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

[beakaboy]

On 4/30/2019 at 1:42 PM, beakaboy said:

Hi all. I am having trouble identifying the brown electric loco which was recently purchased. It has the same style of chassis as my Shinano Micro ED17. Can anyone provide more info or at least identify the model of Electric Loco.many thanks

 

 

[Gryphr]

I think this is most likely an EF15, I'm not sure about the model maker though. The models shown on HobbySearch don't have blank Front/Rear wheels, so I suppose this is a pretty old model.

[railsquid]

Possibly an Endou model: https://naop.at.webry.info/201207/article_7.html

 

[Keith]

More random purchases

[Claude_Dreyfus]

It has been a while since I have bought something Japanese, however the realisation that my Hobby Search points were about to expire prompted me to go shopping. I have fancied something from Worldcraft for a long time, as well as a small shunter. The perfect candidate made itself known to me, and was duly ordered...

 

 

The photo doesn't really do it justice - it is a really cute little engine.

[Sheffie]

Is it ever possible to have too many trees?

 

 In the spirit of scientific enquiry, I have ordered another 54 assorted trees and a few more bags of ground cover foliage. 

[Kamome]

33 minutes ago, Sheffie said:

Is it ever possible to have too many trees?

 

 In the spirit of scientific enquiry, I have ordered another 54 assorted trees and a few more bags of ground cover foliage. 

I would say no. Anywhere in rural Japan gets pretty overgrown. My only criticism of a good number of amazing layouts that I see on this forum are, “needs more vegetation” but maybe that’s just what I see everyday in Kyushu.

[chadbag]

Tropical and sub-tropical tend to have a lot of vegetation.  Anywhere with a lot of rain.   So you cannot go wrong.  Most of Japan fits that bill.

 

 

 

Utah on the other hand, is brown, except up in the tops of the mountains (before you hit the tree line).  Most any green tree or green bush you see was planted by someone.

 

[bill937ca]

Two orders combined from HS.

 

Micro Ace A7571 Okakyu Rommance Car Type 60000 MSE. 4-car set.

Tsugawa scenery mat

Sankei kit

Tamiya Finishing Paper and some cleaning swabs.

 

Still two more trains to come.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 6, 2019 by bill937ca

[keiichi77]

First Japanese train order in along time but now my Hokkaido fleet is closer to completion.   If it wasn't for Rapido trains eating up a huge chunk of my model train budget for 2019 there would be much more Japanese trains, but I love RS18 locomotives and Rapido had to go and announce them for release this year, including #3842 which I actually had a few cab rides in. The only other Japanese train I have on order is the Pokemon Kiha100 😉 .

 

[Pauljag900]

Just arrived,various rock pieces,hand made by a guy on eBay.

Hopefully I ca turn them into a mountain,

 

[Sheffie]

Ordered:

 

Tomytec 293187 The Car Collection Basic Set O1 (4 Car Set) (Model Train) N Scale,1/150 The Car Collection
Item price: 2,340 yen  x  Q.T.Y: 1  =  2,340 yen

Tomytec 300830 The Building Collection 161 Shinto Shrine B (Model Train) N Scale,1/150 Building Collection,161
Item price: 4,050 yen  x  Q.T.Y: 1  =  4,050 yen

 

I’m thinking that the shrine will look good on top of the hill that the tunnel(s) will go under. 

[Drunkenclam]

Yes. That's what I did on my first layout attempt. Glued the shrine to a removable board for access into the tunnel should it be needed. 

[beakaboy]

On 5/4/2019 at 10:47 PM, railsquid said:

Possibly an Endou model: https://naop.at.webry.info/201207/article_7.html

 

I had thought about that company too! will post pic of underneath of the chassis to see if that helps to id it. cheers 

[grimd0rkNess]

Ordered the tomytec public library and the Kato station entrance. Couldn’t resist that library!

[railsquid]

I have veered a little off the ranch with this Rule 1 purchase, but I find these old EMUs hard to resist, particularly when they've been chopped about a bit 😄

 

Kato 80 series KuHa85 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[beakaboy]

19 hours ago, beakaboy said:

n 5/4/2019 at 10:47 PM, railsquid said:

Possibly an Endou model: https://naop.at.webry.info/201207/article_7.html

 

heres a photo of the underside of chassis if that helps to id it

[Lina_Blue]

I forgot to mention, got a new E231 Series in. Chuo-Sobu  Line it is.

 

[railsquid]

18 hours ago, beakaboy said:

heres a photo of the underside of chassis if that helps to id it

 

Yup, that's definitely Endo, identical to the bogies on my Endou EF58 (including the "HT 60").

 

Is it a trick of the light or are the gears on the left hand bogie black plastic?

[Drunkenclam]

Postman delivered this today. Unfortunately arrived after wife gone to bed so I have the kids again.

 

Should be the last bits of track I need. 

 

[beakaboy]

6 hours ago, railsquid said:

 

Yup, that's definitely Endo, identical to the bogies on my Endou EF58 (including the "HT 60").

 

Is it a trick of the light or are the gears on the left hand bogie black plastic?

Thanks Railsquid. Haha! hadn't taken much notice, but yes, the 2 gears are plastic on that bogie. The one driving the bogie is brass. Runs smooth. Not bad for $40

[katoftw]

Not sure what this counts as.  Re-order???

 

But My JRK DE10s and Phoenix buses and Maya34 turned up in Tokyo today.  HS are resending them to me.  They originally sent the on the 28th of Feb.  Were return to HS due to not being picked up at post office.  Weird since it was a SAL package and I didn't get a request to come to the post office.  But almost three month later, the package was back in Tokyo.  Lucky.  The JRK DE10s and Maya34 aren't on the easy to find list.

 

Would be awesome to see the packaging to see the stamps that have been stamped on it.  Would give a history of the package's travels.

Edited May 14, 2019 by katoftw

[Sheffie]

Good luck! I hope those DE10’s arrive safely—they’re great little engines 

[railsquid]

Asama? Nah, post-1997 Hamakaiji. MicroAce, poor runner, dirt cheap, clean wheels, lubricate rotating motory bits, good as new.

 

Microace 183-1500/189 series by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

(Please ignore the fire in the destination marker box).

[Pauljag900]

The Asama is on my wish list👍👍😀good choice buddy👍😀