What did you order or the post deliver? (Japanese N Gauge)

[Ken Ford]

Did you get someone else to convert it for you?

Yes - from Biban Model Works. I have several of these as is but wanted to see first hand what they did to convert them. Just got my tracking number, it shouldn't be long now! I'm trying to find some Micro Trains Z flex and want to see if it's practical to replace the track on one of the Kato through truss bridges with Z.

Edited August 19, 2016 by Ken Ford

[railsquid]

The sum total of this year's JAM haul (at least the bit with actual wheels):

 

tomix-kiha-10 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

I know it's boring and not decorated with cartoon school girls or fluorescent anime decals but I've been after one of these for a while and they seem to be out of production. Unfortunately a scheduling conflict with a non-railway acquaintance meant I could only spend a couple of hours, otherwise I might have picked up one or two more things.

[Ken Ford]

The sum total of this year's JAM haul (at least the bit with actual wheels):

 

tomix-kiha-10 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

I know it's boring and not decorated with cartoon school girls or fluorescent anime decals but I've been after one of these for a while and they seem to be out of production. Unfortunately a scheduling conflict with a non-railway acquaintance meant I could only spend a couple of hours, otherwise I might have picked up one or two more things.

I personally find the "boring" liveried equipment to be much more interesting than some of the more radically decorated items!

[Ken Ford]

Just ordered both numbers of the Kato Eiden 900s from eBay sellers.

[Pauljag900]

The sum total of this year's JAM haul (at least the bit with actual wheels):

 

tomix-kiha-10 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

I know it's boring and not decorated with cartoon school girls or fluorescent anime decals but I've been after one of these for a while and they seem to be out of production. Unfortunately a scheduling conflict with a non-railway acquaintance meant I could only spend a couple of hours, otherwise I might have picked up one or two more things.

Hi squid,Boring is a matter of opinion and some things are just best left the way they were meant to be,looks like I

A nice addition to me buddy.

Edited August 20, 2016 by Pauljag900

[IST]

A long waited and world traveler package arrived today. I ordered it at the end of June and I got an e-mail from Hobby Search on 8th of August, that the pack arrived back to Japan, so what should they do. I asked them to post it again to Budapest, as I did not get any notice from the local post office about it. So they sent it again without any extra cost although I told them that I will pay it again. I really appreciate this kind of customer service (and they mentioned next time I have to pay it). Not a huge buying, but it feels great to have another model package from Japan. :)

  

[Pauljag900]

Always a nice feeling when a parcel arrives

[Pauljag900]

Few bits for the lake and a new mini mitre saw to help make some track supports.

[Darklighter]

Feeling like a vain dentist.  :D

[cteno4]

Ha you got the best ebay dental, nail, and makeup bits! They are smashing and soooo inexpensive! Always feel funny cruising ebay for makeup, dental and nail stuff, but things keep popping up.

 

These guys applicators are so much better than swabs to clean stuff like motors, gears, etc.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/50Pcs-Disposable-Makeup-Lip-Brush-Lipstick-Gloss-Wands-Applicator-Make-Up-Tool-/391459487800?var=&hash=item5b24cdc038:m:mQcSI7o3XifqC7Ojb6NHC6Q

 

And

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/50Pcs-single-use-Makeup-Tool-Cosmetic-Eyeliner-Liquid-Wand-Applicator-Brush-/112090016057?hash=item1a1915e939:g:c5cAAOSwBnVW9KNg

 

Jeff

[Ken Ford]

The orange Kato Eiden 900 arrived yesterday, and some Tomix tram track today. The Kurama station kit should be here tomorrow, and the red 900 should be here in the next week or so.

Edited August 26, 2016 by Ken Ford

[railsquid]

Not exactly a recent delivery, but a while back I acquire this Kato TGV for about 6,000 yen:

 

kato-s14701-tgv by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Have only just got around to giving it a decent run, I think it's from the 1980s but apart from the non-LED lighting it looks like it just came off a production line. It was sold as a poor runner, a condition which was resolved by scraping the grime off the wheels, but runs as pretty much as well as my 2-year old 0-series Shinkansen.

 

kato-s14701-tgv-powercar by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[serotta1972]

Is that a new Limited Express for JR Central? I'm a little obsessed with orange.  :)

[railsquid]

I assume the "T" stands for Tokai, not sure about the GV bit - "Gundam Vehicle"? ;)

[ToniBabelony]

Just do it like the totally legit naming Odakyū does with their Ltd. Expresses: Tōkai Grand Vault (as with VSE stands for Vault Super Express). It could totally fit between the classic orange/grey liveries of the early Romance Cars:

 

 

Edit: come to think of it, it would make for a great through service from Shinjuku to Shizuoka and Nagoya via the Gotemba line!

Edited August 29, 2016 by Kabutoni

[Ken Ford]

I have a lot of stuff that's expected for several different projects, but yesterday two Sankei kits arrived:

 

1. The Eiden Kurama station that I tracked down; and

 

2. A little building that looks like a distinctive trackside structure on the Randen Kitano branch just outside Ryōanji station:

 

[Kiha66]

Happy Birthday to me!  I ordered a Kato Keihin Tohoku line E233 10 car set.  Now if only I could find a Matsuura Railway MR-600, I'd have a model of every Japanese train I've ridden so far. 

 

[JR 500系]

Seems pretty quiet for me lately, but there are a few small items that came in:

 

 

Some 1/144 helicopters

 

 

 

They come with a soft candy and some assembly... This will look good parked on top of a Police building

 

 

Keihan special bus box set

 

 

 

Looks nice!

 

 

 

A cement truck to add some variety to the truck fleet

 

 

Misc stuff, including some torri gates and stairs...

 

 

 

And a box from Ami:

 

 

New summer post card

 

 

Not much stuff...

 

A really nice painted Tomytec train...

 

 

Local bus trip number 4...

 

 

And more All Island bus numbers JB33, 34, 35 and 36 to add onto the collection...

[Densha]

Ohh, Keihan buses! I really need to get me some more of those.

[TheNicofabi]

Oh, F-Toys Collection... I actually looked through those today again since i have an F-16C still lying arround that i tried assembling more today (obviously didnt work out as planned sadly lol)

[Kiha66]

Woho!  My E233 series arrived today!  I was a little bummed that the trucks on the motor car were loose out of the box, but they easily snapped into place.  It runs beautifully, I'll try to post a video later.  

I also received a book from amazon .jp,  It's an incredibly detailed layout build guide.  Now I only need to learn Japanese!

[JR 500系]

Woho!  My E233 series arrived today!  I was a little bummed that the trucks on the motor car were loose out of the box, but they easily snapped into place.  It runs beautifully, I'll try to post a video later.  

 

 

Welcome to the poison of the E233s! They look brilliant and would make you wanna get every one of them in the series! Gotta catch them all!

[ToniBabelony]

Welcome to the poison of the E233s! They look brilliant and would make you wanna get every one of them in the series! Gotta catch them all!

 

The E233's are dangerous. I've been eyeballing an Odakyū 4000 Series (just a 4-car basic version), since I do have a Sōtetsu 11000 Series, which is basically an E233.. I think I might be infected... :(

[Drunkenclam]

Can't quite work out the heights on that pictured track plan. Looks like that passing loop at the top would gave to be elevated. But the book looks great

[Kiha66]

Can't quite work out the heights on that pictured track plan. Looks like that passing loop at the top would gave to be elevated. But the book looks great

 

Yep, the layout is a folded dogbone with one end looped over the other.  

 

Welcome to the poison of the E233s! They look brilliant and would make you wanna get every one of them in the series! Gotta catch them all!

I'm a little worried, they all look so good!  Its the reason I've avoided getting any of the 115 series, but I fear I may fall into that trap soon too.  

 

In other news (also related to poor purchasing habits), I acquired a used 16 car Series 0 Shinkansen set.  It was cheep and local, but I mostly blame Railsquid for posting such excellent pictures for the purchasing inspiration.   

 

Also got a kato V2 for a steal, I kinda needed the extra track to run the series 0 and my 700 series without it looking like a dog chasing it's tail.