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

[AllScales]

On 23/06/2009 at 5:16 PM, to2leo said:

Congrats Bernard, I am still waiting for Kato to release the suburban overhead station in N. America.

Surely you can buy it on eBay?

[AllScales]

And then today I found the other Hakone-Tozan Type 1000 unit (Tomix 2619).

 

So that makes three units pending delivery! 

Edited March 9, 2018 by AllScales

[Philphil]

5 hours ago, chadbag said:

DHL stopped by with a small padded envelope from amazon.co.jp (one more on Monday with a few containers and a Hankyu 6300 expansion set, not that I have the basic set yet, then they will stop for awhile until some pre-orders show up in April and June most likely).

 

A Tomix 92358 Basic Set JR 321 Series EMU Osaka (Kobe/Kyoto lines amongst others).  I already have the KATO basic set for the JR 321 (10-1121) but cannot get the expansion set (KATO 10-1122) without paying a 3rd party big bucks.  So I am waiting for it to be re-released.   Since you can't have too many EMU sets in an urban environment, I decided to buy the Tomix basic set version.  It's expansion is also "sold out" but available for less than the KATO one.   But I'll probably wait for a re-release, since I was able to buy a complete KATO 7 car JR321 set used on amazon.co.jp, of an earlier release (non DCC ready 00 current KATO 10-1121 is DCC ready) for a good price.  It is sitting at my MIL's house.  So I'll just wait for the expansion set re-releases some day/year for the KATO and Tomix basic sets I have.   Of all the trains we ride when in Japan, the 321 is the one we are on most often, as it is a local and stops at Tachibana, our normal station for accessing the JR network while staying at my MIL's place in Mukonosou (Amagasaki).

 

Overall, the KATO is more detailed, and has more prototypical couplers.  The Tomix uses truck mounted Rapido couplers, with (fake?) prototypical ones on the ends for show.   Because of this the KATO cars ride closer together.   My KATO version took a spill onto the floor and has some broken couplers so in the pictures two of the cars are only set next to each other (while the other two are coupled) and the end coupler on one end is missing.

 

DCC wise, the Tomix looks like Tomix.  I have not snapped the top off the inside piece (where the fake seats SHOULD be) but it kind of looks like the Tomix Shinkansen power car I did, and should be relatively easy to convert.  We'll see when I actually try it.

 

Tomix 321 basic set.

 

Above, the KATO is on the right, the Tomix on the left.

 

Above, the KATO is on the left, the Tomix on the right.

 

Above, the KATO is on the left, the Tomix on the right.  The KATO has a broken front coupler due to a fall onto the kitchen floor.

 

Above, the KATO is on the right, the Tomix on the left.

 

Once I snap the gray plate off, I'll get a batter idea on how easy it is to add a DCC decoder to this.

Those look pretty cool! On the Kato version, are those intentions on the roofs of the cars for mounting pantographs on the prototype cars?

[chadbag]

29 minutes ago, Philphil said:

Those look pretty cool! On the Kato version, are those intentions on the roofs of the cars for mounting pantographs on the prototype cars?

 

Not sure I understand.  Both versions have the pantographs as on the prototypes pre-installed 

[katoftw]

Did you actually break the front coupler? It is a dummy coupler that just need to be pushed in tight.

[chadbag]

21 minutes ago, katoftw said:

Did you actually break the front coupler? It is a dummy coupler that just need to be pushed in tight.

 

I am not sure.  I knew I had broken a regular coupler between two cars, and the front one was missing when I opened the box today.  I could not remember it falling out or breaking too but obviously it is missing and/or broken.    There was something in the box coupler related but did not seem like it would fit in the front there but I need to mess around and try it.  I was short for time today when taking photos so I need to revisit it at some point.  I did order and get the couplers for the regular cars but have not fixed those yet either.

[katoftw]

When I got my Kato 321 series, it was missing one dummy front couplers and had a broken coupler on the motor car.  Fix the motor car as Kato's shibata couplers are all the same.  The front dummy couplers has never been replaced.  Was gonna try a few things but never got around to it.

Edited March 10, 2018 by katoftw

[Socimi]

Reptile incidents apart, here's my lastest delivery:

 

Shonan-Shinjuku Line E231-1000 series sets Basic + A

 

 

Addon set A for my Yamanote Line E231-500:

 

 

A lot of track...

 

 

Greenmax 2-track catenary poles (that i will have to cannibalize them into 3-track poles)

 

 

Tomytec Car Collection J2:

 

 

And a nice little book about JNR's last generation of commuter trains:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2018 by Socimi

[Philphil]

Ordered 32 packs of Kato 20-004 straight track, but I'm starting to think that's not enough...

[Philphil]

Got a few little things in preparation for going off of the standard Kato Unitrack i typically use. Just some Peco track, joiners, cork, and track nails. Nothing exciting yet.

[railsquid]

Yahoo Auctions, damn you and your tempting offers... Happily this Kato EF15 came with the plates for EF15-79 fitted (very nicely too), which was based at Hachioji (see e.g. here) and hence fits into layout my narrative.

 

Kato EF15 (catalogue number 3062-1) by Rail Squid, on Flickr

Edited March 11, 2018 by railsquid
correct catalogue number

[Kiha66]

3 hours ago, railsquid said:

Yahoo Auctions, damn you and your tempting offers... Happily this Kato EF15 came with the plates for EF15-79 fitted (very nicely too), which was based at Hachioji (see e.g. here) and hence fits into layout my narrative.

 

Kato EF15 (catalogue number 3061-1) by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Nice find squid!  The picture for the past two months on my JNR calender has been ef15s, so I've been very tempted to get one.  I think you mean catalog number 3062-1 though, unless it's an excellently disguised ed65 1000.

[railsquid]

4 hours ago, Kiha66 said:

 

Nice find squid!  The picture for the past two months on my JNR calender has been ef15s, so I've been very tempted to get one.  I think you mean catalog number 3062-1 though, unless it's an excellently disguised ed65 1000.

 

Ah yes, typo, it was late in the evening.

[bill937ca]

A box of tram goodies from Hobby Search arrived today.  

[chadbag]

1 minute ago, bill937ca said:

A box of tram goodies from Hobby Search arrived today.  

 

Well, open it!  Stop teasing us ;)

[bill937ca]

I was resizing the photos! Ok here it is.

 

Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) 3002

Fukui Railway F1000 Blue F1002

TM-LRT04 Power Unit

TM-TR06 Power Unit

The Case for the Railway Collection LRTII (with the Albino undecorated  tram)

Kato 24-818 Terminal Unijoiner

Kato 24-816 Insulated Unijoiner

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by bill937ca

[chadbag]

Nice.

 

I love how the translation for the bookshelf type train storage boxes is "casket."   Seen that all over Amazon.co.jp as well.

 

[bill937ca]

44 minutes ago, chadbag said:

Nice.

 

I love how the translation for the bookshelf type train storage boxes is "casket."   Seen that all over Amazon.co.jp as well.

 

I know, better yet its right on the product.

[chadbag]

1 minute ago, bill937ca said:

I know, better yet its right on the product.

 

These companies should hire me as their English backstop.   I can go through and help them correct it for a cheap price...  Send me the products to correct and I won't even charge them anything.

 

[Densha]

It's been a looooong time since I've ordered anything from Japan, but today a package from ModelTrainPlus containing the following got delivered:

- Tomix 98260: JR West 223-5000 series / JR Shikoku 5000 series 'Marine Liner' Set B

- Tomix 98044: JR Shikoku KiHa 58 series 'Yoshinogawa'

- Tomytec 286097: Keihan Electric Railway 80 type airconditioned late-era model (with accompanying accessories)

- Tomytec 287445: Fukui Tetsudou F1002 type FUKURAM Blue

 

 

I'm especially in love with the Marine Liner. I'll try to upload some more pics during the weekend.

[Philphil]

Missed a DHL package earlier, not that I remember what was in it... 

[EH500 (12)]

Waiting for a KIHA183-7550 + addon and the red + white South Hokkaido Railways Kihas from Modeltrainplus.
Also ordered an ED79 and DF200 from Mandarake.

[chadbag]

Last of the amazon.co.jp for a while.  A few pre-orders this Spring and one scheduled for the end of March.

 

A few containers and the add-on for the Hankyu 6300 set.  I don't actually have the basic set with power car, but the add-on is still available cheap, while the basic set is not, so I will wait for the basic set to re-issue and grabbed the add-on while it was a good price on Amazon.  I've ridden these Hankyu trains innumerable times.  (Interesting fact:  The Hankyu commuter rail is standard gauge, not narrow gauge like JR).

 

[Philphil]

While not as impressive as everyone else's trains and stuff, I went out and purchased another car load of foam.

[chadbag]

1 hour ago, Philphil said:

While not as impressive as everyone else's trains and stuff, I went out and purchased another car load of foam.

 

I'll be getting  several sheets myself, and some lumber, in the near future... 

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by chadbag