u/NefariousnessOk6281

New Tomix EF58-61

Anyone baulking at the price of the new PG level EF58-61 (Jap retail Y22,660)?
With previous releases being under Y10,000, this is like double the price! For what?

You get cab lighting that comes on when the loco is stopped and goes off when it's moving. The headlights also dim when the loco is stopped. But these functions only work with a Tomix CL controller!

You get fully spoked wheels, even the driving wheels.

The front deck seems to move on curves independantly from the bogies.

A few other small details, but is all this necessary and worth the extra cost?

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u/NefariousnessOk6281 — 1 day ago

These 2 items caught my eye on Yahoo Auctions, a KiHa91 & KiHa200 from the Nostalgic Tetsucolle 2 release.

They look the same but the front windscreens are different.

I just changed the couplers and have the motors waiting for me to collect when I visit RGRokko in 2 weeks time!

u/NefariousnessOk6281 — 19 days ago