What did you order or the post deliver?

[keitaro]

or bigman

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/mokeiyabigman/item/kato-10-561/
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/mokeiyabigman/item/kato-10-562/
not sure on the steamer though

[clem24]

that's better........
http://www.ebay.it/itm/KATO-FULL-ORIENT-EXPRESS-13-CAR-LIGHTED-D51-SCALA-N-/230550082784?pt=Modellismo_Dinamico&hash=item35addb14e0

or you can chose only half set...
http://www.ebay.it/sch/i.html?_nkw=kato+orient+express&_sacat=220&Tipo%2520Treni=Scala%2520N&_dmpt=Modellismo_Dinamico&_odkw=orient+express&_osacat=220&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

or this one..
http://www.ebay.it/itm/KARO-RARO-ORIENT-EXPRESS-1a-SERIE-EF58-9-VAGONI-SCALA-N-/250853691156?pt=Modellismo_Dinamico&hash=item3a680b8f14
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So this one dude hoarded all that?? He's pretty screwed after Kato releases the re-runs as well as the improved D51.

[cteno4]

my deki 300 showed up from taiwan of all places (ebay deal). nice model, i would almost use the word "cute" but not quite...

i picked it up out of the box and turned it over to see the trucks and promptly heard that little tap tap tap sound of a small part hitting the floor. turned back over and one of the gps antennas had fallen off. luckily few minutes searching around in the dust bunnies under the desk with the flashlight and found it! the cork flooring we have in my office is really mottled pattern so you cant see smutz on the floor, but also small parts disappear as well!

jeff

[JRF-1935]

Bloody hell.. And they're not even complete sets, considering the Orient Express was never pulled solo by the D51-498 ;)

JRF-1935 "clicks" Like again 

[JRF-1935]

2 engines won on ebay arrived today - the MA #9704 - 9600 Steam Loco ($35.00) and the Kato #3004 EF66 ($45.00) also received the Kato #10-824 Hoki 2500 8 car set from HS.  Waiting on a nice order from BT_Trains. 
Rich C

[Martijn Meerts]

Clem, the improved D51 isn't the Orient Express version though, although, it wouldn't be unthinkable if they did one with the orient express decorations on the tender etc.

[VJM]

Clem, the improved D51 isn't the Orient Express version though, although, it wouldn't be unthinkable if they did one with the orient express decorations on the tender etc.

I thought that's exactly what 2016-2 is - the improved D51 with Orient Express decoration.

It's 2016 that is the undecorated "standard D51".

[Martijn Meerts]

I must have missed the 2016-2 .. When I checked, I only noticed the standard version with no reference to a 2016-2..

I might have to try and get the Orient Express version though, as the Kato-Roundhouse version isn't very good really :)

[Densha]

So far what I have seen there are two pages on the Kato website:
http://www.katomodels.com/n/d51/ (I presume it's the version in it's old state as it was while in service.)
http://www.katomodels.com/n/d51498/ (The D51 498 as released in late 2010 and the new Oriënt Express one.)

[westfalen]

I must have missed the 2016-2 .. When I checked, I only noticed the standard version with no reference to a 2016-2..

I might have to try and get the Orient Express version though, as the Kato-Roundhouse version isn't very good really :)

Same here. If I can get my hands on a 2016-2 the old one I got with my Orient Express will get a coat of plain black paint and get put on display in a park.

[Kumo]

Received my Skyliner! :-)
Awesome train!!



http://tecchan.loriskumo.com/2012/02/ae-skyliner-just-arrived/

[Nick_Burman]

Micro-Ace Chichibu DeKi300 (second time round) and DeKi200. Also a Tsugawa HOn30 "Wa", however I posted that elsewhere in the list.

Cheers NB

[keitaro]

got my microace fuji sleeper train with sound set a2952 set

can't wait to test it tonight. got it from tenshodo store for cheaper than the hs one.

it came wrapped up nicely and they dispatched same day i ordered.

I would have had it friday but my mail room gave it to the other me and i just got it off him lol.

pic of the sound unit instructions and the wrapped box.

i can't wait to post pics of model and a video of the sound unit.

[The_Ghan]

Nice "MADE IN CHINA" stamp!   

Cheers

The_Ghan

[linkey]

I had a double order come in :)

1st order:
TOMIX 500-7000 Kodama shinkansen (8 car set)

2nd order:
KATO 2012 Catelogue
TOMIX 2011-2012 Catelogue
TOMIX Parts Catelogue

*I had to reorder the 2nd order due to the books got wrecked by an unknown person who thought placeing my backpack onto the wet floor and damaging the books while getting ready for the Japanese Summer Festival in Melbourne (02/11/12 - American dateline, 11/02/12 - Aussie dateline, 12/02/11 Nihon dateline)

So The_Ghan I can show you pictures what what happens to your KATO Catelugue of one that is water damage to the other which has been shipped out without a problem (slight ripples but that is due to printing)

[The_Ghan]

I had a double order come in :)

1st order:
TOMIX 500-7000 Kodama shinkansen (8 car set)

2nd order:
KATO 2012 Catelogue
TOMIX 2011-2012 Catelogue
TOMIX Parts Catelogue

*I had to reorder the 2nd order due to the books got wrecked by an unknown person who thought placeing my backpack onto the wet floor and damaging the books while getting ready for the Japanese Summer Festival in Melbourne (02/11/12 - American dateline, 11/02/12 - Aussie dateline, 12/02/11 Nihon dateline)

So The_Ghan I can show you pictures what what happens to your KATO Catelugue of one that is water damage to the other which has been shipped out without a problem (slight ripples but that is due to printing)

The_Ghan wanted to click "Like"!

[Webskipper]

LHS had a 20% off sale because they are an ace hardware store , too.

Bought 5 axian cases and one bag. Now half filled with just the modern American freight. The steam and their cars will fill the rest. Next sale I'll get another set for the bullets.

Snagged both fl12 decoders and found 2 em13's buried in a pile of brochures in the locked case. I was searching for TCS decoders.

The em13 wasn't labeled as an em13 it was in a static protection envelope stapled to the Digitrax decoder manual.

The manager learned that he could have just sold the decoders to the guy that bought the Chicago Metra. Ooops!

Didn't know his product so how could he sell it?

[KenS]

When I've bought EM13's, they usually came in little anti-static envelopes.  That seems to be the Kato USA packaging.  I did buy one set (I think it was from a Canadian store, but I don't recall for sure) that came in Kato's little plastic boxes with a chunk of black anti-static foam.  The envelopes weren't marked at all.  The boxes have cardboard labels with the the name and part number printed on them.

I like the boxes much better.  But I'll bet they're added in Japan, and the domestic ones go straight from Digitrax to Kato USA.

[The_Ghan]

KenS,

I get all of my decoders from ModelTrainStuff.  I've had them arrive in the little plastic boxes in one order, and the anti-static plastic the next.  There appears to be no consistency, but MTS pricing is hard to beat.

Cheers

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

all mine i have (a total of 6 decoders) are the kato plastic box ones.  

[westfalen]

Worldcraft EF13 29 (pre assembled) arrived today. Cost $420 but a kit version would spend the rest if it's life as a box of parts in my hands. I'm drooling over it at work and can't wait to get home to test run it and see how the body comes off to get a decoder in.

[keitaro]

Worldcraft EF13 29 (pre assembled) arrived today. Cost $420 but a kit version would spend the rest if it's life as a box of parts in my hands. I'm drooling over it at work and can't wait to get home to test run it and see how the body comes off to get a decoder in.

Wants to like.

I know what you mean about eternally in a box.

I been trying to get the hitachi moha done but the motor is eternally stopping me from finishing the project as the gears just don't match up. It's like they gave me the wrong parts ......

other than that it's mostly done not including the paint

[The_Ghan]

Worldcraft EF13 29 (pre assembled) arrived today. Cost $420 but a kit version would spend the rest if it's life as a box of parts in my hands. I'm drooling over it at work and can't wait to get home to test run it and see how the body comes off to get a decoder in.

The_Ghan clicks "Like"

Where's my black balaclava ?? 

Cheers

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

my toei updated look and addons are in as well as the fujikyu 58 HG set just paid for them.

the fuji kyu and the other kiha 58 are using tomix's newest motor first model to have it.

maybe just maybe (unlikely) they have made it a bit more dcc friendly.
when i get it will post something if it looks some what unique to anyother regular tomix motor

[Martijn Meerts]

I doubt Tomix will be making stuff more 'dcc friendly' unless they come out with their own dcc system to be honest. But 'dcc friendly' can mean different things to different people anyway. For me, most Tomix trains are quite dcc friendly, because I can get decoders installed pretty quick :)

[The_Ghan]

I doubt Tomix will be making stuff more 'dcc friendly' unless they come out with their own dcc system to be honest. But 'dcc friendly' can mean different things to different people anyway. For me, most Tomix trains are quite dcc friendly, because I can get decoders installed pretty quick :)

The_Ghan clicks "Like"

[Martijn Meerts]

Oh yeah, I tried looking at the 'like' for this thread, but the forum the thread is in has likes enabled, they just don't seem to work on this thread.. Why, I really don't know... One of those forum system mysteries :)

[keitaro]

likely too many posts :p

[Martijn Meerts]

Could be, it's turned into a monster thread, makes a Goji rampage look like something that wouldn't be out of place in Sesame Street :)

[westfalen]

I notice it's been going since June 2009, perhaps this type of ongoing thread could be closed and started anew each year or after so many posts.

I got my World Kougei EF13 apart after finding instructions for the kit version on HS, the body is held on by four screws, and decoder installation took about ten minutes actual work. The mechanism runs a little noisy but smoothly so it might quieten down with running in, a bit dissapointing though that for the price and amount of other detail there aren't working headlights. The etched brass number plates make Kato's molded plastic ones look a little crude.

[Martijn Meerts]

I don't think any of my World Kougei kits actually come with lighting, but since they're all kits, it's just 1 extra step to install them.







That is, if I ever get around to building them ;)

[westfalen]

I don't think any of my World Kougei kits actually come with lighting, but since they're all kits, it's just 1 extra step to install them.







That is, if I ever get around to building them ;)

I've got to find something to complain about. As long as I'm paying $420 I'd have paid a few extra dollars for them to take that extra step for me.

[Martijn Meerts]

Yeah, you'd definitely expect them to come with lights :)

It's just as weird as the Modemo trams.. Some have lights, some don't.. And it's not just older or cheaper models that don't have lights, it seems completely random ;)

[keitaro]

if you look at the price of brass models i don't expect them to come with lights to be honest.

Also these are custom kits made for you. You are paying for the assembly and painting of that kit by hand.

If you compare to greenmax for example

They have clearly defined ranges, The economy unpainted kit (mainly aimed at scratch building) The pre-colored kit aimed at scratch building and building the model at a lower price.

Then there is the completed model range (premium) this is a completed model with complete assembly and lighting. I'd like to note that the precolored kit for a x model is different to that same completed model of same train, interms of detail and the motor they use.

Some greenmax kits allow for lighting if you purchase the extras.

[JRF-1935]

Another great order from Bob at BT_Trains !
Tomix 1977 Catalog
Tomix #2721, #2716, #2761, #2758, #2720, and #2793 -
Kato #2014 9600 Steam Loco
Thanks Bob

[Martijn Meerts]

Ordered 10 ESU servo's.. Sure, they're more expensive than several others (although, a good servo really isn't cheap), but they have various mounting brackets and screws optimized for turnout control. Not having to build my own is definitely worth the couple of Euros extra ;)

[VJM]

Impulse buy: Kato 10-873 Niseko Express Basic set

[Morian Miner]

Today was the most out-of-the-blue pickup for my Japan layout.  Had a table at a toy show (in Tucson) today.  See a table that has a few 2-unit Japanese passenger cars.  So, I ask if they have anything else.  They point me to a box of buildings - I end up walking out with 3 Kato office buildings, a convenience store, and a Kato apartment building.  There was a Shrine there alone with a box of Tomytec buildings.  Decided to leave those since the buildings seemed to need a lot of rework and I didn't think my layout was going to have enough space to accommodate them.  Have a feeling I might regret it later, but still think it was a good decision.

[Martijn Meerts]

Ordered about 300 dollars worth of Tomix track from Plaza Japan, so my father can build a (semi-temporary) layout using what Tomix track I already had plus the new stuff. He's not comfortable working on the flex track and servo controlled switches, so he gets bored during the day, not being able to work on, or run trains.. Should be 300 dollars well spent really :)

He's going to build a layout from the Tomix layout book, but using the Selectrix digital system instead of analog. Will still need to figure out the problem with the Tomix turnouts being controlled using the Selectrix system, and the Tomix double crossover is shorting out when a train runs over it, so I'll need to adjust that as well :)

[linkey]

Came from HSJ but inspected by AQIS/ Australia POST today:

Tomytec Police Headquarters
Tomytec 4-Car set (F3) Police car inside the pack.

When the parcel van guy came and knocked on the door I saw the package and wondering what is with the yellow tape? I am now going to watch Border Line Security to see if it's get on TV lol

[Kumo]

No comment needed! ;-)

[Martijn Meerts]

My Hayato no Kaze (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10105422) came in yesterday, another beauty :)

[tsubasa119]

I got the full Orient Express set from Rakuten on Tuesday.

[The_Ghan]

My Hayato no Kaze (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10105422) came in yesterday, another beauty :)

Nice Martijn.

If I had one I would have to sleep with it !!!

Cheers

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

My Hayato no Kaze (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10105422) came in yesterday, another beauty :)

Nice Martijn.

If I had one I would have to sleep with it !!!

Cheers

The_Ghan

i like x 2

i would sleep with it too. going to have an empty bed soon for 6 weeks hmmm........
i ordered the mpdemo odakyu as per new releases thread.

still waiting my graham farish loco turns out royal mail is the most useless mail service in the world .. my model took 8 days to go from the uk airport to sydney. its at the depot awaiting delivery to me so i will get monday i guess.

[Martijn Meerts]

I wouldn't sleep with it, it's too fragile =)

I love the color on it, always did like the deep blue color schemes. The dark blue DE10 for example is a beauty as well.

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Just picked up some more building kits for Kanjiyama, as well as a couple of tunnel mouths.

This will be my first venture into Sankei card buildings.

[Martijn Meerts]

My new D51-498 Orient Express just showed up, it looks SO much better than the older Kato-Roundhouse version.

Now I just need to lay down an oval to run it on...


Also, received a package with a lot of components for some circuit boards, and my Dremel versatip, a butane gas driven soldering iron which can also be used as a micro torch.. Time to go melt down some World Kougei kits =)

[seabilliau]

Just got the Hobbytrain Lemke Vectron Europa.  Exceptional detail, even on the wheels.

[disturbman]

Just got the Hobbytrain Lemke Vectron Europa.  Exceptional detail, even on the wheels.

Just to say, there is a dedicated place to post such "announcements": http://www.jnsforum.com/index.php/topic,6148.0.html :)