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Some more trains up on 1999.co for pre-ordering

 

 
J.R. East Series E231 Yamanote Line (Late type)
 
J.R. East Series E231 Yamanote Line (Green Yamanote Line Wrapping Train)
 
Keio Corporation Series 5000 (Without/Air-Conditioned Car)
 
Fuji Kyuko Type 1000 & Ichibata Electric Train Series 2100
 
Limited Express Sleeper Car Hokutosei A Set
 
Limited Express Sleeper Car Hokutosei B Set
 
Limited Express Sleeper Car Hokutosei C Set
 
Tobu Railway Series 10000
 
Tobu Railway Series 10030
 
Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyu) Type 600

 

Very excited for some of these.

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Here's my latest. It's a Meitetsu 3400 with a Kato pantograph and new couplers.

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Cheers eh,

 

Todd

 

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Here's another video of our oldest and newest B Train Shorties. A 0 Series Shinkansen and a Tokyu 5050-4000 series 4 car EMU. The first two clips are testing 216mm and 183mm corners. Later on the corners have been replaced with wider radius corners.

 

 

Cheers eh,

 

Todd

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Alright, so I bought some couplers to put on my trains.

 

Surprisingly enough they don't just clip on.

 

http://i.imgur.com/sdBNmxF.jpg <- Large image.

 

So how exactly do I go about getting them on? is it just a matter of cutting them and gluing or am I doing something wrong?

 

 

Looking back I think I bought the wrong ones, ugh.

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Krackel Hopper

Was going to post this in the "new releases" but seemed more fitting over here.

 

Bandai is releasing some interesting stuff this December.

 

Joshin Electric Railway Set - Featuring a Deki 1 and Type 500

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232025

 

A DD51 set - Featuring the renewal blue/grey as well as a standard color

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232036

 

Taki 4300 tank cars (2 car sets) in black, blue and green

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232030

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232029

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232027

 

There's also Kintetsu 12200, 12400 & 30000 sets.

 

I'll certainly be pre-ordering some of this!

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Cool, thanks for sharing Krackel. I just picked up a Series 189 Asama with the add-on two car set. Also had a friend get a B Train Shorty Dr. Yellow for me. Hard to find. Now I find out I need one more car to make it complete. Anyone have an extra Dr. Yellow car they want to sell?

 

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I think we'll need a larger layout soon. Too many trains!

 

Cheers eh,

 

Todd

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Martijn Meerts
I think we'll need a larger layout soon. Too many trains!

 

Cheers eh,

 

Todd

 

I think that's a common problem around here ;)

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Was going to post this in the "new releases" but seemed more fitting over here.

 

Bandai is releasing some interesting stuff this December.

 

Joshin Electric Railway Set - Featuring a Deki 1 and Type 500

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232025

 

A DD51 set - Featuring the renewal blue/grey as well as a standard color

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232036

 

Taki 4300 tank cars (2 car sets) in black, blue and green

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232030

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232029

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10232027

 

There's also Kintetsu 12200, 12400 & 30000 sets.

 

I'll certainly be pre-ordering some of this!

 

Oh my god, tanker shorties. I have wanted those since forever!

 

Bah, couldn't help myself. Ordering the 2 DD51s, 4 of each of the tankers and the Deki 1 and 500.

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My son and I put together another B Train Shorty yesterday. With Calgary flooding like crazy and the schools closed for the day it gave us something to do on a rainy day. He's getting quite good at putting these things together. We also picked up the Kato V13 Double Track Elevated Loop Set. It's cool to see the Shinkansens fly around those banked curves. Still need parts to build the 7th car to complete the 923 Dr. Yellow T4.
 

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Cheers eh,

 

Todd

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My son and I put together another B Train Shorty yesterday. With Calgary flooding like crazy and the schools closed for the day it gave us something to do on a rainy day. He's getting quite good at putting these things together. We also picked up the Kato V13 Double Track Elevated Loop Set. It's cool to see the Shinkansens fly around those banked curves. Still need parts to build the 7th car to complete the 923 Dr. Yellow T4.

 

How did you manage to get a 923 Dr. Yellow into Canada? Want!

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I had a friend in Japan get it off of the Yahoo Auction site and send it to me. They pop up on there from time to time.

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Fifty two bucks plus shipping. Didn't have to pay the premium to have a company order it off of the auction site for me though.

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I have to be honest and say I find it sweet you and your son play with the trains. I wish I did that with my dad but it's more my grandad who is into them and he unfortunately sold his trainset when he moved.

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Yes i agree with Keikyu.. It's nice for father and son to play trains together...

 

I do not even have a father nor grandfather to play toys with. Both died even before i started walking so...

 

Anyhow, great looking doctor yellow! It's nice to have a friend in Japan that's willing to help out! Now you desperately need the final 7th car for the Doctor! 

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Thanks guys, it's a lot of fun when we play with our trains together. If you look closely at the above photo you can see where it all started. There's a wooden track surrounding his N Scale layout.

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They definitely look nicer, it's a shame Greenmax doesn't quite fit well so I needed to glue them. I'd have liked to just stick them on whatever I am running at the time.

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I saw one on eBay not too long ago but it was $49.99 and $15 shipping. Pretty much a rip off but you're right they're hard to find.

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