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Thanks for the compliment, first time I've heard that. :)

 

You really have a lot of trains indeed. If I was you I probably would have already forgot where my trains would be.

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@jappomania

Maybe it's my ignorance in English, but what I meant is not opening every box of every single loco or train. I meant to say to take a picture of the whole collection at once without opening the boxes. It depends on how you store them if it's possible or not of course, but if you store them in a (large) box or shelf or something you could take just a pic of that.

 

this is the simplest and actually one of the best ways to get some sort of insurance roster for all your stuff. just go though the house taking a lot of pictures. open up boxes and stuff to document whats in there visually. while not 100% its far better than most any of us will ever get doing lists and keeping them updated. then of course you have to remember to keep the photos off site! having gone through a fire myself and helping friends after they lost everything in a fire, i know how hard it was to figure out what was lost for the insurance. pictures are also better proof you had the item and its condition.

 

I use to be in the good habit of doing this each time i went to a train show with a couple of crates of trains just incase one went poof. i realized each crate held about $3k of trains! ive gotten complacent over the years with nothing being taken at a show, but thats only tempting murphy... I once forgot a small tub of trams (maybe 20 in there) at a meeting at someone's house and realized there was about $1500 of trains in there! yikes!

 

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Claude_Dreyfus

One way to help with an insurance inventory is to take out the instructions from the book sets and keep them in a separate folder...well away from your collection if possible

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I'm currently inspired by this thread to make a database of my trains! It also gave me the idea to sell off a part of my collection (for very fair prices), since I plan to move to Japan in December and I need as little as possible personal belongings. I think it'll be up for sale on the forums in a few weeks.

 

Hey Toni

 

Looking forward to you yard sale  :cheesy

 

Brian

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Argh!

 

It is painful to list.  It makes me feel like a drug addict or gambler.  Anyone else who can't stop?

 

In summary:

 

67 consists (69 if you want to count the two 3-cars sets in each Fujisan Limited Express)

18 of these are shinkansen

13 (15) consists did or do run through Kofu, Yamanashi

6 operate or operated as Azusa services through Kofu

9 are subway trains

7 are Odakyu Romance Trains

 

5 locos, all Tomix

 

2 track cleaning cars.

 

Details below:

 

The wishlist is what I'm planning to buy when I go to Japan later this year.  If I own or want more than one of anything it is shown on the right.  The rest is self-explanitary.

 

Wish List

Microace A4520 115-0 yokosuka colour

 

Greenmax 4128 Tokyo Metro Series 10000 4-Car Set

Greenmax 4129 Tokyo Metro Series 10000 6-Car Add-On Set

 

Tomix 92830 115-1000 New Nagano  sky blue with white and aqua stripes 6-car

or 92709 as above

 

Microace A0569 183-0/1500 Azusa New colour 9-Car

 

Kato 10-801/2/3 E233 Chuo Line 10-car

 

Tomix 92326 583 Series 5-Car Set (1, 2, 3, 6, 13)

Tomix 92327 583 Series 2-Car Add-On Set (10, 11) (Motorised)

Tomix 92328 583 Series 2-Car Add-On Set (4, 5) (8,9) (Trailer) 2 x

Tomix 8915 583 Series Sahane 581 Add-On Car (12)

Tomix 8916 583 Series SaShi 581 Add-On Car (7)

 

Tomix 92385 165 Series Shonan Colour Basic Set B 3-Car Set 2 x

92387 165 Series Shonan Colour Set B 2-Car Add-on Set

92388 165 Series Shonan Colour Set C- 3-Car Add-on Set

8936 165 Series Shonan Colour KuHa-165 Car

8939 165 Series Shonan Colour SaHaShi-165 Car

 

Tomix 92985 373 Series 6-Car set

 

Pre-Order

Modemo NP501 Series 20000 Odyaku good-bye 7 car set  

 

Own

 

GreenMax

GreenMax 4210 Tokyu 6000 Series Subway 6-Car Set (RRP $275)

 

 

Micro Ace

Micro Ace A0021 JR Series 215 V2 Holiday View Yamanashi 10-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A0314 Doraemon Train 6-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A0584 Series 183 Azusa 9-Car Set Original Colour

 

Micro Ace A0750 Nankai Electric Railway Series 50000 6-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A1596 JR Series 200-1500 Shinkansen Renewal 25th 6-Car Set

Micro Ace A1597 JR Series 200-1500 Shinkansen Renewal 25th 4-Car Add-on Set

 

Micro Ace A2151 Odakyu 3000 Romance Car First Version 8-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A2152 Odakyu 3000 Romance Car Revised 5-Car Set

Micro Ace A2155 Odakyu 3000 Romance Car Revised 5-Car Add-On Set

 

Micro Ace A2272 Seseragi 485 Series Joyful Train  4-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A2975 Eidan Series 5000 Tozai Line  7-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A4141 Series 185-200 "Spur" Furu-furu 7-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A5012 Tokyo Metro 05 Series 6-Car Set 2 x

Micro Ace A5022 Tokyo Metro 05 Series Add-On 4 Car Set 2 x

 

Micro Ace A8157 Odakyu 3100 Romance Car - Last Run

 

 

Kato

Kato 10-050 Hankyu Series 6300 4-Car Set

Kato 10-051 Hankyu Series 6300 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-237 Relay Tsubame 7-Car Set

 

Kato 10-238 Fujisan Limited Express 6-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-260 EF58 40th Anniv Special Ed 4 Loco Set

 

Kato 10-276 Shinkansen 700 4-Car Set 2 x

Kato 10-277 Shinkansen 700 Add-On 4-Car Set 2 x

Kato 10-398 Shinkansen 700 Add-On 8-Car Set

 

Kato 10-284 Series 205 Keiyo Line Colour 6-Car Set

Kato 10-285 Series 205 Keiyo Line Colour 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-292 Shinkansen E4-Max 4-Car Set

Kato 10-293 Shinkansen E4-Max Add-On 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-332 Series 165 Low Roof 3-Car Set

Kato 10-333 Series 165 Low Roof 3-Car Add-On Set 2 x

Kato 4057 Series 165 Low Roof Sahashi Car

Kato 4059 Series 165 Low Roof Green Car 2 x

 

Kato 10-354 Shinkansen 100 Series Grand Hikari 6-Car Set

Kato 10-355 Shinkansen 100 Series Grand Hikari Add-On 6-Car Set

Kato 10-356 Shinkansen 100 Series Grand Hikari Add-On 2-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-358 E351 Super Azusa 8-Car Set

Kato 10-359 E351 Super Azusa 4-Car Add-On set

 

Kato 10-395 Series 583 - 7-Car Set

Kato 10-396 Series 583 - 2-Car Add-On Set 2 x

Kato 4084-1 Series 583 - Dining Car

Kato 4086-1 Series 583 - Sleeping Car - Trailer

 

Kato 10-424 JR Series 211-3000 5-Car Set

Kato 10-425 JR Series 211-3000 Add-On 5-Car Set

 

Kato 10-426 JR Series 189 Azusa New Colour 7-Car Set

Kato 10-427 JR Series 189 Azusa New Colour Add-On 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-433 E257 Azusa 7-Car Set

Kato 10-434 E257 Azusa 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-440 JR Series 183 Grade Up Azusa 9-Car Set

 

Kato 10-453 Shinkansen 0-2000 Series  Tokaido/Sanyo 8-Car Set

Kato 10-454 Shinkansen 0-2000 Series Tokaido/Sanyo Add-On 8 Car Set

 

Kato 10-463 Series 115 Minobu Line 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-481 JR Series 205 Saikyo Line 10-Car Set

 

Kato 10-482 Series 683 Thunderbird 6-Car Set

Kato 10-483 Series 683 Thunderbird Add-On 3-Car Set

 

Kato 10-488 Series 183 Chuo Liner 9-Car Set

 

Kato 10-490 Nambu Line 6-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-511 Shinkansen 500 Nozomi 4-Car Set

Kato 10-512 Shinkansen 500 Nozomi Add-On 4-Car Set

Kato 10-513 Shinkansen 500 Nozomi Add-On 8-Car Set

 

Kato 10-547 Shinkansen N700 4-Car Set

Kato 10-548 Shinkansen N700 Add-On 4-Car Set

Kato 10-549 Shinkansen N700 Add-On 8-Car Set

 

Kato 10-555 Series 683 Thunderbird 6-Car Set

Kato 10-556 Series 683 Thunderbird Add-On 3-Car Set

 

Kato 10-570 JR Series E531 Joban Line 4-Car Set

Kato 10-571 JR Series E531 Joban Line Add-On 4-Car Set

Kato 10-572 JR Series E531 Joban Line Add-On 2-Car Set

 

Kato 10-578 E231-500 Yamanote Line 4-Car Set

Kato 10-579 E231-500 Yamanote Line Add-On  4-Car Set

Kato 10-580 E231-500 Yamanote Line Add-On 3-Car Set

 

Kato 10-586 313-5000 6-Car Set

 

Kato 10-857 Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa 3-Car Set

Kato 10-858 Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa  Add-On 3-Car Set

Kato 10-859 Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa  Add-On 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-864 Tokyo Metro Series 01 Ginza Line 6-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-866 Tokyo Metro 10000 Series 6-Car Set

Kato 10-867 Tokyo Metro 10000 Series 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-877 16000 Series Subway 6-Car Set 2 x

Kato 10-878 16000 Series Subway 4-Car Add-On Set 2 x

 

 

Tomix

Tomix 2108 JR Electric Locomotive EF64

 

Tomix 2109 JR Electric Locomotive EF66

 

Tomix 2134 JR Electric Locomotive EF81

 

Tomix 2619 Hakone Tozan Railway Series 1000 "Bermina" New Colour

 

Tomix 2620 Hakone Tozan Railway Series 1000 "Bermina" Old Colour

 

Tomix 92009 Odakyu Romance Car 7000 Series LSE Old Colour 2 x

 

Tomix 92059 Shinkansen E1 Original Colour 4-Car Set 2 x

Tomix 92060 Shinkansen E1 Original Colour Add-On 4-Car Set

Tomix 92213 Shinkansen E1 Original Colour Add-On 3-Car Set

Tomix 2840 E1 Series 156 add-on motor car 2 x

Tomix 2843 E1 Series E156-100 Add-On car 2 x

Tomix 2844 E1 Series E158-100 Add-On car 2 x

Tomix 2845 E1 Series E159 Add-On 2 x

Tomix 2851 E1 Series E146 Add-On car (1 x not required) 2 x

 

Tomix 92291 Nagoya Railways 8800 Series 3-Car Set

 

Tomix 92625 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series Fresh Green  6-Car Set

2824 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 226-2000 Add-On Motor

2825 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 226-2000 Add-On Car 3 x

2826 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 225-2000 Add-On Car 4 x

2830 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 249-2000 Add-On Double Decker 2 x

 

Tomix 6432 Track cleaning car and ED61 Brown

 

Tomix 6497 Limited Edition 35th Anniversary Track cleaning car

 

Tomix 9118 EF64-0-37 Brown

 

Tomix 92424 JR Limited Express Series 373 3-Car Set

 

Tomix 92429 Dr Yellow JR-923 Shinkansen 3-Car Set

Tomix 92430 Dr Yellow JR-923 Shinkansen 4-Car Add-on Set

 

Tomix 92726 E3-1000 Tsubasa Yamagata Shinkansen 7-Car Set

 

Tomix 92733 Series 400 Tsubasa Yamagata Shinkansen 7-Car Set

 

Tomix 92752 Shinkansen 0-7000 Series Sanyo Fresh Green 6-Car Set

 

Tomix 92755 Shinkansen 100 Series Sanyou Built Fresh Green

 

Tomix 92845 Odakyu 10000 HiSE 11-Car Set

 

Tomix 92986 Limited Edition N700-8000 8-Car Set

 

Tomix 92988 JR Kiha 183 Asahiyama Zoo Train 5-Car Set

 

Tomix 92991 JR Series 300-3000 Shinkansen 16-Car Set

 

 

 

Approximately 35% of my roster is second-hand from Ebay, Yahoo, or other members on JNS.

 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

 

 

Wow, now that is a wish list that makes you Bank Manager cry  :cheesy

 

Brian

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Not all that big. I moved over to J-trains from American HO stuff just at the start of the recession.

 

T-Scale:

Orange 103

Green 102

 

Z-Scale:

Pro-Z E231

Pro-Z EF66 Blue train

Pro-Z EF66 Brown Freight

Pro-Z EF66 Two-Tone Freight

Real ZJ EF81 Red (inoperable)

 

N-scale:

Kato KiHa 110

Kato 485 K&H set

Kato 455 Greenliner

Kato 415 JR-K (dummy)

Kato EF58 w/ TOMIX matching pax cars

TOMIX DD51 w/ matching Euroliner cars

TOMIX DE10 w/ four KATO cement cars

TOMIX DD54 w/ blue track cleaning car

MicroAce KiHa 40 BBQ joyful train

 

HO-scale

None at this time

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Argh!

 

It is painful to list.  It makes me feel like a drug addict or gambler.  Anyone else who can't stop?

 

In summary:

 

67 consists (69 if you want to count the two 3-cars sets in each Fujisan Limited Express)

18 of these are shinkansen

13 (15) consists did or do run through Kofu, Yamanashi

6 operate or operated as Azusa services through Kofu

9 are subway trains

7 are Odakyu Romance Trains

 

5 locos, all Tomix

 

2 track cleaning cars.

 

Details below:

 

The wishlist is what I'm planning to buy when I go to Japan later this year.  If I own or want more than one of anything it is shown on the right.  The rest is self-explanitary.

 

Wish List

Microace A4520 115-0 yokosuka colour

 

Greenmax 4128 Tokyo Metro Series 10000 4-Car Set

Greenmax 4129 Tokyo Metro Series 10000 6-Car Add-On Set

 

Tomix 92830 115-1000 New Nagano  sky blue with white and aqua stripes 6-car

or 92709 as above

 

Microace A0569 183-0/1500 Azusa New colour 9-Car

 

Kato 10-801/2/3 E233 Chuo Line 10-car

 

Tomix 92326 583 Series 5-Car Set (1, 2, 3, 6, 13)

Tomix 92327 583 Series 2-Car Add-On Set (10, 11) (Motorised)

Tomix 92328 583 Series 2-Car Add-On Set (4, 5) (8,9) (Trailer) 2 x

Tomix 8915 583 Series Sahane 581 Add-On Car (12)

Tomix 8916 583 Series SaShi 581 Add-On Car (7)

 

Tomix 92385 165 Series Shonan Colour Basic Set B 3-Car Set 2 x

92387 165 Series Shonan Colour Set B 2-Car Add-on Set

92388 165 Series Shonan Colour Set C- 3-Car Add-on Set

8936 165 Series Shonan Colour KuHa-165 Car

8939 165 Series Shonan Colour SaHaShi-165 Car

 

Tomix 92985 373 Series 6-Car set

 

Pre-Order

Modemo NP501 Series 20000 Odyaku good-bye 7 car set  

 

Own

 

GreenMax

GreenMax 4210 Tokyu 6000 Series Subway 6-Car Set (RRP $275)

 

 

Micro Ace

Micro Ace A0021 JR Series 215 V2 Holiday View Yamanashi 10-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A0314 Doraemon Train 6-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A0584 Series 183 Azusa 9-Car Set Original Colour

 

Micro Ace A0750 Nankai Electric Railway Series 50000 6-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A1596 JR Series 200-1500 Shinkansen Renewal 25th 6-Car Set

Micro Ace A1597 JR Series 200-1500 Shinkansen Renewal 25th 4-Car Add-on Set

 

Micro Ace A2151 Odakyu 3000 Romance Car First Version 8-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A2152 Odakyu 3000 Romance Car Revised 5-Car Set

Micro Ace A2155 Odakyu 3000 Romance Car Revised 5-Car Add-On Set

 

Micro Ace A2272 Seseragi 485 Series Joyful Train  4-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A2975 Eidan Series 5000 Tozai Line  7-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A4141 Series 185-200 "Spur" Furu-furu 7-Car Set

 

Micro Ace A5012 Tokyo Metro 05 Series 6-Car Set 2 x

Micro Ace A5022 Tokyo Metro 05 Series Add-On 4 Car Set 2 x

 

Micro Ace A8157 Odakyu 3100 Romance Car - Last Run

 

 

Kato

Kato 10-050 Hankyu Series 6300 4-Car Set

Kato 10-051 Hankyu Series 6300 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-237 Relay Tsubame 7-Car Set

 

Kato 10-238 Fujisan Limited Express 6-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-260 EF58 40th Anniv Special Ed 4 Loco Set

 

Kato 10-276 Shinkansen 700 4-Car Set 2 x

Kato 10-277 Shinkansen 700 Add-On 4-Car Set 2 x

Kato 10-398 Shinkansen 700 Add-On 8-Car Set

 

Kato 10-284 Series 205 Keiyo Line Colour 6-Car Set

Kato 10-285 Series 205 Keiyo Line Colour 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-292 Shinkansen E4-Max 4-Car Set

Kato 10-293 Shinkansen E4-Max Add-On 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-332 Series 165 Low Roof 3-Car Set

Kato 10-333 Series 165 Low Roof 3-Car Add-On Set 2 x

Kato 4057 Series 165 Low Roof Sahashi Car

Kato 4059 Series 165 Low Roof Green Car 2 x

 

Kato 10-354 Shinkansen 100 Series Grand Hikari 6-Car Set

Kato 10-355 Shinkansen 100 Series Grand Hikari Add-On 6-Car Set

Kato 10-356 Shinkansen 100 Series Grand Hikari Add-On 2-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-358 E351 Super Azusa 8-Car Set

Kato 10-359 E351 Super Azusa 4-Car Add-On set

 

Kato 10-395 Series 583 - 7-Car Set

Kato 10-396 Series 583 - 2-Car Add-On Set 2 x

Kato 4084-1 Series 583 - Dining Car

Kato 4086-1 Series 583 - Sleeping Car - Trailer

 

Kato 10-424 JR Series 211-3000 5-Car Set

Kato 10-425 JR Series 211-3000 Add-On 5-Car Set

 

Kato 10-426 JR Series 189 Azusa New Colour 7-Car Set

Kato 10-427 JR Series 189 Azusa New Colour Add-On 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-433 E257 Azusa 7-Car Set

Kato 10-434 E257 Azusa 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-440 JR Series 183 Grade Up Azusa 9-Car Set

 

Kato 10-453 Shinkansen 0-2000 Series  Tokaido/Sanyo 8-Car Set

Kato 10-454 Shinkansen 0-2000 Series Tokaido/Sanyo Add-On 8 Car Set

 

Kato 10-463 Series 115 Minobu Line 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-481 JR Series 205 Saikyo Line 10-Car Set

 

Kato 10-482 Series 683 Thunderbird 6-Car Set

Kato 10-483 Series 683 Thunderbird Add-On 3-Car Set

 

Kato 10-488 Series 183 Chuo Liner 9-Car Set

 

Kato 10-490 Nambu Line 6-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-511 Shinkansen 500 Nozomi 4-Car Set

Kato 10-512 Shinkansen 500 Nozomi Add-On 4-Car Set

Kato 10-513 Shinkansen 500 Nozomi Add-On 8-Car Set

 

Kato 10-547 Shinkansen N700 4-Car Set

Kato 10-548 Shinkansen N700 Add-On 4-Car Set

Kato 10-549 Shinkansen N700 Add-On 8-Car Set

 

Kato 10-555 Series 683 Thunderbird 6-Car Set

Kato 10-556 Series 683 Thunderbird Add-On 3-Car Set

 

Kato 10-570 JR Series E531 Joban Line 4-Car Set

Kato 10-571 JR Series E531 Joban Line Add-On 4-Car Set

Kato 10-572 JR Series E531 Joban Line Add-On 2-Car Set

 

Kato 10-578 E231-500 Yamanote Line 4-Car Set

Kato 10-579 E231-500 Yamanote Line Add-On  4-Car Set

Kato 10-580 E231-500 Yamanote Line Add-On 3-Car Set

 

Kato 10-586 313-5000 6-Car Set

 

Kato 10-857 Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa 3-Car Set

Kato 10-858 Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa  Add-On 3-Car Set

Kato 10-859 Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa  Add-On 4-Car Set

 

Kato 10-864 Tokyo Metro Series 01 Ginza Line 6-Car Set 2 x

 

Kato 10-866 Tokyo Metro 10000 Series 6-Car Set

Kato 10-867 Tokyo Metro 10000 Series 4-Car Add-On Set

 

Kato 10-877 16000 Series Subway 6-Car Set 2 x

Kato 10-878 16000 Series Subway 4-Car Add-On Set 2 x

 

 

Tomix

Tomix 2108 JR Electric Locomotive EF64

 

Tomix 2109 JR Electric Locomotive EF66

 

Tomix 2134 JR Electric Locomotive EF81

 

Tomix 2619 Hakone Tozan Railway Series 1000 "Bermina" New Colour

 

Tomix 2620 Hakone Tozan Railway Series 1000 "Bermina" Old Colour

 

Tomix 92009 Odakyu Romance Car 7000 Series LSE Old Colour 2 x

 

Tomix 92059 Shinkansen E1 Original Colour 4-Car Set 2 x

Tomix 92060 Shinkansen E1 Original Colour Add-On 4-Car Set

Tomix 92213 Shinkansen E1 Original Colour Add-On 3-Car Set

Tomix 2840 E1 Series 156 add-on motor car 2 x

Tomix 2843 E1 Series E156-100 Add-On car 2 x

Tomix 2844 E1 Series E158-100 Add-On car 2 x

Tomix 2845 E1 Series E159 Add-On 2 x

Tomix 2851 E1 Series E146 Add-On car (1 x not required) 2 x

 

Tomix 92291 Nagoya Railways 8800 Series 3-Car Set

 

Tomix 92625 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series Fresh Green  6-Car Set

2824 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 226-2000 Add-On Motor

2825 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 226-2000 Add-On Car 3 x

2826 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 225-2000 Add-On Car 4 x

2830 Shinkansen 200-2000 Series 249-2000 Add-On Double Decker 2 x

 

Tomix 6432 Track cleaning car and ED61 Brown

 

Tomix 6497 Limited Edition 35th Anniversary Track cleaning car

 

Tomix 9118 EF64-0-37 Brown

 

Tomix 92424 JR Limited Express Series 373 3-Car Set

 

Tomix 92429 Dr Yellow JR-923 Shinkansen 3-Car Set

Tomix 92430 Dr Yellow JR-923 Shinkansen 4-Car Add-on Set

 

Tomix 92726 E3-1000 Tsubasa Yamagata Shinkansen 7-Car Set

 

Tomix 92733 Series 400 Tsubasa Yamagata Shinkansen 7-Car Set

 

Tomix 92752 Shinkansen 0-7000 Series Sanyo Fresh Green 6-Car Set

 

Tomix 92755 Shinkansen 100 Series Sanyou Built Fresh Green

 

Tomix 92845 Odakyu 10000 HiSE 11-Car Set

 

Tomix 92986 Limited Edition N700-8000 8-Car Set

 

Tomix 92988 JR Kiha 183 Asahiyama Zoo Train 5-Car Set

 

Tomix 92991 JR Series 300-3000 Shinkansen 16-Car Set

 

 

 

Approximately 35% of my roster is second-hand from Ebay, Yahoo, or other members on JNS.

 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

 

You forgot pre-order 300 series good bye set

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That's a weird roster, Shashinka. Just a few trains and in three different scales.

 

The Z-scale was to tide me over till I built my N-scale layout. I had planned to expand my Pro-Z but was so disappointed with the cost and what was included with the C/D plates that I gave up on it. Plus the Real ZJ issue that still gets me mad seeing how the engine burned up a few weeks after it was repaired.

 

The T-scale I was an early adopter for, and ended up never really doing anything with it as the T-scale never was really accepted in japan, plus the delays with the KiHa40 and Hankyu trains.

 

As for the N-scale, I try to stick w/ consists that do not exceed 3-4 cars in length as I model rural Kyushu. I do have a few trains that are non-Kyushu like the 455. The KiHa110 and 40 BBQ are simply because they are short and for some reason appeal to my sense of trams and RDC's. I also had, but sold to Dmitry, a JR-K sonic. I bought the 415 with it.

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@jappomania

Maybe it's my ignorance in English, but what I meant is not opening every box of every single loco or train. I meant to say to take a picture of the whole collection at once without opening the boxes. It depends on how you store them if it's possible or not of course, but if you store them in a (large) box or shelf or something you could take just a pic of that.

..

 

ops... sorry Densha, you english is better than mine, I'm sure.

this is an old photo published for another thread about "how do you store your roster" (or similar, I don't remember)

https://picasaweb.google.com/107727436777465107689/Collection

it's only the first line (the second is behind but it's to much work to remove all to see the rest)

Obviously in the meantime I've added more.. and some sets has been sold (junk sets for kitbashing aren't included)

 

ciao

Massimo

 

Massimo,

 

I remember seeing those photos once before.  As I have one full cupboard, single row deep, and you have three cupboards double row deep I can only imagine that you have about six times the number of consists that I do.  So, you must have around 350 trains.  You've got to be looking at around $100k of stuff.  Amazing!

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

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One way to help with an insurance inventory is to take out the instructions from the book sets and keep them in a separate folder...well away from your collection if possible

 

Great idea, except that I like to keep the instructions with each model.

 

I keep a full record of orders, deliveries and payments.  Pretty much everything can be traced though the purchases, Paypal and my credit card authorisations.  This is pretty much what an insurance company would want anyway as they're more likely to pay out a loss rather than go and replace the items.  I have a new-for-old contents policy too.

 

At $25k worth of stuff, it puts the cost of my dehumidifier and base monitored alarm into perspective too.  I chose an alarm company where the guard is located just 3-4 minutes drive from the house.  The alarm also contacts me by SMS and email.  I'd rather not lose my collection at all than to have to start collecting again.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

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Nice collection domino, and thanks for the compliment.

 

I notice you've got the Nagoya 8800 two car set.  I've got the three car set.  I'm so disappointed with this model.  It appears to be very old tooling, with an ugly motor sticking up in the lead car, spring worm drive, and ordinary performance on the track.  I was wondering what you thought.  To me, it is such a shame because I like the prototype design and colour scheme.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

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You forgot pre-order 300 series good bye set

 

keitaro,

 

You're right mate.  I ordered it a week ago from Bigman.  I've amended my roster accordingly.

 

Pity Bigman is located in Gifu, and not near a train station.  It makes him difficult to visit when I'm there in October.

 

Folks, another good assurity is having a friend who knows your roster as well as you do!  :grin

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

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:grin

 

It's a shame you allready have so many how will you buy off me   :laugh:

 

With Mrs_Ghan's credit card, of course !!!  :grin

 

I'm always going to want trains keitaro.  Plus, you're going to need someone down-under to put new collectors in contact with you, right?

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

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Wow.... Speechless...

 

After looking at the photo streams of your collections, i wont even dare mention anything about my minute number of trains....

 

Scary!

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JR,

 

Don't worry about the size of your collection, it's all about your interest and enthusiasm in the hobby, not how big your collection is. You have been showing a lot of enthusiasm in what you are doing getting started in the hobby and interacting here and that beats a big roster in my book. This sort of list thing is a bit akin to the jokes about big cars...

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

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I agree Jeff,

 

Just look at the effort Madog puts in.  There's enthusiasm for you!

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

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Nice collection domino, and thanks for the compliment.

 

I notice you've got the Nagoya 8800 two car set.  I've got the three car set.  I'm so disappointed with this model.  It appears to be very old tooling, with an ugly motor sticking up in the lead car, spring worm drive, and ordinary performance on the track.  I was wondering what you thought.  To me, it is such a shame because I like the prototype design and colour scheme.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

 

I am quit ok with my 8800 , but your right it is an old model and a bit noisy on the tracks, but i also like the the design and colour theme so i will keep it for now  :icon_thumright:

 

Brian

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