Kamome Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 6/7/2020 at 5:54 PM, ED75-775 said: For $150 second hand it's a bit pricey I'll concede - perhaps that's why I won it in the first place! But I relish the challenge of getting it fixed up - my current thinking is to get a Tomix DD51 to pair up with and use some spare number plates from that to replace the missing/mismatched plates on the Kato one. As for the rest of the damaged/stolen bits, it's probably going to be a trip to the Kato Hobby Centre Tokyo. This should be fun! While it was a pricey lesson, if you use it a lot, I’m sure it’ll pay its way in enjoyment in the long term. I’m sure many of us on this forum have bought stock we seldom use, which is far less cost effective. Link to comment
disturbman Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Kamome said: I’m sure many of us on this forum have bought stock we seldom use, which is far less cost effective. Wait... We are suppose to run these?! 6 Link to comment
Kamome Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Well obviously not the duplicate set.😁 Edited June 9, 2020 by Kamome 3 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 So my EMS package from HS from April finally arrived this week. It was a total vehicle order spurred by getting trailer set 10... my surprise model mojo is back, got it! It’s another dual 12’ trailer and didn’t get the Dual 20’ trailer. Would have preferred not getting the large van trailer or one of the cement trucks, but that’s the lottery! But ok trade as rather have 12’ trailer instead of 20’. If some one wants to trade yell! cheers jeff 8 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Love that JNR container trailer! That'll be a good addition to any yards scene. 1 Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 55 minutes ago, cteno4 said: So my EMS package from HS from April finally arrived this week. It was a total vehicle order spurred by getting trailer set 10... my surprise model mojo is back, got it! It’s another dual 12’ trailer and didn’t get the Dual 20’ trailer. Would have preferred not getting the large van trailer or one of the cement trucks, but that’s the lottery! But ok trade as rather have 12’ trailer instead of 20’. If some one wants to trade yell! cheers jeff Well now we know what the secret truck is, not a bad score afterall. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 hours ago, cteno4 said: my surprise model mojo is back, got it! It’s another dual 12’ trailer and didn’t get the Dual 20’ trailer. Would have preferred not getting the large van trailer or one of the cement trucks, but that’s the lottery! But ok trade as rather have 12’ trailer instead of 20’. If some one wants to trade yell! Congrats! Your mojo is back! I actually only got the trailer 12 collection for the cement trailers.... And it is still now still sitting in Japan after being returned to the seller.... Do remind me not to purchase any more trailer collections 🙂 1 3 Link to comment
Cat Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) Kiha math problem solved. Just buy all the Kiha. The B-Train Shorty Kiha 52 is the closest semblance to the various Kihas operated by the Minato Line. Some of them can do with a bit of remodelling to get a closer image. Some just need light re-painting, others will need a full make-over. I spent some time going over the roster and the images of the various cars and making up a list of which cars we'll model out of the 4 Shorties on hand right now, and then a preference list of which to add and which Shorty kits would be the best for easy repainting. We decided on at least 2 more, and 4 would be fun if the price was right. Then last night, spotted an auction ending up for a lot of all 4 types of Kiha 52 2-car box sets at a decent price for 2 boxes. 8 more Kiha acquired. Math problem completely solved, we can now model the entire roster of 10 Kihas, plus a duplicate of 37100-3 to have both the Animal Car wrapping and the later Iba Lucky wrapping; and with a bit more conversion work, Miki-chan, the lone Miki 300. Ahhh, the satisfaction of modelling short lines! : 3 Edited June 12, 2020 by Cat 1 1 Link to comment
DanielMackay Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 8:42 AM, JR 500系 said: DHL dropped another parcel from my pre-order with Ami, this time, with a much anticipated set! An additional Thank You note from Ami for orders during this pandemic period ~ Some (more) bus sets, a urethane for adding 10 cars in a bookcase, the air rifle people, a Yo8000, some couplers and the Sagami 12000series!! The box is just lovely!! The pictures doesn't do enough justice to this set... The blue is really slick and shiny, and the front with that massive grill and lovely LED headlights are just mesmerising… This can easily be one of mu fav sets for now! Maybe I will go ahead to get the 6-car add-on for a Full 10-car set, maybe? Missed this set from retailers and am now watching the second-hand market! Looks great. Link to comment
DanielMackay Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 I am slowly wising up to the pre-order market and process. Here's the 2020 "ordered but waiting" list: Kato Series E4 Shinkansen `Max Toki` Double-Decker Shinkansen:https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10459872 - waiting at airport postal hub for shipping Kato KU5000 Tricolor Autorack 8-car set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10667035 - ready for shipping Kato Hoki 9500 Yabashi Industries 8-car hopper set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10311192 - July release Kato limited edition Hakubi Line Lime Freight Train 12-car set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10191908 - "After June" release Tomytec Working Vehicles 001 set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10696289 - expected September release date Tomytec Truck Collection Sawmill Truck set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10696289 - expected July release date Tomytec Log Transporter set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10683517 - expected July release date Tomix Kinki Nippon Railway Series 80000 `Hinotori` Six Car Formation set: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10700628 - expected November release date 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 21 hours ago, DanielMackay said: Missed this set from retailers and am now watching the second-hand market! Looks great. There's a FULL 4+6 set available on Rail Rokko 🙂 Link to comment
Yavianice Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Yup. Seems RG-R keeps separate stock for international buyers so they also have a chance in obtaining some. I ordered mine a few days ago from there. 1 Link to comment
DanielMackay Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 16 hours ago, JR 500系 said: Rail Rokko 🙂 What a great store/site! Prices reasonable. Local business. Detailed information on product. Thank you for the introduction! Link to comment
Madsing Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 And their level of service is top notch. Link to comment
alan_frost Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) I saw a few post early that people were talking about Japanese castles. I suggest the Ki-Gu-Mi collection. For those who are looking for 😉 Edited June 15, 2020 by alan_frost 5 Link to comment
Steve Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Got my SECOND 2016-9 D51 Today.... and Knuckle Couplers for my Freight Cars and Coaches Edited June 15, 2020 by Steve 4 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) A package of Fine Track (S18.5, S33, C243-15, V70) , Tamiya Craft Bond glue, Tomytec 104 Railroad Workers figures, TGW fence and a train toy. Edited June 16, 2020 by bill937ca 10 Link to comment
Pauljag900 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 This morning the first few bits arrived for the new mini layout. baseboard will be constructed in the next few days, by then I m hoping the rest of the stuff should be here 10 Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Oh looks who's back in N Scale, haha. I think this is where it started many years ago and slowly evolved into bigger and better things. Just let me know Paul and if you need regular trains. 🙂 1 2 Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I was weak today and gave in to temptation and put in an order for some trains and also pre-ordered a couple more. 🙂 4 2 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Its a disease that just doesn't go away like something else that escapes me right now....😀 😀 4 Link to comment
roadstar_na6 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Finally snatched another MicroAce A6852 Hoki6600 set on YAJ earlier. It was the first one to appear in a while and I hope a few more will show up in the coming days or weeks since I want at least one more of these packages to make it a decent looking train 😄 2 Link to comment
Pauljag900 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 All the track,controllers and a cheap train arrived this morning, yes the box is empty😂😂it s on the layout! controller are brand new Uk spec but with Japanese writing,even I can work out forward,stop and reverse!😂😂 7 Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Pauljag900 said: All the track,controllers and a cheap train arrived this morning, yes the box is empty😂😂it s on the layout! controller are brand new Uk spec but with Japanese writing,even I can work out forward,stop and reverse!😂😂 And down the rabbit hole we go again. 3 Link to comment
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