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  2. cteno4

    My plan from the ground up

    Google translate on your phone helps to take a picture of a bit of the instructions and diagrams and get a rough idea. jeff
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  4. Kamome

    My plan from the ground up

    No English instructions for Japanese stock. British and American Kato stock have instructions in Japanese and English. The visuals should help you fit parts reasonably easily. On the Red Wing I assume it’s anti-jump barriers for the front and probably some roof equipment. Stickers will be service names and/or destinations, sometimes reserved or non reserved for limited expresses. Google translate the instructions but after you’ve done a train or two, you can probably fathom what goes where.
  5. Kingmeow

    Lets see your Koki

    Hmmm....you have enough that you can build one of those large container ships on your layout! 🤣
  6. katoftw

    Suburban Station And Train Depot

    Probably makes it a 600x1800 size then. Since the boards come as 600x900. He has got the straight track very close to the edges. I guess if you are playing on the floor, that would be better.
  7. Cat

    Lets see your Koki

    Mandarake and Yahoo Auction were very kind to me! =^,^=
  8. I grew up on boats and ships so no problem, has to shimmy up and down ladder ways like that a lot. Learned to keep my shoulders at a diagonal to the ladder to fit through the ladder way and hatchways. but is good deterrent to someone already drunk coming into your bar! Good selection also if too drunk to make it out you shouldn’t be back on the street. Obnoxious drunks can be just slid out head first… definitely some thing to model. jeff
  9. Interesting, I could not find it anywhere. Sounds like a booklet they printed up. Fun find! good thing is I stumbled on a few other English books on jnr breakup to add! jeff
  10. cteno4

    My plan from the ground up

    fun to have trains running! Keep an eye on ikea, they have some light tables that come apart easily that may help with play space expansion. One JNS member has a ton of their little like 18”x18”x18” tables that nest or legs come off easily and he just sets up a bunch of them in the shape needed for a temp layout. He has made some monstrous ones this way with dozens of tables. Yes many trains may be a bit growly for the first half hour of running. Putting the train in for 15-20 minute spins at a medium speed can help get it running smoother. If one continues really growling then it may need a little lubrication. New trains usually come lubricated, but now and then I’ve gotten a new train that looks to not have been lubed. If you need to lube at all we have a number of topics with in-depth discussion on that. jeff
  11. MD12

    Lets see your Koki

    I consider that as "I need Koki 200, and I need more budget to procure more fluid containers on is..." It might be a good time now as both KATO/ TOMIX are making Koki 200 recently.
  12. Wolf

    Lets see your Koki

    ... I need Koki 200 ...
  13. N-Osoi

    My plan from the ground up

    OK I'm up and running! Everything works. I used some 249 curves to make an asymmetric oval that fits on this temporary table. The M2 pack came with English instructions as well! All the trains survived their long haul flight. The Tomix motor is noticeably louder but it's a diesel so that kinds works. The interior light is ridiculously bright! I love how the head/tail lights automatically go white/red depending on direction. Is it true that new locos need a bit of running in? And I appear to have a few extra bits and decals to attach to my red wing... do Kato make English guides for that or is it a case of using a magnifying glass and Google translate for getting the right decals?
  14. MeTheSwede

    Suburban Station And Train Depot

    I realised today that this layout is built on two Tomix 8031 layout boards bolted together. (They come with holes and bolts for this purpose.)
  15. MD12

    Lets see your Koki

    This is such a dangerous thread that you would only want to buy more and more containers... Presenting some Koki 200, including some I purchased before and some new KATO releases.
  16. Something I have not seen listed here is the Japan National Railway booklet from 1960. 76 pages, softcover. From the last page: AR: Nippon Kobo Co., Ltd.; PR: Toppan Printing, Co., Ltd., no other publishing info, ie ISBN number. Lots of B&W photos and 3 large (over 2 pages) colour photos. Only 3 of the photos include steam locomotives, and only in the background. Purchased at a used book store in Sidney, BC Canada for $15 CDN a few of years ago.
  17. Yes, in case of broken tabs on the underside of the carriages, the solution would be to glue the coupler housing to them.
  18. Do you think the stairwell in your latest Tomytec building acquisition looks a bit tight? Welcome to a bar named "TiGhT" in downtown Shibuya. XL sized westerners may want to head somewhere else.
  19. RS18U

    The Introduction Thread...

    Thanks @cteno4 for the welcome. Yes, I can see how they could be addictive! The quality of the KiHa 81 is amazing, even better than I was expecting based on the Kato North American units I have. I may post some of my Canadian stuff at some time, things are a bit in confusion at the moment in the train room/office as I get ready for retirement. Then look out 😉
  20. Today a friend sent me my first Autocarrier and I got some parts to put together a Bluetooth speaker Tomix car for size reference.
  21. bc6

    Lets see your Koki

    ED75-775 thats a good start to a nice Koki collection.
  22. Where is the que of desperate folks waiting for the toilets to open!? Maybe kobaru makes some figures like this… jeff
  23. cteno4

    My plan from the ground up

    Good so temporary for now suits you well it sounds like. That’s the great thing about Unitrak is it’s super hardy stuff and lets you just play a lot over and over and over! Track planning software is great to try ideas quickly then make them with real track. yeah that sounds great, you could curve the shinkansen back in maybe r249 hidden curves. Most shinkansens can actually take r249 regular track, but just look awful. Curves could be hidden in hills on each end and rest out front your local lines and scenery, would only add like half a meter to your layout width. you could even fold a viaduct loop in with returns at both end and either hide the back tracks or run all 4 of the tracks into a single, short shinaksen station in the back of the layout. End loops could be scenery like fields, mountains or other town. This gives the front and center of the layout to the local tracks and scenery for that. But you are now talking more like 3m+ layout! one last thought on layouts is to think modular (like Ttrak) or sectional layouts. With modular you can go with a standard format like Ttrak or make your own. Downside is it sticks you to loops but it’s easier to store and perhaps play with others. Sectional is taking a regular layout and cutting up in sections that you can easily pull apart for storage, moving, or even taking to events to show off. Just requires looking at your plan for strategic places to create the joints and building bases to match this joint pattern. The modules don’t have to be the same size or shape. It’s a little extra electrical work to put electrical connectors between modules but not horrible. Our club layout moved to this format after we got tired of big on the fly setups! enjoy! jeff
  24. ED75-775

    Lets see your Koki

    Amateur hour, tutorial-level content incoming... OK, not much to see here, but I am heading back to Japan in May so there’s a good chance I can do a spot of levelling up! Most of this came from Rokko or Zenmarket with the exception of the Kato 10-815 (TradeMe). Alastair
  25. N-Osoi

    My plan from the ground up

    Thanks again Jeff, Yes I think it will be temporary stuff for a while. As a kid I just liked re-arranging my tracks and running trains in various patterns and shapes... this still appeals to me but now I also want to build scenery, so the island idea sounds great, or just a bunch of buildings that can be re-arranged as necessary. I don't foresee ever having enough space to run a 'proper' length Shinkansen (or 8-car Yamanote line) that won't look silly anyway 😄 . What would be cool though (dreaming here) is a small layout with local trains, but a separate viaduct track with hidden ends that has a Nozomi speed through it every minute or so 😎. Anyway enough posting, time to set up some trains and track.
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