Bandai B-Train Shorty

[cteno4]

Yeah that would make things much faster! Might even etch some dado joints! Actually a friend just got a nice little cnc cutter that takes about 18”x18” so this might be a good little project to play with making some nice exact pieces and some dado and rabit joints easy in very thin Baltic birch. Could even etch the shelves into the back board. 

 

As i get older i am enjoying smaller woodworking projects and seeing what is little cnc can do is making me like that as well as a lasercurtter!

 

jeff

[kusojiji]

My attempts at disorganization...

 

The rest of my stuff is in boxes in the loft.

[kusojiji]

I think it was mentioned earlier, but I too am worried about being able to motorize. I bought one that cannot and some of the advertisements do not include that info. If they showed all sides of the box, I think it might state it. The bandai site no longer includes B-train.

[kami_illy]

I wouldn't be too worried about fitting the motors in. Usually there is a way to do that, even if you'll need to trim some parts a bit. As far as I know, the steam locos are tricky but the rest should be possible even if its not stated on the box. Just keep in mind, that you can put the motor almost anywhere in the train (for example motorizing a passenger car that is pushing the loco and the rest of the train).

 

For me the worrying part is about the availability of running gear by Bandai. By now the sources are drying out and / or getting pricey... However, if you go with Kato gear, you'll be fine i guess.   

 

I also saw that Bandai removed the Shorty page... Wanted to check something a while ago and it was all 404 

[Cat]

The WaMu case works great for Shorties, as does the Casco case for 21m, 16 cars.  2 Shorties fit in each slot, 32 per case.

[mags_minibuilds]

Every time I see messages on this post it triggers my B-Train obsession, makes me want to start taking out my unbuilt sets to work on. Not sure if this has been mentioned before but I saw these foam inserts from MiniunitStrage Nshell, they sell the foam insert and you buy the container from Daiso. This is their Yahoo Auctions page. It might be difficult to acquire from overseas but perhaps this idea can be repurposed using any flat storage container and adding foam/foamcore? I may try making one of these myself since I have the luxury of a Daiso just 2 mins away. I bought a Casco case two years ago and didn't end up using it. I don't travel with the trains and I like to see my collection so all my B-Trains are displayed in an Ikea glass cabinet.