bill937ca Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) Something new in Tomix track. This is a 3247 (red), 3248 (green) Trough Girder Bridge. It is a girder that carries tracks over a small stream. The piece of track itself is slightly elevated to provide a small space under the track. The 3247 and 3248 both include two pieces of 70mm trough girder bridge. With this piece you can use 5538 under track DC feeder on an otherwise stock rail track plan. It can bridge gaps over sections of embankment or can be mounted atop piers for an elevated crossing. It also allows you to feed cables under the track. Edited May 29, 2018 by bill937ca 3 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I really like this track piece, I wish kato would make something similar for the very small bridges that are popular in japan. 1 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Kiha66 said: I really like this track piece, I wish kato would make something similar for the very small bridges that are popular in japan. You could always just put a converter track on each side. https://www.modeltrainplus.net/products/kato-20-045-snap-track-conversion-track-62mm 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 So who got the Tomix panda train? It's out! And it's lovely! https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10508875 Link to comment
Pauljag900 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) I bet you did Sammy😂😂👍it’s beautiful 👍 Edited May 31, 2018 by Pauljag900 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Pauljag900 said: I bet you did Sammy😂😂👍it’s beautiful 👍 Nope I didn't ~~~ 😛 I cant bear those couplers and having to forge more money to change them to TN ones.... Besides, I already have the 3-car Kato Kuroshio add-on... so... 1 1 Link to comment
Yavianice Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, JR 500系 said: I cant bear those couplers and having to forge more money to change them to TN ones.... And the KATO version which has better couplers is almost 5000 yen cheaper... 2 Link to comment
katoftw Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) Tomix have annouced their E001 Shikishima trains. 10 car set and 5 + 5 car sets. Ouch on the pricing! plus... http://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180613-2.pdf http://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180613-3.pdf http://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180613-4.pdf http://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180613-5.pdf http://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/img/20180613-6.pdf Edited June 13, 2018 by katoftw 2 Link to comment
Suica Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Those 485 series Shirasagi sets are great! 1 Link to comment
Yavianice Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, katoftw said: Tomix have annouced their E001 Shikishima trains. 10 car set and 5 + 5 car sets. Ouch on the pricing! 9000 yen more than the KATO version, woa From Hobbysearch: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10543396 ----------------- - A masterpiece of more than 70 new molds! [Reality that pursued based on actual vehicle drawing / actual vehicle interview] - The surroundings of the cab is reproduced by dividing the car body and windowpane into parts. - Reproduce the pipe of the insulator of the roof part by another part which separated the color. - The table in the room seems to be an ellipse in the wide angle of the lens in the photograph etc, but based on the interview, it is reproduced in a circle which is closer to the actual car. [Quality superior to the performance of TOMIX] - The headlights are equipped with one LED on each side, reproducing the impressive brightness of the actual car. - The interior light is already installed. - Designed so that it can be set between the roof and the main body so that the board can not be seen from the window. - Equipped with a new type motor developed jointly with Canon Precision Co., Ltd. - Newly designed electrifying coupler simulating the design of close contact coupler. ----------------- I am very curious about how the quality stacks up to the KATO version. The interior lighting already being installed is a nice touch. EDIT: Hobbysearch now also included CAD drawings of the TOMIX shiki-shima https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10543396/50/1. However it does not seem radically more detailed than the KATO version. I guess we will only really see when the final model is released. Edited June 13, 2018 by Yavianice CAD drawings added 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Ahhhh finally it is released! Already installed interior lights is a good touch! Less fondling with the body of such an exclusive set is always welcomed... Strange on the releases of those 253s... HG is great, but Tomix already has the tooling for this like their snow monkey sets so... Shirasagi looks great though, and those Kihas on the Gono line is pretty interesting... Nice E231-0 on the Musashino and the already announced E231-3000 on the Hachiko... All in all I am safe and that's good news for me especially since Kato has already announced the 7 stars and will most probably move on to the E353 and the 2000 series which I am very much fond off... 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) What's more interesting is in the Tomytec side: http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/lineup/tatemono/index.html#ank146 Now this building is really interesting! Nice blend of colours, and even comes with a mechanical garage! http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180613_07.pdf Yellow of the Shizouka Rainbow series http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180613_06.pdf Nishi-Nippon Railroad Type 3000 `Tabito` painted livery train, much like its bus counter part http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180613_04.pdf Very nice sightseeing bus indeed! Probably the same mould as the Tobu exclusive sightseeing bus with its glass roof http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180613_05.pdf Kanden Trolley Bus is out, along with the tourist bus that one would take from Ogimachi when starting/ ending the Alphine route http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180613_08.pdf Container Trucks http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/items/pdf/newitem_20180613_01.pdf And a Sapporo Tram If Tomix don't get me interested to part my money, leave it to Tomytec.... Edited June 13, 2018 by JR 500系 1 1 Link to comment
Yavianice Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 The Tabito train looks pretty cool, but too bad that Tomytec will produce it, which means no interior, no functional lights... Shame. Link to comment
nah00 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) Ouch, my Kato 253 and add-on car set cost less than the basic six car set, granted it was second hand but never ran. Also nice to see Tomix doing Runtec containers, now only if they'd make some Zentsu ones or the older Yamato Transport ones. Like the Gonoh Line KiHa but I can see that one being on sale not too long from now. Edited June 14, 2018 by nah00 Link to comment
gavino200 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 14 hours ago, JR 500系 said: What's more interesting is in the Tomytec side: http://www.tomytec.co.jp/diocolle/lineup/tatemono/index.html#ank146 Now this building is really interesting! Nice blend of colours, and even comes with a mechanical garage! Thanks for posting this. I really like it. I just reserved it. 1 Link to comment
chadbag Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 36 minutes ago, gavino200 said: Thanks for posting this. I really like it. I just reserved it. Me too. 1 Link to comment
kvp Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 20 hours ago, Yavianice said: Newly designed electrifying coupler simulating the design of close contact coupler Does this mean we finally see all axle pickups with a common train bus on cape gauge sets, not just shinkansens? (it would be great for having flicker free interior lighting) 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, gavino200 said: Thanks for posting this. I really like it. I just reserved it. No problem ~ Thought I suddenly saw a really multi-coloured interesting building in Tomytec site ad wow it sure is nice! Interesting video on the Nishitetsu Tabito train livery 西鉄太宰府観光列車「旅人」 Interesting we didn't see the release (or did I miss it) of the 8000 series in the Tabito livery (Tomytec did release the 8000 series but in normal livery) but instead we have the newer 3000 series in that livery... And it also seems the Tabito 8000 series is being retired .... hhhmmm... Searching further, as I was very new to Nishi-Tetsu, there seems to be a dedicated site for the Tabito: http://inf.nishitetsu.jp/train/tabito/index_en.html And comes in 4 languages! There also seems to be another tourist train in another livery, the Suito: http://inf.nishitetsu.jp/train/suito/index_en.html Could that mean we can get another 3000 series in the Suito livery soon by Tomytec? 🙂 Edited June 14, 2018 by JR 500系 Link to comment
katoftw Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 That didn't take long... https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/n/kt2018500hellokitty.html 1 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I must be blind to miss this release... https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10508853 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10508851 It's such a useful and lovely little bridge! https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/n/3250.html Here's a video to show how it can be applied, even with road pieces and Tram tracks! 3 Link to comment
nah00 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) On 6/28/2018 at 11:43 PM, katoftw said: That didn't take long... https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/n/kt2018500hellokitty.html Funny thing, they used the same 500-series that previously had the Evangelion scheme. Why do I have a feeling this is going to end up in my collection. Edited July 2, 2018 by nah00 3 Link to comment
Densha Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Now that the last LSE has been withdrawn from regular service, Tomix put up a tweet promoting their Odakyu Romance Car models. Usually this is nothing out of the ordinary. However, the tweet ended with the phrase "Wait? There is one track left empty... Could this be...?" 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Densha said: Now that the last LSE has been withdrawn from regular service, Tomix put up a tweet promoting their Odakyu Romance Car models. Usually this is nothing out of the ordinary. However, the tweet ended with the phrase "Wait? There is one track left empty... Could this be...?" Go Go GSE! Go Go GSE! It's only right they do that ~ To compliment all the Romance car models they have been doing so well... How about picking up that EXE Alpha too, Tomix? 😛 Link to comment
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