My adventures in model trains as a newbie

[Little-Kinder]

Had some issues with tgv picking up power. It was the little things between the motor and bogies

 

Fixed it and running like it usually did

I will try a 30 car run (which isn't real obviously but it's fun). Will also mix the tgv parts to have a multicolor one.

 

I just wish Kato produced the yellow la poste TGV (only 5 of those ever)

 

 

[Little-Kinder]

Went to the Kato Hobby center this week end because there was a club doing a demonstration.

 

Managed to run my 30 cars long TGV combo on the kato layout, When i receive the Inoui one I will try 40 long. Yes it's useless but it's fun

 

 

 

 

Now for the club, it's the RFC club, from what i understood they try to run trains in a realistic manner, they reproduced several trains lines including shinkansen one, with all the stations from tokyo to osaka and run trains like it's a normal day but it takes place in 25 mn. Wasn't aware people did this so this was interesting to see, they had like 20 people working on it at the same time

 

 

 

Edited May 7 by Little-Kinder

[Kingmeow]

Awesome second video!  First time I've seen an ops session in Japan.  I've seen ops sessions in the US but all freight and never any with passenger trains.  With freight they deliver and switch cars and not just go from point A to point B.

 

I noticed the giant fast clock in the back.  It looks like they are running Digitrax DCC seeing that people are holding various Digitrax throttles.  I would love to participate as I can throw my Digitrax throttle in my luggage when I go and visit Japan.  🙂

[Little-Kinder]

3 minutes ago, Kingmeow said:

Awesome second video!  First time I've seen an ops session in Japan.  I've seen ops sessions in the US but all freight and never any with passenger trains.  With freight they deliver and switch cars and not just go from point A to point B.

 

I noticed the giant fast clock in the back.  It looks like they are running Digitrax DCC seeing that people are holding various Digitrax throttles.  I would love to participate as I can throw my Digitrax throttle in my luggage when I go and visit Japan.  🙂

Yep that's the case. Everything DCC all digitrax. Didn't know it was called ops session.

 

Fyi if you come with some trains in japan visit n scale town ikebukuro

[Kingmeow]

I was about to add if I bring my own Digitrax throttle, can I participate?  🙂  How often does RFC run these sessions at the Kato Hobby Center?  Maybe they will have one in October when I visit.  😁

 

Isn't Ikebukuro DC only?  Maybe I'll bring a small train from the US, maybe Amtrak or even a freight train!  😎

[cteno4]

Wow! Thats a serious operations club! Wonderful that Kato station gives them the room to do these setups. I wonder if Kato stores some of their stuff there on site for these setups? Really great thing to have going on for the store.

 

jeff

[Little-Kinder]

7 hours ago, Kingmeow said:

I was about to add if I bring my own Digitrax throttle, can I participate?  🙂  How often does RFC run these sessions at the Kato Hobby Center?  Maybe they will have one in October when I visit.  😁

 

Isn't Ikebukuro DC only?  Maybe I'll bring a small train from the US, maybe Amtrak or even a freight train!  😎

It is DC only yes.

 

And for those ops. I didn't ask so unclear 

[Kingmeow]

17 hours ago, cteno4 said:

Wow! Thats a serious operations club! Wonderful that Kato station gives them the room to do these setups. I wonder if Kato stores some of their stuff there on site for these setups? Really great thing to have going on for the store.

 

jeff

 

That's the first thing I noticed!  Also, if you look out the windows in the background you'll realize it's on an upper floor but the retail space is on the ground floor (with a second floor mezzanine) so it's not in the store per se.  My first thought was that they have upper floor meeting space(s) for these kind of things.  How awesome is that?

 

Run some trains, maybe an ops session with friends, then head on down the street for some fantastic sushi or a hot bowl of ramen.  Life would be good!  🤣

[Little-Kinder]

52 minutes ago, Kingmeow said:

 

That's the first thing I noticed!  Also, if you look out the windows in the background you'll realize it's on an upper floor but the retail space is on the ground floor (with a second floor mezzanine) so it's not in the store per se.  My first thought was that they have upper floor meeting space(s) for these kind of things.  How awesome is that?

 

Run some trains, maybe an ops session with friends, then head on down the street for some fantastic sushi or a hot bowl of ramen.  Life would be good!  🤣

Exactly it's on the 5th floor. Something like a meeting room idk. Usually the events are on the second floor behind the rental HO layout and it's hidden by movable panels. 

 

Curious why it was different this time 

[Little-Kinder]

Damn those popondetta LEDs are miles away from the Kato one. No more flicker (the 1522 with charger)

Video

[cteno4]

Amazing what a couple of little capacitors can do for an LED in a car!

 

jeff

[Little-Kinder]

4 hours ago, cteno4 said:

Amazing what a couple of little capacitors can do for an LED in a car!

 

jeff

For sure. I ordered an extra 14 for the other tgv