10992423_font_en jeff Link to comment
Cat Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Wow, that's quite a price point! I at least am marked safe from that one. While Roxanne would absolutely love the tiny dollhouse, she too would recoil at the price tag. Whew. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Roxanne would probably enjoy micro minis, 1/144 scale dollhouse scenes. Basically a 1/12 scale doll house for a 1/12 scale doll house. A friend Fran does som super interiors at 1/144, she goes into excruciating detail! Like making her own 1/144 scale bricks to pave a floor or a Williamstown kitchen scene from 18th century! https://www.somelikeitsmall.com/about-the-miniaturist/ jeff 2 Link to comment
Cat Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Wow, that's beautiful work! Some years ago we had contemplated something similar for a seasonal outdoor garden railroad we could bring out — using N guage for a G scale garden with 1/12 dolls and garden furniture. Got thwarted once we realised there was no N scale track that would hold up to that much direct sunlight, and we weren't going to handlay. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Just can’t get past the prices… jeff Link to comment
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