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

[Kamome]

No trains but bought Tomix’s new convenience store along with some other model supplies from my preferred independent model shop. The owner also kindly gave me a guest ticket to next weekends Kato Diorama event which he’ll be helping at again. 

 

The new building has an impressive array of interior and exterior details and does better reflect the design of most 7/11 stores than the older one does these days. 

[kndy]

I ordered the:

 

KATO 10-1889 Shikishima Basic Set

TOMIX 98525 E235 0 Series Late Model Basic Set

TOMIX 8614 Nagaragawa RAilway Nagara 300 Type 304

MODEMO NT163 - Hakone Mountaineering Railway 2000

 

Also ordered the:

PLARAIL SETS - YEAR 2022 Shinkansen Set - Tsubasa/E4 Series Max

PLARAIL REAL CLASS - Odoriko 185 and Odakyu Romance Car 3100

PLARAIL EVENT LIMITED EDITION - Twilight Express, Tokyo Metro Maru 500, Hayabusa 

PLARAIL LIMITED: Tokyu 2020, Keikyuu Deto 11/12, Keikyu 1000 Ichigo, Keikyuu 1000 Yellow, 600 Patrol

 

[bc6]

This is my latest order from Hobby Search & Plaza Japan.

 

1 × Kato 10-1342 Series E351 'Super Azusa' 8 Cars Set (N scale)

Kato Train Set Case F (For 10-Car) (Model Train)

EM13 (Decoder for Motored Car) (Model Train) x 2

Tomix Rerailer (Yellow) (Model Train) x 2

Toyota Hiace Long, Probox Road Service Car (4 Pieces) (Model Train)

Toyota Hiace Long, Probox Road Service Car (4 Pieces) (Model Train)

 

 

The little guys below showed up this week from Germany.

 

Edited August 12, 2023 by bc6
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[ED75-775]

On 8/5/2023 at 11:23 PM, Kamome said:

...next weekend's Kato Diorama event...

Ooh, time to ask Mr. Kato if he's got any plans for more nice steam locomotives? We could do with a nice new 9600 to complement the 8620. Or maybe we could get some more 8620s in different versions... (wallet runs away and hides)

 

Latest snag: a Tomytec Iyotetsu MoHa 2000 for ¥4,700 which is a pretty fair price for both the tram and previous-user-installed motorized chassis in my opinion. It should join Hiroden 1901 and 707 shortly in Osaka. And yes, you read that right... I finally did the thing. I brought a 'modern' tram. My justification being that I did see the real thing... wha, you want proof or it didn't happen, you say? Fine, fine, here you go...

 

 

I've also snagged a TM-TR04 power unit to go with it from a Zenplus seller as they actually had it in stock whereas a cheaper Yahoo! Auctions listing stated it was a backorder item, which makes me a little wary. Potentially I'll also walk away with an extra TM-TR01 power unit too, but no guarantees there, there's still time on that auction.

 

Alastair

[ronin]

Got some new track on order.  Can't wait to get it in.

[bill937ca]

On 8/6/2023 at 1:28 PM, bc6 said:

This is my latest order from Hobby Search & Plaza Japan.

 

1 × Kato 10-1342 Series E351 'Super Azusa' 8 Cars Set (N scale)

Kato Train Set Case F (For 10-Car) (Model Train)

EM13 (Decoder for Motored Car) (Model Train) x 2

Tomix Rerailer (Yellow) (Model Train) x 2

Toyota Hiace Long, Probox Road Service Car (4 Pieces) (Model Train)

Toyota Hiace Long, Probox Road Service Car (4 Pieces) (Model Train)

 

The little guys below showed up this week from Germany.

 

 

Sometimes you can get similar delivery vehicles from Europe.  This is Modellbahn und mehr.

https://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_ssn=moba-petersdorf&store_cat=2542411011&store_name=modellbahnundmehr&_pgn=1

[bc6]

Thanks Bill.

[bc6]

Today I ordered a KATO 10-1343 E351 N gauge Series Super Azusa 4 cars set to go with the 8 car set. 

[bill937ca]

Some items for the new tram layout including two sets of spare tram pantographs. 

 

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10059936               Nagasaki, Tokyo Toden

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10371066                Hiroden

 

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10934270

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10175001

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10421248

Edited August 23, 2023 by bill937ca

[bill937ca]

My Utsunomiya Light Rail Type HU300 #HU301 Lightline LRT arrived today. This is different than most Tomytec releases in that there is a tram stop shelter included in the package. This is good as the Kato 43-730 tram stop hasn't been available for some time. The LRT uses a TM-LRT04 drive.

 

The door arrangement is good for right  hand operation with four doors including at the extreme ends of the tram.

Edited August 30, 2023 by bill937ca

[Kamome]

“I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do!”

 

Ok perhaps more Moomin. 

 

So this ugly brown monstrosity landed on my doorstep today. I must say it is very well realised. I was slightly miffed by the price point initially but I can see where the development went.  It is positioned in the SL price bracket of around ¥15,000 but can be had for ¥10,500-¥13,000 from the usual discounted retailers. 
 

The mechanism is quite interesting in that the forward main bogie has very minimal movement whereas the rear bogie and pony wheels have a fair bit of articulation. The silver streaking looks tampo printed and is very crisp. Due to the prototype consisting of 1 preserved locomotive, the number plates are pre installed so no option to recreate unit 2 or 3 for their very short existence. Hand rails are also preinstalled in this model which is a plus as they’re always my least favourite detail to apply. The model does come with some additional roof details such as flare and radio antenna which will need holes drilled to apply these. 

 

There is also an additional headmark holder and 4 headmarks are supplied as well as both a dummy, knuckle and rapido front coupler. It looks like a standard SL dummy so it may be possible to use the business car knuckle to have a body mounted working knuckle on the front. 

Edited September 1, 2023 by Kamome

[Steve]

Got my delivery last Week:

 

2016-9 D51

3064-1 EF80 1

10-034-1 Blue Passenger Coaches

 

 

Finally, I got blue Coaches!

[ED75-775]

Two days, two packages and one more to come tomorrow! Here’s rounds 1 and 2 so far:

 

 

Round 1 (Zenmarket):

• Tomytec Iyotetsu MoHa 2005 in orange livery - finally got one! - with preinstalled TM-TR01 chassis.
• Tomytec Hiroden 1900-class number 1901
• Tomytec Hiroden 707, the first ‘modern’ tram in my collection
• One Tomytec TM-TR01 motor chassis
• One Tomytec TM-TR04 motor chassis for Hiroden 707.

Round 2, of course was the new Kato EF55 1, purchased from PlazaJapan and arriving today in a box proclaiming that I was a ‘important person’. Well then, I guess that’s true? Buying this one was a foregone conclusion as I’ve seen the real one at Ōmiya and so it had to be had. And as proof have a prototype picture, taken on 5 June this year:

 

 

Tomorrow I’ll get the two Tosaden trams and another four TR01 chassis. The difficult part is planning which one of my non-motorised trams gets one of those motors put in it!

 

Alastair

[Steve]

That "transport secure Frame" on the EF55 looks interesting.

 

[Markakis2014]

Is this thread exclusive to Japanese items, or does any N scale fit? I got some American trains to run on my japanese Unitrack/powerpack.

[cteno4]

@Markakis2014 this topic is for just Japanese trains. But we have a similar topic over in the worldwide models forum to post your American trains (or other countries) in.

 

 

cheers,

 

jeff

[Wolf]

Yay, so for a change, new stuff for me personally! (Although I woldn't have taken the dollhouse if it wouldnt have that massive shipping damage.

The Eva is obviously 2nd hand, thanks a ton again to @ED75-775 for managing the unoptainable for me.

 

 

[SwallowAngel]

On 9/1/2023 at 12:31 PM, Kamome said:

It looks like a standard SL dummy so it may be possible to use the business car knuckle to have a body mounted working knuckle on the front. 

I actually just now stumbled upon this video. Seems like you'd need to modify the coupler to actually articulate rather than having it be fixed to the body 

[bc6]

This week I got a Kato EF200 locomotive and a Kato 813 Series 200 3 car set and a Digitrax DN163K0A.

I also purchased some tiny smd leds to use on the Digitrax DN163K0A. I purchased a DFPlayer Mini to

experiment with and some Flux.

[Steve]

Got my next delivery...

 

3064-1 EF80 (another one, and not the last!)

3081 EF70 1000

10-1527 2485 Series EMU

 

 

Equipped the 485 with the "Hitachi" Headmarks, as my "premium" Train, the Unit gets Interior Lighting and Sound Decoder in the near future.

Edited September 13, 2023 by Steve

[bc6]

I took delivery of my first pair of Tomix rolling stock today, These ballast hoppers are the second part of my MOW train. 

 

 

 

 

 

Today I recived the NGDCC decoder for my Kato 813-200 Series Commuter Train.

Edited September 16, 2023 by bc6

[Giugiaro]

RG-Rokko has kept some of these for 9 months already.

The time has finally come.

 

KATO 2016-8 D51-200

KATO 10-034+10-034-1 Old Passenger Car Sets

KATO 10-1717+10-1239+10-1355 JNR 581 Series

KATO 10-1284 Odakyu NSE 3100

KATO 10-1834+10-1835+10-1836 JR E353 Series

KATO 28-261 E353 Series Front Door (Open) Parts

KATO 10-1193+1194 103 Series Soubu Kanko Line

MicroAce A2176 Hokusou 7000 Series

KATO 10-1762 TGV Lyria Euroduplex

KATO 24-827 Three-way feeder split

2x KATO 10-214 Book Case Type E

KATO 10-213 Train case D

 

KATO 25-000 Model Train Catalog 2023

TOMIX 7044 TOMIX Comprehensive Guide 2023 Edition

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Giugiaro

[cteno4]

Wow that’s a haul!

 

jeff

[SL58654号]

I recently stopped by my local Kumamoto hobby store to pick up these two handsome blue carriages to complement my steam and diesel JGR/JNR stock, shown here with my Umekoji DE10. They also carry the EF55 @Kamome and the KATO turntable re-release, but that'll wait a while as my layout project takes top priority. 

 

Edited September 20, 2023 by SL58654号

[katoftw]

13 hours ago, SL58654号 said:

I recently stopped by my local Kumamoto hobby store

Nikkyosha at all? Near the river tramlines bridge?