The_Ghan Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Only if KATO had brought this out earlier it would of helped me to add a middle track to create a proper station layout of Aizu Wakamatsu. Oh well I can still buy it and re-do the Aizu-Wakamatsu layout with the Y added to it. :) You should have gone for Tomix ... Cheers The_Ghan Link to comment
linkey Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Only if KATO had brought this out earlier it would of helped me to add a middle track to create a proper station layout of Aizu Wakamatsu. Oh well I can still buy it and re-do the Aizu-Wakamatsu layout with the Y added to it. :) You should have gone for Tomix ... Cheers The_Ghan I didn't know much about the Tomix track at that time when I was starting to build it. That was until I got myself the Tomix Catalogue and saw it there. As they say the rest is history. lol :D Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 so to bring this thread back on track, has anyone gotten one of these yet? they are sold out at hs and dont appear to have come to the us distributors yet. hurts at $21, but in thinking of this single line bookshelf layout it would be fun to use for a few in small stations as they are used a lot there. cheers jeff Link to comment
Hobby Dreamer Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 What's interesting is that this item is sold out.. Maybe Kato will learn that there is demand for new track... The scanned image of the 2012 Kato catalog, from another thread, shows that they have new track - both train and tram coming. Although I am 100% into the model tram part of this hobby, and not necessarily Japanese, Kato's new track only gives me confidence that I can use their train track should it be needed. This new turnout looks ideal for many purposes including a tram stop.. Link to comment
westfalen Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 hurts at $21 Try $28!! I suppose it was bound to be more expensive than the #6's and #4's which were tooled a few years ago now. Same price as the Tomix wye though. Link to comment
westfalen Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm waiting for the guys at Anyrail to get a hold of one so they can update their track database. Link to comment
KenS Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 hurts at $21 Try $28!! I suppose it was bound to be more expensive than the #6's and #4's which were tooled a few years ago now. Same price as the Tomix wye though. At present, the #4 is US$33 on HS, while the Wye is $28, so it's actually cheaper. It's still an expensive switch, but that's Unitrack for you, and the current exchange rate. The #6 is, oddly, cheaper at $23. That may be a function of scale (they probably sell more #6 than #4, at least based on what I've seen as inventory in U.S. stores). Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 sorry my typo on the $21 there. the #4s have always been cheaper than the #6s. i think the #4s are a bit simpler and dont have the extra track sections with them. many folks avoid the #4s with larger trains as they can be cranky unless you want to work on tuning them. some have good luck with them, depends on where they are in the plan and what trains you roll thru them. still wondering how the wyes are are functioning! jeff Link to comment
Mudkip Orange Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Well... #6 is 23.39 at HS, 17.99 at MBK. V15 is 50.28 at HS, 39.99 at MBK. CV-1 is 25.72 at HS, 19.99 at MBK. So I'd expect this to be 21.99 once it hits the states. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yeah hoping it will be that! Been tempted to get one at hs though, who know how long till these reach th states... Jeff Link to comment
rpierce000 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 There will be 30 Kato wye turnouts in the USA in Mid February. (We will also have Tomix Wyes, different topic) sales@bttrains.com to reserve yours. $29.99 for reservations by Valentines Day, buy your sweetie a switch (ooohhh.... ), $32.43 when they get here. I hope to hear from you! Bob BT Trains Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 just noticed that kato usa has posted srp for the wye at $30-35. usually best discounts on track are about 25% in the states, so that would put the best street price at $22.5 - 26.25. jeff Link to comment
westfalen Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 An Anyrail update has added them to the track database. Link to comment
Guest Closed Account 1 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I saw the Kato station diagrams. So will Shinkansens make it through ok? I've mocked up a 4 lane viaduct station originating from and terminating to a single track. The new Railmodeller update did not include the 20-222 so I made it. Railmodeller allowed me to overlap 2- 481mm curves using layers. Each grid square is an inch so this pattern will bring trains close to the viaduct station walls. 3 crazy lanes are better. Link to comment
westfalen Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I sent an order to HS for some other stuff last night and added a wye. I don't have any use for it at the moment, I just want see what they are like. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I sent an order to HS for some other stuff last night and added a wye. I don't have any use for it at the moment, I just want see what they are like. I have yet to order anything track, however I fiddled with the wye on Anyrail - tons of possibilities! Even the "teardrop"-shaped passing siding favourd by some rural private railways is possible. Cheers NB Link to comment
Mudkip Orange Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 MBK just got these in, $22.99 a pop. 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Nice that it's at the low end of the price range! Beats bringing it over from Japan at $28 One of the JRM members just picked one of the wyes up at kleins so I get to see it this weekend. Jeff Link to comment
rpierce000 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 WOW! How are they making any money at those prices? I know what they cost! That means they make about a buck a unit, BEFORE they pay shipping to them. I have no idea how to do that.... Bob Link to comment
to2leo Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Can't wait for to hear from people who has it and try it! Link to comment
cteno4 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 MBK is a kato distributor I believe and does quite a volume of sales themselves as well. Volume and history can make some good deals. Jeff Link to comment
westfalen Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Can't wait for to hear from people who has it and try it! I got one thrown into an order for other stuff from HS just to see what they were like but I haven't tried it out yet. I can report it has a plastic frog but otherwise the mechanism seems similar in design to the #4's. There are screws underneath to set it to power routing or non power routing. 1 Link to comment
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