JR 500系 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Here are the official posters: https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-6.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-2.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-7.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-5.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-4.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-1.pdf https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180912-3.pdf Oh wait... did I see a 12-car set going for 49,600 yen? That's 4130 yen per car! And i'm sure 12 interior lights don't cost as much as 10,800 yen... What's with the new sound unit for the station? Was there a change over the previous version? It disappointed me as a lot of the regular and well known melodies are not included... Edited September 12, 2018 by JR 500系 1 Link to comment
Sascha Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 The 185 series has 15 cars? Thats the first time I have seen such a long passenger Train in Japan. Link to comment
railsquid Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Sascha said: The 185 series has 15 cars? Thats the first time I have seen such a long passenger Train in Japan. Really? Hayabusa/Komachi Shinkansen combinations top out at 17, and many of the longer-distance commuter lines in the Tokyo area run with 15. Link to comment
Gordon Werner Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) New announcements from TomyTec ... " Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 form (bear Mont wrapping yellow) 2-Car Set", "Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 form (bear Mont wrapping Silver) 2-Car Set " https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180912_06.pdf " Kobe Electric Railway de 1350 form Memorial train 4 Car set " https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180912_07.pdf Edited September 12, 2018 by Gordon Werner Link to comment
bill937ca Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Sascha said: The 185 series has 15 cars? Thats the first time I have seen such a long passenger Train in Japan. Where have you been? 16 car Shinkansen trains are common especially Tokyo-Osaka 15 car trains are the norm on the Shonan Shinjuku line. 3 Link to comment
Gordon Werner Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) the bus announcements ... Edited September 12, 2018 by Gordon Werner Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, Gordon Werner said: New announcements from TomyTec ... " Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 form (bear Mont wrapping yellow) 2-Car Set", "Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 form (bear Mont wrapping Silver) 2-Car Set " https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180912_06.pdf Well I have made my first tentative steps into Kyushu with my wife asking me to order the Yellow 01 Series with the Kuma wrapping, I also ordered the Silver one for good measure, given there is no phyical connection to any other railways especially JR Kyushu that should keep me out of trouble, I dodged a bullet before as she was eyeing off the Seven Stars before. 1 Link to comment
Sascha Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 58 minutes ago, railsquid said: Really? Hayabusa/Komachi Shinkansen combinations top out at 17, and many of the longer-distance commuter lines in the Tokyo area run with 15. Well you learn something new every day, but I have never seen a set where you needed to buy 4 sets to get the complete Train. Link to comment
Gordon Werner Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Das Steinkopf said: Well I have made my first tentative steps into Kyushu with my wife asking me to order the Yellow 01 Series with the Kuma wrapping, I also ordered the Silver one for good measure, given there is no phyical connection to any other railways especially JR Kyushu that should keep me out of trouble, I dodged a bullet before as she was eyeing off the Seven Stars before. well don't forget https://www.1999.co.jp/itbig22/10228328p.jpg https://www.1999.co.jp/itbig31/10316318p.jpg https://www.1999.co.jp/itbig31/10316313p.jpg and Tomix did the 5000 series (old and older colors) https://www.1999.co.jp/itbig06/10066637a.jpg I think there are a few more from the Railway Collection blind boxes as well Edited September 12, 2018 by Gordon Werner Link to comment
gavino200 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 You do realize you don’t actually have to buy the full train, don’t you? 2 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 5 hours ago, gavino200 said: You do realize you don’t actually have to buy the full train, don’t you? What? Blaspheme! Clearly even if you only have room for a 4 car train, you still need to get the full set! Maybe even a second one, just in case... 1 3 Link to comment
katoftw Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Das Steinkopf said: Well I have made my first tentative steps into Kyushu with my wife asking me to order the Yellow 01 Series with the Kuma wrapping, I also ordered the Silver one for good measure, given there is no phyical connection to any other railways especially JR Kyushu that should keep me out of trouble, I dodged a bullet before as she was eyeing off the Seven Stars before. But you know there are 7-8 Tomytec Kumaden trains available to purchase right? 😄 Link to comment
katoftw Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Sascha said: Well you learn something new every day, but I have never seen a set where you needed to buy 4 sets to get the complete Train. All the E217 E231 E233 Shonan Takasaki Sobu Narita Kato and Tomix 15 car trains need 4 sets to complete etc. 1 Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, katoftw said: But you know there are 7-8 Tomytec Kumaden trains available to purchase right? 😄 I won't be chasing down anything on Yahoo auctions this time, I will only purchase what is available in store. Link to comment
katoftw Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) That still gives you 4-5. haha edit// Just checked HS, actually one. But I'm sure the Kumamon 6000 is in stock somewhere. I did order them also. These Tomytecs are getting even more expensive. Luckily I have 6 weights and about 10-12 black coupler sets unused from TM-20 motors. All that I needed to do was buy a few packs of 300 yen Tomix wheels. Edited September 13, 2018 by katoftw Link to comment
Gordon Werner Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I'm excited for the 90th Anniversary Shintetsu train ... hope they do the green/white one as well (although they'll need a new mould for the center car of that one) Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 12 hours ago, Gordon Werner said: New announcements from TomyTec ... " Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 form (bear Mont wrapping yellow) 2-Car Set", "Kumamoto Electric Railway 01 form (bear Mont wrapping Silver) 2-Car Set " https://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180912_06.pdf Is it just me, or why does the Kumamoto train looks very familiar... It used to be a Tokyo Metro Ginza Line train? Link to comment
katoftw Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Yes old metro trains. Link to comment
Socimi Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 15 hours ago, JR 500系 said: Is it just me, or why does the Kumamoto train looks very familiar... It used to be a Tokyo Metro Ginza Line train? Four Tokyo Metro 01 series driving cars (01-136, 01-636, 01-135, 01-635) acquired in 2015, regauged to 1067mm with Kawasaki EFwing bogeys, added pantographs and rear wiew mirrors and refitted for one-man operation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamoto_Electric_Railway_01_series Link to comment
brill27mcb Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Awfully quiet on TNOS developments, after they published some teasers early in 2018... Rich K. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Densha said: What's a TNOS? https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/necst/5701tnos/ There is a separate thread, but in the meantime here is Rich's video. Edited September 14, 2018 by bill937ca Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I understand it's a Limited Edition, 12 car set and with interior lighting but aside from all that, what makes it worth this much - $458? https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10560439 Link to comment
kvp Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 8 hours ago, serotta1972 said: I understand it's a Limited Edition, 12 car set and with interior lighting but aside from all that, what makes it worth this much - $458? https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10560439 If i understand right, you actually receive 3 separate trains, two with their own motors and one expansion set. All with head/tail lights, but you can switch off each cab in a consist. That's two motor cars, 6 cab cars, internal lights in all cars and TN couplers added. You can run the set as one 12 car consist or as a 6 + 6 or 9 + 3 or 6 + 3 separate sets. It's still an average of 17000 yen / subset though which is pretty high for a 3 or 6 car HG set. 1 Link to comment
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