Nick_Burman Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvHu993ABjM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywUY1OBHt7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejnq-L6PL0U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdQglFmj2g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvq_rA2nyGU Not posessing a layout and still unsure of future plans, these days I'm content to running trains on the dining room table. At least the Tomii Dentetsu is already up and running... Oh the joys of Unitrack...up in 5min, table cleared in another 5. Cheers NB 4 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Sometimes the simplest arrangements give so much pleasure! Link to comment
Mudkip Orange Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Yeah, you got good taste in freight mang. Black is the new black. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Yeah, you got good taste in freight mang. Black is the new black. Thanks Mudkip. So far my Tomii Dentetsu has been loosely inspired by the (now long closed) Kita-Ena Railway north of Nagoya on the lower Kiso River valley. This was very much a freight operation (logs down, dam construction materials up), so freight cars are a must. And of course, I'm an interurban freight fan... Other lines which have pitched inspiration in are the (also closed) Taguchi line of the Toyohashi Railway and, of course, everybody's perennial favorite, the Oigawa Railway. In any case my interests are beginning to focus on the Kinki/Kansai areas and its private railways. Last minute edit: Add the Joshin Dentetsu (Takasaki - Shimonita) to the list. Cheers NB Link to comment
marknewton Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I agree with Mudkip, you have good taste in railways. Cheers, Mark. Link to comment
Guest JRF-1935 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Very Nice Nick ! Nice you are interested in the Interurban aspect of freight also. Rich C Link to comment
Sir Madog Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I am still waiting for some track and a power pack to arrive, before I can actually set up a loop and watch a train running. I am hoping that my order was shipped out of Japan prior to the earthquake. As I don´t have the space for a permanent layout, I have settled on building those mini modules, similar to the t-track design. More info you can find in this link: http://space.geocities.jp/popoya2008/menu.html Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 As I don´t have the space for a permanent layout, I have settled on building those mini modules, similar to the t-track design. More info you can find in this link: http://space.geocities.jp/popoya2008/menu.html Now that is looking very attractive! I myself might have a go at these kind of modules (with Tomix track instead of Kato), Link to comment
Martijn Meerts Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 As I don´t have the space for a permanent layout, I have settled on building those mini modules, similar to the t-track design. More info you can find in this link: http://space.geocities.jp/popoya2008/menu.html Now that is looking very attractive! I myself might have a go at these kind of modules (with Tomix track instead of Kato), I'm usually not much of a fan of small modules, but these do look great. Might jump on something similar for my trams and/or short (2-car) trains. Link to comment
scott Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 At least the Tomii Dentetsu is already up and running... Every time our layout goes for weeks or months without any progress, I'm tempted to do what you have. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 At least the Tomii Dentetsu is already up and running... Every time our layout goes for weeks or months without any progress, I'm tempted to do what you have. I know how you feel - when I modelled N.American trains my layout was point-to-point and sometimes I felt frustrated because I could not just set up a train and leave it to run while I watched or busied myself elsewhere. Of lately I've been thinking of building a small layout using the same track plan as westfalen's "Nekotani". Working name so far is "Hatoyama" ("Pigeon Mountain" - 鳩山*) and it will be scenicked to look like the mountain country north of Nagoya. Long-term plans are for a rural branch terminal module where I hope I can indulge into at least a small bit of my sub-interest in model railroading: working signalling. *: I hope I got that right - Google Translator gave me sixteen different combinations of kana to play with! Cheers NB Link to comment
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