Kabutoni Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I replaced the drawbar with Tomix JC25 couplers. Looks much better and becuae there might be a possibility that the train will run in 2-car operations only (or combined with regular 6050s) in the future makes this also look more realistic. Link to comment
beakaboy Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 A small collection of secondhand goods purchased at a local model train show over the weekend. Apart from the tankers at $10ea and transformer wagon at $15, all the other freight cars were $5ea. I also got a couple of coaches without boxes for $5ea, but forgot to photograph them. The etch sheets and pantographs were free. 5 Link to comment
Suica Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Wow, those prices are pretty good. I wish I could find this kind of stuff at local model trains shows. Link to comment
Yavianice Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Wow, those prices are pretty good. I wish I could find this kind of stuff at local model trains shows. Funny you should mention that, because on the Intermodellbau last weekend, NOCH had several KATO trains (also Shinkansens) and carriages for sale for japanese (so, for europeans: bargain) prices. And N-Spoorwinkel was there too, also taking several of their secondhand KATO products (Shinkansens, 885 in Yellow, carriages etc., with more european secondhand pricing). Link to comment
nah00 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 All I ever find second hand is $80 Sanriku Railway DMUs and DD-51s/DE-10s that people tried to 'Americanize' still selling for above their retail despite having their front ends mangled to try to fit Kadee couplers (they still hit the tracks on any incline....). Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Small general order from Hobby Search. A couple for fun weathering projects and a few details for scenes. Tomix 4006 Farm House Tomix 4001 Platform Tomytec Temple Gates and Wall Greenmax 2122 Train Washing Platform Greenmax 2562 Trainman Office Kato 10-036 Chuo Line Kokuden set 2 Link to comment
beakaboy Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Wow, those prices are pretty good. I wish I could find this kind of stuff at local model trains showsI ha I have brought frequently off this chap. Strangely , Japanese Railway modelling is a small niche in the New Zealand market (both railways are narrow gauge?) He had test run only new diesels and steamers ,admittedly from late 80-90's production, which never sold! Diesels and electrics were around $45-70 and steamers with tenders for $90. His 20 or so coaches never sold at $10ea. My friend visited another trader in hall on last day of show and acquired a Bachmann Light mountain with light running for $100. It had been priced at $199. I missed out on a model power Korean made 4-6-2 new in case for $70. 1 Link to comment
linkey Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'm not trying to buy too much this year (as I'm running out of space to place my trains) but I have pre-ordered another KATO E4 Shinkansen (old colour) set and a motor underframe to replace the burnt out motor from an older unit (motor got burnt out by an older member of the club who had the shinkansen running full bore till it was struggling to even move and had a motor burn out smell (not pretty) and we finally for the part to replace it)When I get this unit it can run double with my first KATO E4 shinkansen set to give it a representation 16 car double decker Shinkansen. Yes I know I could so the same with a Tomix set but I already have a KATO set :) Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 A 6-car 6050 Series fleet expansion came... Now I only need one or two double-pantograph 6050s and order a load of extra coreless motors... Only then I consider the fleet complete (for now). And yes, all cars have different numbers! :D 4 Link to comment
enodenlover Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Today my Tomix wooden station arrived and I have to decide what color to paint it as its bright red roof and peach colored walls just don't work for me at all. It's going to be the terminal station of a nearly bankrupt little interurban in the late 1960s and I imagine that either light gray or medium / dark brown would be appropriate for the walls, with dark gray for the roof. Any opinions or ideas about what would be most typical for a structure like this? Thanks. Bob Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Uh oh Toni, looks like you've developed 6050-itis! Might want to have it checked out. I myself have 115-itis. :) Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Uh oh Toni, looks like you've developed 6050-itis! Might want to have it checked out. I myself have 115-itis. :) The good thing with 115s is that there are a ton of liveries and type variations to collect. The 6050s... Only different numbers, pantograph formations and bogie differences... Only two more sets and I'm done! I swear! Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I might have contracted the anything-that-looks-good-itis which is way worse..... :( 4 Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 My January, February and March Pre-orders all came at once! 2 Shinkansens - the 200 was not a Pre-Order but a re-stock at HS. 2 Commuters - Tomix 323 and 115 Tomix C11 and 50 Series Cars and Kato OHA61 Series Cars waiting for the Kato C11 2 Kihas - Kiha 40-2000 and Nagara 300 12 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Junior, I can hear your credit card is screaming! Jeff Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 My little share of our Tax Refund - hehe! 2 Link to comment
nah00 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 115 Shonan series from Kiha66, looks great! Now my Takasaki Train Center 211-3000 has a stablemate. 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A parcel SAL from HS, containing one of the trains I was waiting quite a long time for... The 651-1000 Swallow Akagi set! Along with some tomytec parts for my Tobu 8000 series... Don't you love the RED on the Roundhouse set? makes it feel unique and special over the common greens... Nice set! Love that orange stripe! The headmark seems to be much better than the previous 651 series... An additional '特急' Limited express sign is printed on the sides... Exchangable head marks! Cool! 5 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 and another box DHL from Ami... I am loving DHL more and more as they seem to be faster and accurate! The current Ami postcard is really cute! man i'm so excited for the sound system! Along with more buses... can never catch them all... Kobe San-Nomiya bus set.. Heritage Travel bus set series 1... This set is another interesting set that combines a railway collection series with a bus collection series... Not a huge fan of older train models, but that bus is mighty interesting, even has its windows painted like the train! A limited edition set, gotta love the box art and overall feel of this set... definitely a keeper... Continue on the Island wide bus series with the Otio Bus and keihan bus... 6 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) and another box DHL from Ami... I am loving DHL more and more as they seem to be faster and accurate! The current Ami postcard is really cute! man i'm so excited for the sound system! Along with more buses... can never catch them all... Kobe San-Nomiya bus set.. Heritage Travel bus set series 1... This set is another interesting set that combines a railway collection series with a bus collection series... Not a huge fan of older train models, but that bus is mighty interesting, even has its windows painted like the train! A limited edition set, gotta love the box art and overall feel of this set... definitely a keeper... Continue on the Island wide bus series with the Otio Bus and keihan bus... Wow. That's quite a hoard!! Any chance you make a post about the platform sound effects kit after you get it working. I see it gives speaker dimensions but I can't quite read them. I wonder if it would fit in the Kato platforms. Edited April 12, 2017 by gavino200 Link to comment
nah00 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I really like the aesthetics of the Swallow Akagi and it's JR East so it matches my taste in lines but the paint scheme is just too dull for me. It still is a nice looking model but I wish they'd done more than just the orange stripe on the design. Link to comment
splifdfx Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Wow. That's quite a hoard!! Any chance you make a post about the platform sound effects kit after you get it working. I see it gives speaker dimensions but I can't quite read them. I wonder if it would fit in the Kato platforms. I second that ; I'd be very interested in reading a review of the Tomix Platform sound system. *prettyplease* 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Sure do ~ I would like to do a review on the sound system too, once I get the hang of it.... The instructions are ALL in Japanese, and I am not exactly that proficient in Japanese.... It seems to have over 400 different types of sounds according to Tomix, but I don't get how to go about pressing the 8 buttons to achieve the different sounds as and when you like.... it should be s sequencing type; i.e. sound 1, followed by sound 2, 3, 4 etc... That way, if you want a certain sound you will need to cycle around the sounds till the one you want... Only one main problem... Just a quick question before I get started, can anyone confirm if the AC plug can be plugged directly to my voltage here, which is 240v? Reason is, it is written on the plug 110-240v input, but it was written in another smaller font that says 110v 50~60hz only.... I fear plugging in directly will damage the system from high voltage... Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I really like the aesthetics of the Swallow Akagi and it's JR East so it matches my taste in lines but the paint scheme is just too dull for me. It still is a nice looking model but I wish they'd done more than just the orange stripe on the design. I thought so too, but I love the looks and bubble head on the 651 series, and at least the paint scheme is much nicer than its Super Hitachi predecessor.. perhaps you can also consider getting the Izu Craile then, that paint scheme is just superb! I suddenly had one crazy idea to couple the swallow akagi and the Izu craile together to form a 7+4 Super Hitachi formation to run together... haha ~ Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Sure do ~ I would like to do a review on the sound system too, once I get the hang of it.... The instructions are ALL in Japanese, and I am not exactly that proficient in Japanese.... It seems to have over 400 different types of sounds according to Tomix, but I don't get how to go about pressing the 8 buttons to achieve the different sounds as and when you like.... it should be s sequencing type; i.e. sound 1, followed by sound 2, 3, 4 etc... That way, if you want a certain sound you will need to cycle around the sounds till the one you want... Only one main problem... Just a quick question before I get started, can anyone confirm if the AC plug can be plugged directly to my voltage here, which is 240v? Reason is, it is written on the plug 110-240v input, but it was written in another smaller font that says 110v 50~60hz only.... I fear plugging in directly will damage the system from high voltage... Can you post a picture of the plug? Link to comment
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