The Limited Express Hokutosei in HO scale

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

Finaly I have ran my Hokutosei, here are the first video:

 

 

 

I also have done some pictures:

 

 

 

 

Both locomotives, first and last cars are DCC fitted, it was easy fot the engines as thex have a DCC socket, but quite harder for the cars espescially the first one as there is very small free space.

 

See you!

 

Nicolas

Edited November 26, 2013 by bnicolas1987

[Mr_Alex]

From watching that video,I like to know are they Marklin K-Track?

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

In fact, it is a club modular layout, with both systems, the inside track is Märklin, the outside track is every else...

 

I wouldn't pass to m!arklin system, it is not possible with si detailed and varied rolling stock...

 

See you.

 

Nicolas

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

I's been a long time sice I hadn't do anything on my models.

 

I've started to light the Hokutosei and began with the restaurant car and the is it. (Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures as my phone don't do better...)

 

First, the restaurant car had already the lights on the table

 

So with the new light, it is better

 

And at last, two picture to explain how it pick the current

 

 

As I run my trains on DCC, I took a 20 VDC led strip, but it was making too much light, so I put a 3kohm resistor in serie after the redresser.

 

Shall I continue with other cars?

 

See you.

 

Nicolas

 

 

 

[Melandir]

Hi Nicolas,

 

an advice if you want to have a better light diffusion don't use that kind of led strip, but switch to external one, the one rated as IP65 that have a gel coating on the leds, that cover type help in better diffusing the light inside the car

[bnicolas1987]

In fact, I have a lot of normal strip, I had try the silicone one, but that doesen't change so much the light and give me much more job to cut off the silicone where I put the wires...

 

Thank you for this advice.

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

Those days I spent a lot of time in lighting the full Hokutosei train.

 

And I'm very happy of how it is now.

 

 

I still have to fit all the interiors details (I still don't know when I'll do this) and the car number (1 to 11) that will be done until tomorrow.

 

I hope I can run this train at march for the last run memorial ;-)

 

 

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

Ad so I began to detail the interior, the first coach to be done is the restaurant one and here it is:

 

Pictures first part

 

[bnicolas1987]

Pictures second part

 

 

And that's it for this time, I'll start soon the next car...

 

For info, it took me about 8 - 10 h to do this on one car... (But maybe it's the hardest of the train?)

 

See you.

 

Nicolas

[splifdfx]

Very nice detailling ! Congrats !

[cteno4]

Excellent Nicholas! I'm so jealous of the detail you can do in HO and the fact you can actually see the details w.o being 2" away.

 

Cheers,

 

Jeff

[keitaro]

Yes Excellent. 

 

That car itself could be used just on a bit of rail in a plastic case and be a lit display!

 

good job

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

Here is the short clip made for the last run of the Hokutosei...

 

 

And a small picture of the DD51 in rail yard.

 

Cheers!

 

Nicolas

[serotta1972]

Very cool stuff Nicolas, thanks for sharing.  

[marknewton]

The work you have put into lighting and detailing the cars is well worth it, Nicolas, they look spectacular.

 

All the best,

 

Mark

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

Thank you for your nice comments.

 

but I have only detailed the restaurant car yet, the others cars will be done asap, but I have some stuff do finish first.

 

The Cassiopeia and Twilight Express will be also lighted and detailed, but later.

 

Cheers.

[bnicolas1987]

Hi,

For Akebono and Hokutosei service the EF 81 93 is ready yet!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers.

 

Nicolas