Philphil Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 11 hours ago, JR 500系 said: GGGRRRRRR... I missed the set completely and now I totally want this set... I mean, look at the colours on the buses! There's even a glass roof bus!! http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/news/20171017_02/index.html Wonder where we can get one of these.... (aside from the 8k plus price tag on Yahoo auctions BEFORE fees and shipping)... There are two sets up for ¥5,800, and one for ¥6,000 right now... Unless I buy them first! Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Got two sets of Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu buses I didn't have yet :) I'm especially cuffed with the medium sized Mitsubishi Fuso Erga Midi, as this is one of the types that (used) to run on the local line (大１３). I'm seeing only Isuzu Erga nowadays, so I presume the Mitsubishi buses got replaced. 4 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 GGGGrrrrr.... Not fair... you guys get all the Limited edition sets.... 2 Link to comment
Mark8573 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 10:10 AM, Kabutoni said: Got two sets of Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu buses I didn't have yet 🙂 I'm especially cuffed with the medium sized Mitsubishi Fuso Erga Midi, as this is one of the types that (used) to run on the local line (大１３). I'm seeing only Isuzu Erga nowadays, so I presume the Mitsubishi buses got replaced. Brill so cute these buses ive just sent off for the 30th Anniversary JR set Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 12:05 AM, cteno4 said: Oooh they are pretty! I can just feel sammy’s Finger inching toward the mouse and a yahoo auction for one (I have that bug eyed expression with sweat pouring off in a manga image in my head!)... let’s see if he can resist! Jeff GGGRRRRGGRRRRR.... It's like poison... Link to comment
Philphil Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Woaaaaaah, you're using ZM! Now you need to get six more of those sets! Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 5/16/2018 at 11:21 PM, Philphil said: Woaaaaaah, you're using ZM! Now you need to get six more of those sets! Yap time to try a new proxy after reading and hearing about its benefits! Nope I guess one set is enough for this... it's way too costly... 5 hours ago, bill937ca said: Duffy the Disney Bear bus. Video by Sandbee. Cute! While it's really cute, I was thinking wouldn't it be quite a distraction for the other drivers? I mean, it's so cute! 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Finally get a glimpse of the Nanbu Bus 11 Piki no Neko Wrapping Bus and boy they sure are cute! These Keisei Bus Licca`s Favorite City Katsushika Wrapping Bus Purple Ver. and Keisei Bus Licca`s Favorite City Katsushika Wrapping Bus Pink Ver. are pretty cute too! Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 4:29 PM, JR 500系 said: Oh wow... I wonder how many bus companies are still running Showa Era buses! Last week I saw these old Nissan Diesel buses running somewhere out of the Kanuma depot (Tochigi prefecture) on a bus oriented variety program https://mobile.twitter.com/joymanmatsumoto/status/735815894367014912 This also surprised me quite a bit! Especially since the local bus company (Kanachū) always wants the newest. I've already seen quite a few older type buses from the Odakyū group being transferred elsewhere with rural number plates in the past few years (e.g. logo stripped Enoden buses with Nagano plates on their way to the Alps). Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 1:11 PM, bill937ca said: Duffy the Disney Bear bus. Video by Sandbee. Reminds me of the Mutt van from the movie Dumb and Dumber. 🙂 https://www.imcdb.org/v027699.html Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 And I finally decided to take photos of my bus collections again after quite sometime... First, we will look at all the 5-bus box sets that we have... Still cant bear to open up the Tobu one... And then the 3 bus sets... I really like the Umihotaru set cover! (by the way, the Top left Keihan is a unique 4-bus set though) All the diecast buses that we have... mainly from Popondetta.. Miss the bus collections they used to do... wonder why they stopped doing them... ] And finally, the 2-bus sets... It's like Pokémon, gonna catch them all! Next we need to take photos of the ones in the bookcases.... 5 3 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 sammy, we are getting in touch with tomytec bus anonymous for you... stunning collection! when do they get their own display cabinet? jeff 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 8 hours ago, Mark8573 said: Great collection Thanks! 2 hours ago, cteno4 said: sammy, we are getting in touch with tomytec bus anonymous for you... stunning collection! when do they get their own display cabinet? jeff Thanks Jeff! I have yet to photograph those in the bookcases though ~~ 😛 Well, you did hit the nail on the head... I am looking if I am able to sell off my other collection (LEGO) that's sitting in a nice glass cabinet... If they do get sold, then the buses will get their own space, and hopefully even a running bus diorama! 1 Link to comment
kvp Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I know it's a trolleybus, not a conventional one, but is it possible to motorize the new Tomytec Kanden tunnel trolleybuses? If yes, which type of chassis is good for them? I'm thinking along the lines of using a battery powered Tomytec chassis with the plastic current collectors replaced by working ones and live overhead wires. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 33 minutes ago, kvp said: I know it's a trolleybus, not a conventional one, but is it possible to motorize the new Tomytec Kanden tunnel trolleybuses? If yes, which type of chassis is good for them? I'm thinking along the lines of using a battery powered Tomytec chassis with the plastic current collectors replaced by working ones and live overhead wires. This seems to be a brand new mould unlike the already in production ones... So it might be a little difficult, though I think with some modifications the current BM-02R will work great ! Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 The trolley bus uses the BM03 drive. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10543056 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, bill937ca said: The trolley bus uses the BM03 drive. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10543056 Hhmmm.. Looking carefully at the description, it DID state (in English) that it WILL conform to BM-03. However, reading into the Japanese poster, it shares the same poster as the Kita Alps bus that surely uses the BM-03 motor.. Looking at the text in Japanese, my limited Japanese couldn't tell me exactly if the trolley bus will use the BM-03, cause the 2nd half of the description is for the Kita Alps bus and the BM-03 is only mentioned in the bottom part, which I assume is for the Kita Alps bus... Looking at the moulding, the distance doesn't seem to be far enough for the BM-03 chassis too... But maybe i'm wrong ~~ 😛 Link to comment
kvp Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I did some googling too and it seems that the buses have a 5,800 mm axle distance. That's 38mm in 1:150 and the minimal size of the BM-03. But the bus has a short looking overhang at the back, so i'm not sure a BM-03 would fit it. The BM-02R is 35mm, which is 3 mm shorter. Link to comment
mukade Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Also, interestingly enough, the trolley buses are not even part of the Bus Collection. They are released as models in the Train (Tetsudo) Collection. 1 Link to comment
chadbag Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Does anyone know if Tomytec or anyone does a bus with a livery of the pop-group (boy band) "Arashi"? Or at least with some of the members for whatever they are involved with at any given time besides the group? (They are like on 1/3 of all adverts n Japan it seems) If so, I could get my wife onboard with this obsession... My Google-Fu was weak and did not turn anything up. Link to comment
gavino200 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I saw this when I accidentally opened the first page of this thread. After a short search I was shocked that it was still available new. I'm a big Evangelion fan so I had to buy it. I think the other bus is a bit ugly but, no big deal. I love the Eva bus! Not sue I'll ever get around to putting on these tiny decals, but I'll tuck them away somewhere just in case. 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, gavino200 said: I saw this when I accidentally opened the first page of this thread. After a short search I was shocked that it was still available new. I'm a big Evangelion fan so I had to buy it. I think the other bus is a bit ugly but, no big deal. I love the Eva bus! Not sue I'll ever get around to putting on these tiny decals, but I'll tuck them away somewhere just in case. There's also a second edition: http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/7629-tomytec-painted-anything-bus-related/?do=findComment&comment=101679 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, JR 500系 said: There's also a second edition: http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/7629-tomytec-painted-anything-bus-related/?do=findComment&comment=101679 Nice! I wonder what are the chances of me finding this one too. Link to comment
chadbag Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Links guys, come on. Or at least part numbers 😉 (even if sold out) Link to comment
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