Kingmeow Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Just curious what you are planning to do with the powered chassis? Link to comment
tripel7 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Kingmeow said: Just curious what you are planning to do with the powered chassis? Swapped it with the E353 chassis, so the three car unit is also powered (and i don't feel like having only one powered car in a 12 car train either) Link to comment
Kingmeow Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 That's interesting! My 16-car N700S (Kato) has only one motor car. It works fine. But now you got me thinking maybe convert one other 16 to a motor car to have more power. I run it on train show layouts. They are not exactly the epitome of perfection. 🙂 1 Link to comment
tripel7 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Just managed to sneak in order for: KATO 4570 Salo 481 late model (with AU13E cooler) KATO 4556 Saha 481 early type KATO 10-1129 485 series late model (with AU13E+AU71E) 2X KATO 20-004 Double track straight track S248 Over at RGR, just in time to still get picked up today by FedEx (in fact, I just received the notification they have it), time to bring that JR485 up to its length Link to comment
Kamome Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/22/2025 at 4:17 AM, Kingmeow said: That's interesting! My 16-car N700S (Kato) has only one motor car. It works fine. But now you got me thinking maybe convert one other 16 to a motor car to have more power. I run it on train show layouts. They are not exactly the epitome of perfection. Twin motors were only a staple of many Tomix shinkansen up to recently. Kato have started releasing motor chassis for a number of their trains that have formation splits like the E353 Azusa 9+3, 681/683 6+3 Thunderbird. I missed the boat on the 651 Super Hitachi (7+4) one to fit to the add-on set but managed to add one to a Kato 300 series shinkansen. Kato's mentality is to release a second motor unit through their Hobby Center without traction tyres so that should there be a difference in speed, the 2 are not fighting each other too much. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the difference in acceleration. Must be a great addition for inclines. 1 Link to comment
Kingmeow Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thanks interesting and clever on not having traction tires on the second motor car so they don't fight if they are slightly off. I have a Red Wing 3 car starter set. The 2-car add on also has a motor car so I was wondering what's the deal with TWO motor cars on a 5-unit trains? 🙄 Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Maybe they didn't want to invest money in developing another non-motorized chassis? 😁 I'm being a tease. It's because the 227 do also run in 2-car or 2+2-car formations. Having the 2-car add-on motorized gives people the possibility to run these alone or with another set. Link to comment
tripel7 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Some extra cars to bring my JR485 up to 12 cars, and some double track, as i usually order 20-000's 1 Link to comment
Pashina12 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Just a small shipment for me - Tomix chlorine tank car, and a Baiodo signal shack kit. I wonder what the Baiodo kit will be like compared to Sankei or Iori? - haven't had time to open the kit up and inspect it yet. 1 Link to comment
Beaver Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Baiodo tends to use thinner, more flexible material. Ordinary card rather than the special Sankei laserboard. This means it is easier for things to go out of shape! And the whole thing is more delicate. On the other hand, the standard of detail is higher than Sankei. For example, rooves have relief, with separately applied battens etc instead of a flat printed sheet. And signs actually have a support structure with brackets rather than just sticking a sign to the wall. The above is based on the HO kits. N versions may be simpler. 1 Link to comment
Bigdog Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Just picked up this used W7 set from hobby land pochi. Highly recommend great used stuff.now just to find the add on set. 4 Link to comment
bc6 Posted yesterday at 12:49 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:49 AM A few things showed up today from RG-ROKKO including some steps for the DD200. 3 Link to comment
MrLinderman Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago My first Kato kit, heck my first ever train kit arrived today.. little vid cause why not 😁 https://drive.google.com/file/d/15e5280JANVrl9rMO4WErf6JyvpgTyWeC/view?usp=sharing 5 Link to comment
disturbman Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Enjoy! It's rare to see someone get their first ever train set 🙂 Link to comment
Bigdog Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 36 minutes ago, MrLinderman said: My first Kato kit, heck my first ever train kit arrived today.. little vid cause why not 😁 https://drive.google.com/file/d/15e5280JANVrl9rMO4WErf6JyvpgTyWeC/view?usp=sharing Great choice! have fun, never knew they updated the controller to black. looks way better. Link to comment
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