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

[chadbag]

On 1/29/2024 at 5:22 PM, Suica said:

I haven't bought any Japanese models in a real long time but during my recent Japan trip I got reminded how much I love Japanese trains and simply had to take some pretty good deals home.

 

 

MicroAce JR West 103 Series Osaka Loop Line
MicroAce JR West 201 Series Osaka Loop Line
Tomix JR Kyushu 485 Series Red Express
Tomix Meitetsu 7000 Series Panorama Car
Tomix Tenryu Hamanako Railway Type TH2100 Evangelion
Tomix Tenryu Hamanako Railway Type TH2100 Yuru Camp
Tomytec Kumamoto Shiden Type 9700
Kato JR West 683 Series Thunderbird
Popondetta Hankyu 1300 Series
GreenMax Hankyu 2800 Series
GreenMax Keio 1000 Series Salmon Pink

 

That's a good haul.  It's a good reminder to go to all the used train places when there.  Lots of good things that you wouldn't otherwise find.

 

I liked your adventures on Twitter on your recent trip.

[bc6]

Lots of odds and ends plus lots of styrene to make walkways for the GreenMax Maintenance Garage.

There is an EF81 in there which I can't wait to add the details to and DCC. I got some resistors and some awesome Kato vehicles. 

Also included in today's delivery were some coupler springs and couplers as well, This was a well-rounded delivery.

 

  

 

Edited February 4 by bc6

[Suica]

Kato E2-1000 Series (200 Series Color)

 

 

Was a bit of a tough decision since I neither rode nor saw it irl but I think the 200 Series colors look amazing on the E2.

[Giugiaro]

It's been a while since I've posted something on this forum.

Some are going to be very well aware of what I've been ordering over the past months, as I've kept a daily presence on the JNS Forum's Discord server.

 

Starting with the arrival of the V2 and V4 sets, which I already tried and messed around with.

 

Which were sent together with an M1 set that I bought to gift to a kid in our family for Christmas.
Together with the M1 went a JNR Series 103 and a set of KATO clear open pit tracks for display.

 

Later last month, I had the opportunity to inherit these fine units from one of our members.

[bc6]

Nice haul but since when does JNS have a Discord server lol?

[Giugiaro]

4 hours ago, bc6 said:

Nice haul but since when does JNS have a Discord server lol?

 

Since 2017 😅

 

[VentureForth]

1 hour ago, Giugiaro said:

 

Since 2017 😅

 

Heck, I just found out there was a Facebook group.  lol

[bill937ca]

My Tram Classic in red and green arrived today. More photos in the Kato My Tram Classic thread later.

[lighthouse]

My first "Last Run" Set arrived:

 

Tomix 97959 Last Run KiHa 183

 

[cteno4]

4 hours ago, bill937ca said:

My Tram Classic in red and green arrived today.

All that trammy goodness!

 

jeff

[Kamome]

Received some Kyushu based freight locos (ED76-0, EF81-300) and some tank containers to make an “Omuta Freight” consist

 

Opting to wait for the Tomix Koki 200s rather than get the Kato ones. The fidelity is a little better and the ride height seems more to scale on their Kokis.

Edited February 8 by Kamome

[SL58654号]

He's a Really Useful Engine, you know...
I had my eyes on this little gem for a while. It's one of the most unusual items of Thomas merchandise ever made, I'd say, as it's based upon a locomotive decorated for a Days Out with Thomas event, in this case the Oigawa Railway's C11 227, and I'm happy to have him as a part of my SL fleet!
No matter how old I get I'll never forget that little blue creation by the Rev. W. Awdry that was the genesis of my love of railways.

Also, my friend's video about the introduction of Thomas on the Oigawa Railway, one of the sanctums of Steam in Japan, further compelled me to go for it in my Kumamoto hobby store, especially since it was at a considerably lower price! He's also a good runner on my layout. While construction my Sakuragi no Yu Sen has taken a brief hiatus, when it's publicly displayed, no doubt Thomas will appeal to viewers young and old.
Now all that I need is a Ransomes & Rapier turntable! 😊

[SL58654号]

On 2/9/2024 at 1:46 AM, Kamome said:

Received some Kyushu based freight locos (ED76-0, EF81-300) and some tank containers to make an “Omuta Freight” consist

 

Opting to wait for the Tomix Koki 200s rather than get the Kato ones. The fidelity is a little better and the ride height seems more to scale on their Kokis.

I saw both of those electric locos on the shelf at my train store. Perhaps I may go for one of them (or both!). 

[railsquid]

Not a new delivery, according to my records I purchased it in December 2021, but as a reward for disposing of a number of items of unwanted junk stock, it was time to get it out and have more than a cursory glance.

 

Tomix 115-1000 series (Shinshu livery) by Rail Squid, on Flickr

[beakaboy]

my last items arrived recently from the hattons closing down sale. The 0-6-0 needs a chimney ( I already have a Tomix 0-6-0 so that will be handy to measure the chimney and replicate) The containers were listed as HO scale

 

[bill937ca]

Another Kato MyTRAM Classic, this time yellow and tram spare parts for the tram part box these being Tomix PG-16 #0238 pantographs used by  Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden), Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei), Fukui Railway (Fukutetsu), Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) and lots of private railways.

 

[ 0238 ] Pantograph Type PG16 (2pcs.)

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10049884

Edited February 14 by bill937ca

[Suica]

And a few new arrivals of the week.

 

 

Tomix Hello Kitty Shinkansen 

Tomix Tobu 500 Series Revaty Limited Edition

GreenMax Hankyu 6000 Series Imazu Minami Line / Koyo Line

 

I'm always a bit bummed out that Hankyu does not get the models they deserve.

While GreenMax does release quite a lot of them they just don't look the part. Hankyu trains should be extremely glossy. It seems as if Popondetta is the only manufacturer that really pulled this off nicely. Kato Hankyu trains are a good compromise between looks and price but I wish they would actually make more of them and not just re-release the same three sets over and over again.

 

 

[disturbman]

36 minutes ago, Suica said:

It seems as if Popondetta is the only manufacturer that really pulled this off nicely.

The MicroAce are pretty good in my opinion, but it's pity they only make a few different series. I'm waiting for someone that is not Tomytec to make the various 5000 series.

[cteno4]

Tad of futura acrylic floor wax maybe? Works well to shine up car models.

 

jeff

[Tony Galiani]

Books purchased at Maruzen on my recent trip.

Tony

 

[cteno4]

Ohh nice mini layout books tony! Score!

 

jeff

[Kingmeow]

Tony (et al), I'm assuming your can't read Japanese or read it fluently (I can be completely wrong on this).  So when you buy these books and magazine, are you just looking at the pictures and perhaps Google translate the description and a few paragraphs?

 

When I was in Japan for 15 days last September I randomly came upon a small book store in Tokyo Station where they had a fairly good selection of train books and magazines.  I was initially thrilled.  Although I would love to buy a few I leafed through a few and realizes there's no way in hell I would be able to even come close in deciphering the test.  At last I just gave up.

 

Wondering what people's strategy is in attacking these publications when they can't read Japanese.

[cteno4]

These books are heavily picture oriented and great references just visually and inspirationally. For text I will use mobile device camera and translate apps to read some of the text to get specific details when curiosity piqued by pictures. Many of the modeling books have interesting stepwise phtots that speak a 1000 words without google translate.

 

cheers

 

jeff

[Tony Galiani]

@Kingmeow - ditto to what Jeff said.  Also, I have a lot of trouble coming up with scenic ideas when building layouts so the pictures are a big help for me.

For example, when I was leaving YFS, the owner threw in one of his shrine sets to my purchase.  In looking in the first book above, on page 107, there is a shrine scene with the same elements in that set.  Perfect - I plan to use that as a template for a scene with that kit.

Cheers,

Tony

[Oxbox]

A couple more additions to my JR Central and West focus areas thanks to everyone’s favorite shop: