katoftw Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 35 minutes ago, Kiha66 said: Tomix is finally releasing JR Kyushu painted Kiha 40s and 47s. I've been hoping for these for a while. Seems that the current plan is to release them sometime in February. If my current Kiha 40/47/48s weren't MicroAce, I'd probably jump on these. Or if Tomix did the Isaburo-Shinpei, Hayato no Kaze and Ibusuki no Tamatebako. Then I'd probably make the full switch over to Tomix for my Kihas. Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Yeah, outside contained sets like the Kiha 81/82 series from Kato, I've gone and switched over to only tomix for the rest. The new Kiha 40 series models are very nice, and the fact that they all run together is great. Plus they have been releasing some unlikely models, so your not just stuck with only kiha 40s and 58s. Link to comment
kvp Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 8 hours ago, katoftw said: Anyone got more info on these new mini FG17 controllers? Looks like they take a universal separate power pack for power supply from the photos. But no other info I can find. Essentially it could be as simple as an on-off switch, a potmeter and a pwm generator chip, a low active transistor drive chip and a double pole, double throw, center off switch for direction control. This setup could even provide limited CL capabilities. Of course, i'm just assuming what is inside, but today that's pretty much all you need for a good analog controller. Link to comment
maihama eki Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Tomix to do the first E235? http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10495880 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10495880/50/1 Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yeah. As per the previous discussions about it on the last page. Link to comment
maihama eki Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, katoftw said: Yeah. As per the previous discussions about it on the last page. Oops. I missed it among the discussion of toasters and microwaves. I am first seeing it for sale just today. Link to comment
katoftw Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 All good, just pointing you in the direction of the discussion if you wanted to be a part of it. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Car Collection Basic Set F5 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I'm still thinking why Tomytec is refusing to get back with those car collections whereby there are 12 boxes and 2 cars in a box, and secret variations... These 4 cars in a pack are quite more expensive than getting an entire box with 24 cars and a chance at a secret variant... Guys, quick question... what do you guys think are the chances for Kato to also do the E235? Before I go straight ahead to pre-order the Tomix E253, it pondered upon me if Kato will do the same... and I will much prefer Kato's regular couplers over Tomix's default Rapido ones and a couple more Ks. to change them all to TN... Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 21 minutes ago, JR 500系 said: Guys, quick question... what do you guys think are the chances for Kato to also do the E235? Before I go straight ahead to pre-order the Tomix E253, it pondered upon me if Kato will do the same... and I will much prefer Kato's regular couplers over Tomix's default Rapido ones and a couple more Ks. to change them all to TN... Well both do E231s, maybe Kato is waiting to see what Tomix comes up with, then do something better? I don't know how many are in service now but seems every time I'm one the Yamanote line I see at least one. Link to comment
kvp Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) That different roof profile on the gate compatibility car is ugly. Very much like the rebuilt cars mixed into in the old Osaka 103-s. Otherwise the new front and side design is still a big meh for me. I do understand that this was meant to look modern and also look more or less like the 101/103-s, but still. I'ts probably just the black vinyl pattern and the mismatching front and roofline. Edited October 18, 2017 by kvp 1 Link to comment
HantuBlauLOL Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 On 10/18/2017 at 2:59 PM, kvp said: That different roof profile on the gate compatibility car is ugly. Very much like the rebuilt cars mixed into in the old Osaka 103-s. Otherwise the new front and side design is still a big meh for me. I do understand that this was meant to look modern and also look more or less like the 101/103-s, but still. I'ts probably just the black vinyl pattern and the mismatching front and roofline. also, isn't E235's length is 19500mm while E231's is 20000mm? Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Which car is the gate compatibility one? Is that to make sure the door positions match that of older trains? I agree the front looks more like a smartphone than a train, although it does seem better than lot of new designs. I hadn't noticed the roof profile not matching the front before, I wonder what a corrected front face would look like. Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Kiha66 said: Which car is the gate compatibility one? Is that to make sure the door positions match that of older trains? I agree the front looks more like a smartphone than a train, although it does seem better than lot of new designs. I hadn't noticed the roof profile not matching the front before, I wonder what a corrected front face would look like. Car number 10, which has the doors in the same position as the Keihin Tohoku line end cars, so they can share platforms with doors if necessary. IIRC that and possibly car 7 have been taken from an E231 set as they were built relatively recently as replacements for the 6-door cars (not sure if that's just for the E235 prototype or the production ones too). Personally I like non-uniform sets, makes life more interesting. Link to comment
Gryphr Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 12 hours ago, Kiha66 said: Which car is the gate compatibility one? Is that to make sure the door positions match that of older trains? I agree the front looks more like a smartphone than a train, although it does seem better than lot of new designs. I hadn't noticed the roof profile not matching the front before, I wonder what a corrected front face would look like. Based on this picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E235系_山手線＠有楽町.jpg , a quick and dirty photoshop to see how it would probably (approximately) look: 2 1 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 54 minutes ago, Gryphr said: Based on this picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E235系_山手線＠有楽町.jpg , a quick and dirty photoshop to see how it would probably (approximately) look: Wow, thanks! Hm, it is a little better but the train still looks like a smart phone/toaster. Link to comment
HantuBlauLOL Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 10/21/2017 at 11:43 AM, railsquid said: Personally I like non-uniform sets, makes life more interesting. on a flagship train? taken from a video in YT Link to comment
Densha Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 The original E231-500 sets could be considered not to be uniform sets either because of the 6-door cars. I'm curious as to how they're going to cope with the reused cars during later life of the E235, as they may need replacement before the other cars do. Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, HantuBlauLOL said: on a flagship train? taken from a video in YT Yup, I like it :D makes life slightly more interesting. 1 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Tomytec video. 【Geocore】 Building Collection 131-2 Bakery · Butcher · BAR Sushi Store 2 【Release Date】 March 2018 Schedule 【Price】 2,400 yen (excluding tax) 【Set contents】 3 shops, figures, accessories, sticker 【Outline Dimensions (cm)] W5 xD6 xH5 2 Link to comment
IST Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 4 hours ago, bill937ca said: 【Geocore】 Building Collection 131-2 Bakery · Butcher · BAR Sushi Store 2 【Release Date】 March 2018 Schedule 【Price】 2,400 yen (excluding tax) 【Set contents】 3 shops, figures, accessories, sticker 【Outline Dimensions (cm)] W5 xD6 xH5 I have a similar set (I think the previous version) on one of my T-trak moduls: 4 Link to comment
Densha Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Bouncing on my chair for the Marine Liner: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMYldd5OOxY3AlwLaCDXj05cFeWSa7ymVK_PJyauMXhUZFmkEvDoATK6HMamyCzkA?key=MU5HQkY5aWFUS3JoTC1CaXhGVDRjcXpmRjYxU3ln I also quite like these mini buses by Tomytec: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPpsSC21b_x4jcMXZ81jioI8o0zmTwzCCVxsatbuBiw9lKr02Pm2Jp2AhLEiNUMdA?key=MVp0Z2pkUlctQThZRTVnRTczVnpINElXV1BqbDZR 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 aahhh that Marine liner looks very nice indeed ~~ and that 209-2100 Bosu line looks nice too! Those buses! they look so nice! I am glad I always order the Tomytec buses... they haven't been disappointing till now (except for the price) Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) A whole lot of Tomix new releases news: J.N.R. Diesel Car Type KIHA17 Coach (T) (Model Train) Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Car Type KIHA16 Coach (T) (Model Train) Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Car Type KIHA10 Coach (M) (Model Train) Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Car Type KIHA10 Coach (T) (Model Train) Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Car Type KIHA11 Coach (M) (Model Train) Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Car Type KIHA11 (T) (Model Train) Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Car Type Kiyuni17 Postal/Lu... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.R. Diesel Train Type Kiha40-2000 (West J... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.R. Diesel Train Type Kiha40-2000 (West J... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA16 Set (2-... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA17 Set (2-... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.R. Diesel Train Type Kiha47-0 (West Japa... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.R. Limited Express Diesel Train Series K... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA10 (Metrop... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA11 (Metrop... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA11 (Metrop... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA16 (Metrop... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA58-400 (Sl... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA66/67 Set ... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Diesel Train Type KIHA66/67 Addi... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.N.R. Express Diesel Train Series KIHA... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Diesel Car J.R. Series 455 (Ban-etsu West Line) (3-Car... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Suburban Train Series 313-5000 Standard... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Suburban Train Series 313-5000 Addition... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Suburban Train Series 313-5000 Addition... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Suburban Train Series 313-0 Standard S... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Suburban Train Series 313-300 Additiona... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Suburban Train Series 115-1000 (Revival... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Limited Express Series 485 `Shirasagi` ... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Limited Express Series 485 `Shirasagi` ... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car [Limited Edition] J.R. Commuter Train Serie... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Car J.R. Electric Locomotive Type EF81 (Tsurug... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Electric Locomotive J.R. Limited Express Sleeping Car Series 24... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Passenger Car J.R. Limited Express Sleeping Car Series 24... Tomix N Scale、1/150 Passenger Car The Railway Collection Vol.26 (10 pieces) (Mo... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 Railway Collection The Railway Collection J.R. Hokkaido KIH... Tomytec N Scale、1/... Railway Col... The Railway Collection Keihan Series 3000 (2n... Tomytec N Scale、1/... Railway Col... The Railway Collection Keihan Series 3000 (2n... Tomytec N Scale、1/... Railway Col... The Railway Collection Toyama Light Rail T... Tomytec N Scale、1/... Railway Col... The Bus Collection Sanko Bus Kurashi Hakobu... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection The Bus Collection J.R. Bus Kanto 30th Ann... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection The Bus Collection West J.R. Bus 30th Anni... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection The Bus Collection J.R. Tokai Bus 30th Ann... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection The Bus Collection Chutetsu Bus Old and New... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection The Bus Collection J.R. Bus Tohoku 30th An... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection J.N.R. Local Lines of Memories Around by T... Tomytec N Scale、1/150 The Bus Collection And Tomix just had to throw out the special 11-car E235 set... Railway collection 26 is mighty interesting too! Offical Tomytec video... I'm thinking of getting this one since all the trains are nice and can be easily fitted into my layout! Tomix posters from HS site: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10501861/50/1 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10245540/50/1 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10501836/50/1 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10209286/50/1 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10362808/50/1 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10501843/50/1 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10501809/50/1 Edited November 9, 2017 by JR 500系 Link to comment
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