JR 500系 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Any update on the station sound? BTW for translating instructions, have you tried the google translate phone app. You can take a picture of some text and then highlight what you want translated. It works quite well. I will start a new thread on this ~ I'll post it under the 'New Releases' section ~ Cheers! 1 Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) I did an impulse bid on a super cheap, new Tomix 3-car JR West 287 Series Kuroshio just because it was there. Now, I wanted to have a high-cab unit anyway and this most modern unit is maybe the best choice for a silly project in mind; repainting it to a Dutch Railways InterCity livery (yellow with blue stripe), as it's very close in its design to the ICM. Let's see when it arrives ^^ EDIT: also immediately ordered 2.54mm pins and connectors because I want to electrically connect my Tōbu 6050 Series for the ultimate smooth operation experience. Possibly also useful for the future installment of interior lights (even possibly with button cell batteries). Edited April 18, 2017 by Kabutoni Link to comment
Das Steinkopf Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Picked this up at the Museum. I guess it's a Museum exlusive? . We must be stalking each other, I was at the museum on Sunday, it's amazing what they have done to it, the amount of interactive displays makes it a great place for children. I'm heading down to Kyushu tomorrow, we are spending 4 days in Kita Kyushu and 5 days in Hakata. 1 Link to comment
Suica Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Basically screw trains. I'm collecting handbags now! Well, not really. ;^) 10 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Totally cool suica! Where did you find that?! I want some! Jeff 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I've seen similar at Poppondetta in Akihabara. Meanwhile I'm wondering what kind of stock a screw train would consist of ;) 1 Link to comment
Suica Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Totally cool suica! Where did you find that?! I want some! Jeff It's a Poppondetta product but I got mine from Amazon. 3 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Thanks, ordered! Way cool bag to take toys to our monthly club lunches! Got a couple extra for presents. Jeff 1 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Cool bag Sucia, I've ordered one for myself! I also got one of these nifty tissue holders, that masquerades as a JNR ISO 20 footer. 2 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I was tempted by the Kleenex holder as well! But my father had made us a bunch of nice hardwood ones with fancy scroll saw work in them and don't have the heart to replace any. Guess I could put one in the workbench... Jeff Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 My first new JR train ever since I moved to Japan. Probably a repainting project to a faux Dutch Intercity livery. It was less than half the new price, so heck xD 5 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 My first new JR train ever since I moved to Japan. Probably a repainting project to a faux Dutch Intercity livery. It was less than half the new price, so heck xD Perks of living in Japan and having Yahoo Auctions at the tips of your fingers.... Or is that something actually bad? :P Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Perks of living in Japan and having Yahoo Auctions at the tips of your fingers.... Or is that something actually bad? :P Bad. Really bad. 5 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Bad. Really bad. Very very much bad bad bad. 2 Link to comment
Rod.H Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 All that turned up was some containers, an EF210, a case for 21m carriages (a Tomix one, not Casco this time). Oh and I joined the Tomix Thomas club. 8 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Very very much bad bad bad. Bad bad bad naught naughty naughty low-priced old but mint-condition Tomix 400: tomix-400-kei-shinkansen-96240 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 11 Link to comment
1954G Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 The Tomix 92640 might be the best used shinkansen bargain out there. Affordable, prototypical, easily repaired, and short enough for any size layout. 1 Link to comment
SirYamanote Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Managed to snag some of these exclusives when they went on sale online Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment
ianlaw Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 As my trainshopping sightseeing Japan tour had to be cancelled due to ill health of my father I had to find other means of buying what I needed. Sent the 17th by Modeltrainplus by registered SAL, arrived at my doorstep on the 22nd, collected from post office today. No import duty paid. :) Lucky me. 4 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Ian, Best wishes on your father's health. Nariichi San can be quite good at feeding the habit. Jeff Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Dang I went crazy on Yahoo auctions last few nights and did something I shouldn't.... grab the kiha-200s in their lovely multi colors, RED kaisoku, YELLOW NanoHana and Blue Seaside Liner, along with their partner Yufuin no mori... Luckily for me, they wasn't very expensive, but I need to see how is the condition when they arrive.... I think we're officially set foot on Kyushu island..... :( Link to comment
enodenlover Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Five small packages, all from Plaza Japan, showed up last week. I got a pack of Tomix S72.5 short straights, two Kato billboard structures ( 23-472 and 23-474 ), a Greenmax shops with signboard kit 2163 and a pack of Tomytec wooden telephone poles. Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) Dang I went crazy on Yahoo auctions last few nights and did something I shouldn't.... grab the kiha-200s in their lovely multi colors, RED kaisoku, YELLOW NanoHana and Blue Seaside Liner, along with their partner Yufuin no mori... Luckily for me, they wasn't very expensive, but I need to see how is the condition when they arrive.... I think we're officially set foot on Kyushu island..... :( Ah, but you're missing the Huis ten bosh colors too! And then, maybe some kiha 66's to run with them, and then a 787 series.... :P Edited April 25, 2017 by Kiha66 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 My Tomix Kiha 47s arrived! They're from the HG re-release of the Kiha 40 types. Although the motor buzzes badly on my old MRC power pack, they run whisper quiet on smooth DC. 5 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Ah, but you're missing the Huis ten bosh colors too! And then, maybe some kiha 66's to run with them, and then a 787 series.... :P actually i'm trying to grab the Huis Ten Bosch color now haha but they seem to be more elusive... is the HTB unit still running in Kyushu? Didn't see it the last time I went.... I did find one set on HS but it's an add-on set: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10152971 and it's quite expensive... As for the kiha-66, i'm sorry, but i'm not a huge fan of these... the Kiha-200 looks really nice though... The 787 is on the pre-order list, and I already got the 783 HTB/ Midori ~~ Time for a nice Saga,Sasebo or HTB scene ~~ Link to comment
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