JR 500系 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just now, chadbag said: There is always a first. Neah... i know that it will never be the last! 😛 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Containers sammy, they are like peanuts, popcorn or busses... jeff 2 Link to comment
disturbman Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Kamome said: The Shiki 1000s are meant to run behind the locomotive and are sometimes seen with Taki or Koki consists behind them. Nothing wrong with what you have but it sounds like you need to rectify your lack of freight traffic. Agreed. There is nothing better than a full rack of 30 to 40 Wamus snaking behind a locomotive. 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 See, all is good! Sammy will follow along. jeff 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 We can start off with a gentle introduction 😉 http://e231green.way-nifty.com/rail/2019/08/post-27d482.html (scroll down) http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~toyoyasu/fcu.htm 2 1 Link to comment
roadstar_na6 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, railsquid said: We can start off Another moo-ving train 😄 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 That's a fantastic idea! Sign me up for some of them platform lowbeds! 🙂 3 5 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Yes sammy would be crushed if one of his beloved busses were decapitated by a low tunnel portal... jeff 4 Link to comment
KateM Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Amiami notified me today that my preorder of Tomix 98057 KiHa100 is ready. It includes a car number transfer sheet for all four prototypes so I decided to get a second set as well - I don't mind that the numbers for two cars will be the same as my previous set, they are from a different period anyway. Also impulsively ordered a Greenmax Tie Tamper Senken Kogyo from Hobby Search - my layout is in (re)construction all the time, some machinery is needed 😄 Too bad I'm in final weeks of my distance bachelor studies so I'll be able to play with all my stuff not before the summer kicks in.. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) I ordered a Kato 10-950 Takamatsu-Kotohira Railway 30 type, a 2-car set by Hobby Center Kato. It was only released in early March and now Hobby Search and RG Rokko are sold out. I searched JNS but didn't see any prior note of this release. This is Keikyu 230 Type as it had a second life on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Railway from 1978-2007. After seeing this train on video numerous times I have long wanted it. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10727712/30/1 https://www.katomodels.com/product/n/kotoden30 Edited April 4, 2021 by bill937ca 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 20 hours ago, cteno4 said: Yes sammy would be crushed if one of his beloved busses were decapitated by a low tunnel portal... jeff I would crushed that tunnel portal no matter what it is ! 😆 1 Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 3:00 PM, JR 500系 said: I'm glad i'm not that into kokis and cargo freight trains, it would really be the end of my wallet.... Don't worry about TaKi's and KoKi's they are the least of your worries, containers are the thing that will really get you, I have over 400 containers of various types in my collection of which only about 20% came with KoKi's the rest of them I purchased in packs and would be well in excess of $2000.00AUD in value, I currently have 23 locomotives in my roster and they cost me less than the containers did. 1 2 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Das Steinkopf said: Don't worry about TaKi's and KoKi's they are the least of your worries, containers are the thing that will really get you, I have over 400 containers of various types in my collection of which only about 20% came with KoKi's the rest of them I purchased in packs and would be well in excess of $2000.00AUD in value, I currently have 23 locomotives in my roster and they cost me less than the containers did. Wow, that's really a lot. Have you built a huge freight terminal to show them all off? Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 8 hours ago, gavino200 said: Wow, that's really a lot. Have you built a huge freight terminal to show them all off? I am about to start building a layout which will have an E&S styled freight terminal loosely based on Hozumi on the Tokaido Honsen. I have pretty much all the materials to make it, track, buildings, detail parts, scenery materials etc, I just need the time and a bit of space to do it, I have to clear out the LEGO shed first. 1 Link to comment
serotta1972 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 14 hours ago, bill937ca said: I ordered a Kato 10-950 Takamatsu-Kotohira Railway 30 type, a 2-car set from Hobby Center Kato. It was only released in early March and now Hobby Search and RG Rokko are sold out. I searched JNS but didn't see any prior note of this release. This is Keikyu 230 Type as it had a second life on the Takamatsu-Kotohira Railway from 1978-2007. After seeing this train on video numerous times I have long wanted it. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10727712/30/1 https://www.katomodels.com/product/n/kotoden30 I want one too, I just love how these cars look. 3 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Time to start flooding this thread again after what seems to be an enternity (about one month) of not having fresh new parcels to tear into.... First parcel: Dont you just love the attention to details? I just love how they pack your items! The box is just perfect to fit in one bookcase! Yes i know, buses and more buses... See, even the buses are not spared from the attention and love RG puts into shipping their items to customers.... This baby is REALLY beautiful... like legit beautiful!! 9 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Parcel number 2: Same great standard for shipping Yes i think you guys already know... A Kiha 40-1700 series for my Hokkaido fleet ~~ While not having as fanciful a bookcase and sleeve like the Kato, the West Express Ginga is also very beautiful in its own way.... The dark blue and purple roof and mini details are astonishing... 6 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 One last parcel from Ami, after deciding to get it re-shipped after almost a year of sitting in Ami's store... The usual Ami post card which makes a nice collectible The box is BIG... For not so many items... The backlog of buses are finally catching up! A E233-1000 series that was on sale and finally to complete my E233-1000 series. Too bad, didnt get the secret variant this time... The trucks are nice but i am starting to think i really shouldnt be getting full series box in future... i cant do much with so many trucks and trailers still sitting in their bookcases.... 9 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, JR 500系 said: . Too bad, didnt get the secret variant this time... The trucks are nice but i am starting to think i really shouldnt be getting full series box in future... i cant do much with so many trucks and trailers still sitting in their bookcases.... Nice haul of goodies there, Sammy. I tend to agree with you about the full truck and trailer series. I have quite a few full series now, where I really only wanted one or two of the truck. They're all nice, but to use them all would flood my layout. But this one, trailer collection 10 is a bit different. I think I'll actually use all of those flat beds together for a freight terminal scene. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 11 hours ago, JR 500系 said: One last parcel from Ami, after deciding to get it re-shipped after almost a year of sitting in Ami's store... ahh i skipped to the pictures and wondered how you got tha trailer collection from amiami! yeah with the collections at times its hard to say exactly which one you want most once you have them! Luckily with the club here i will take extras to club events when i figure i should get rid of some and they get snapped up usually. use to be no biggie to invest in a collection and not worry about getting rid of extras fast, but now at $100-150 it can be an ouch. but really for the quality $10-15 each is still reallly reasonable. jeff 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 14 hours ago, gavino200 said: Nice haul of goodies there, Sammy. I tend to agree with you about the full truck and trailer series. I have quite a few full series now, where I really only wanted one or two of the truck. They're all nice, but to use them all would flood my layout. But this one, trailer collection 10 is a bit different. I think I'll actually use all of those flat beds together for a freight terminal scene. 4 hours ago, cteno4 said: ahh i skipped to the pictures and wondered how you got tha trailer collection from amiami! yeah with the collections at times its hard to say exactly which one you want most once you have them! Luckily with the club here i will take extras to club events when i figure i should get rid of some and they get snapped up usually. use to be no biggie to invest in a collection and not worry about getting rid of extras fast, but now at $100-150 it can be an ouch. but really for the quality $10-15 each is still reallly reasonable. jeff Yeah i actually loved the design on the concrete truck trailers and skipped right into pre-ordering it... And when it finally got released, looking at all the videos made me think why i pre-ordered the entire set when i really only want the concrete trucks.... I would seriously get rid of the other trucks if it is sought after... Then again, without the pre-ordering, it might be difficult to get the concrete trucks i want after all, since they will also be sought after and hence tend to be expensive or not available separately... Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 4/4/2021 at 11:26 PM, JR 500系 said: Too bad, didnt get the secret variant this time... The trucks are nice but i am starting to think i really shouldnt be getting full series box in future... i cant do much with so many trucks and trailers still sitting in their bookcases.... You do realise there is a simple solution to this dilemma, buy some KoKi’s and build a small freight yard, that way you can give your trucks something to do. 1 Link to comment
Dinosbacsi Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 My new Shorty arrived in the post today, an early variant, yellow 103 series! It's a 4 car set in one box and it came with a bunch of extra parts, as you can choose between different front ends and between air conditioned and old non-air conditioned roofs. And with a price of 2300 yen, price I think it was a pretty good deal. I'll also post more pics of it in the B Train Shorty topic if anyone is interested, but I don't want to flood both topics with it, lol. Another package should also arrive tomorrow with some other stuff. A set of straight tracks and curves, and also some lubricant stuff I ordered. 8 Link to comment
roadstar_na6 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 The postman brought a little something today 🙂 It even slipped through customs 😄 After a quick running session and check if everything works it moved into it's new home: 6 Link to comment
disturbman Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, roadstar_na6 said: The postman brought a little something today 🙂 It even slipped through customs 😄 Double huzzah! 1 1 Link to comment
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