Tomix train show layouts

[bill937ca]

So what's it like to go to a Japanese train show? 

 

Tomix has several display layouts that appear at various Japanese train shows. These layouts would probably be found at the Shizuoka Hobby Show in May, at various department store shows like the Matsuya Department Store in Tokyo, JAM in August and several other major shows. Most of these shows are closer to trade shows than the typical show put on by model railroad clubs.

 

This is a show held during the summer at the Matsuya department store,  Ginza Tokyo.  One of at least two Tomix layouts was at this show.  One Tomix layout is a table top layout and the layout at this show was a sectional around the edge layout.  There also are displays by Kato, Modemo, Greenmax and other model train suppliers.

 

 

This is the table top layout.  There is a photo of the bridge shown in this video in the new Tomix 2008-2009 catalog.  All the details are the same here and in the catalog photo.

 

 

This may be a third layout, perhaps older table top layout.  There is a large station and its flatter than the layout above. The video directly below was taken at the 47th Tokyo Game Show.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35XPqxuuuSs&translated=1

 

 

This is a track level view of the older layout.

 

[Guest ___]

the last video which has in-camera track viewing is neat. One of our members has a train with a forward mounted camera. Though it tends to lose the signal a lot. It's also strange IMO, because I would have expected a bigger layout from Tomix than that one.

[SubwayHypes]

cool videos, where can you get the front mounted camera?? 

[serenityFan]

cool videos, where can you get the front mounted camera?? 

 

how about this type of mini wireless camera? shown here installed in RC helicopters....

 

http://www.raidentech.com/miwicocaspyc.html

[serenityFan]

Was browsing and found these 2 examples of camera on N-scale trains:

 

http://www.mymrq.com/myMRQ/Aspfiles/DetailPage.asp?Xfer_Code=40001550&CatCode=R

http://www.wirelessmicrocolorcam.com/estore/images/htmlarea/N_camera.jpg

 

And the camera came from this shop:

http://www.wirelessmicrocolorcam.com/estore/index.php

 

Looks like fun, and also check out the pictures from the first link, he also has cats!

[Guest ___]

cool videos, where can you get the front mounted camera?? 

 

Tomix I believe also makes a train set with the camera already it in. There was one on either HitJapan or Plaza the other day. The problem is that some of the cameras sets I have seen run either off of battery or rail. If the rail is dirty, you're transmission of the camera image will be very choppy. And the battery can be hard to work with sopace wise, but is more reliable.

[Mudkip Orange]

Those are some seriously cool vids.

[cteno4]

cool videos, where can you get the front mounted camera?? 

 

Tomix I believe also makes a train set with the camera already it in. There was one on either HitJapan or Plaza the other day. The problem is that some of the cameras sets I have seen run either off of battery or rail. If the rail is dirty, you're transmission of the camera image will be very choppy. And the battery can be hard to work with sopace wise, but is more reliable.

 

The tomix actually sends the signal back over the tracks and is really clean from the videos i have seen. can get a bit expensive.

 

other cameras either use batteries that you need to charge. also some have a battery that is charged from the track so as you go it gets charged, but the battery helps dropouts of power. the drop outs i think are mainly rf as even the battery cameras we have used on the JRM layout (ie no track power) have drop outs as well. we never got fancy in trying to locate the receiver in the center of the layout to get the best reception possible.

 

the cameras are big hits with everyone at shows, but it stimulates kids (and even the adult versions) to put their hands in front of trains!

 

cheers

 

jeff