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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 — 24 hours ago
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My new MicroAce ED31, smoll and cute

Arrived today, really hard to believe how small it is. The massive Arnold couplers will be swapped out for Kato's.

u/tripel7 — 2 days ago
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What are y'alls layouts?

Thinking about changing up my layout right now and need some ideas. Pictures, videos, diagrams, anything works!

*Own mostly commuter/shinkansen full sets so long layout with long straights be preferable....

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u/DeltaKK37 — 2 days ago
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Rental layouts

I just love the idea of renting a nice layout for an hour or so, pure enjoyment, probably the best invention of the hobby ever, I know, I sound over exaggerated, but I love rental layouts, perfect for my KATO USA No.1986 2-8-2 and other models.

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u/Dillon_Trinh — 2 days ago
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Do I need anything else to be able to use this starter set in the States

Looking to get into N scale train and this set caught my eye do I need to get anything else to make it compatible with the USA electrical

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u/inspectorwho7 — 2 days ago
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New haul from RG-ROKKO

Just shy of a month from my recent trip to Saitama Japan I had to get some items that I couldn't while there. I asked our favorite shopkeeper from RG-ROKKO to get a few things for me. First was the KATO 10-2110 6 car add on set to go with the 4 car basic set. I also got the 40th Anniversary Saikyo 2 car leading set to round out the set. I picked up another KU 5000 auto rack and some covered cars to go with the auto rack. I also picked up some replacement pantographs for the E233-7000 and that's about it.

u/frogmicky — 3 days ago
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An unexpected trip to Tokyo....

...is always leading to trouble! Plus all the good things like amazing food, cold beer, and taking rides on trains!

Hit up the Tokyo Metro Museum this trip! It's only ¥220 for entry, most exhibits are in Japanese and English, and they have a Cab Simulator to try! (I only overshot a station once...beginners luck) They also have a small gift shop with some swag. They have a stamp rally, I only clued into that afterwards, so I'm gonna head back when I go to JAM in August.

My purchases:

KATO 10-2215 - 287 Series "Kuroshio" 60TH Anniversary Wrapping (BLUE)

KATO 10-2142 - 683-4000 Series "Thunderbird" Basic and Additional Sets

KATO 10-2108 - E233-7000 Series Saikyo Line 40th Anniversary Lead Car Set

TOMIX 92819 - JR14-700 Series "Naniwa" Set

TOMIX - More couplers because why can't Tomix put TN couplers on in the first place? (Ok, they do on some sets.)

Popondetta - One set of 1514 C type lights

Tokyo Metro - Logo Magnet and Tozai Line Pencil Case

Don Quijote Stickers - Not train related but who doesn't love Donki?

Thats all for now, next trip probably isn't until August, hope to see some of you there for the JAM Convention!

Happy model railroading, everyone!

u/WychwoodXIII — 4 days ago
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Tobu 8000 series

Hello I have a question for yall… im quite a newbie KATO stuff and I have a KATO railway set since November I recently bought two KATO 8000 series the KATO 10-1651 and the KATO 10-1648 however I came to my surprise that both the EMUs dont have any motor at all…. Which led to a mistake I’ve made.. later on I found out that both are add ons and I saw it in the description of the KATO 10-1648 that it was an addon of the KATO 10-1647 but the 10-1647 sadly is sold out however I did found another 8000 series on sell which has a motor on it does this one can be capable with two I already have??

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u/Thisissomeonelol317 — 3 days ago
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With the Hello Kitty 500 series heading into its final day of operation it only seemed fitting

u/tripel7 — 6 days ago
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I have a tiny layout in my dorm on one of those 6-foot folding tables and want to start building a layout using T-trak but have a couple of questions.

u/HEB_ButterTortillas — 4 days ago
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Tomix related questions

I received my first few tomix motor units recently, one is the SL ginga and it's Steam engine, and I have a few questions, being in Quebec, I'm having a lot of trouble sourcing the 6 TN coupler for this train, part number JC6384. Is there another variation of those couplers that would fit, I just can't deal with those old rapido couplers and so I'm looking for options.

Also is there an easy way to turn the motorized Kiha143 into a trailer car, I did the adjustment but since it's for a specific speed band, I would feel more at ease having only the C58 being the power unit of the set. The ideal would be finding a spare of the bottom of the car that would be compatible, so that way I could revert it back if I need to for some reason.

And last question, how hard would it be to convert one of the Kiha40 from the sayonara nemuro line set 97971, from DC to DCC. It's an absolutely beautiful set and I plan on running some of it along my C11-171 winter wetlands set from Kato which I have already converted to DCC last year. I have some experience in hard soldering decoder installation with two Kato engines, with two others on the list for conversion. But I'm having a hard time finding information on converting Tomix N scale.

Thank you for any information that could be helpful and have a wonderful day.

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u/Naradra288 — 6 days ago
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The E2's Chinese cousin, the CRH2

Kunter CRH2, actually rode this, which is how I got to ride a shinkansen without having been in Japan.

u/tripel7 — 11 days ago
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Hello,

I have been frustrated with the lack of semi-simple track planning software for a while. I thought I'd found my favorite planner, but is is Mac OS only. So, I decided I would make my own.

This isn't meant for long term designing, I don't guarantee it will never break.

Here is a short list of things it does have / can do right now.

  • Supports KATO N-Scale UNITRACK. Almost the whole library, still working a few things.
  • It can save and load plans - they are saved in JSON format to your computer.
  • It can save/load inventory if you want to keep track of what you have.
  • It will export a BOM of your plan, including comparison against your inventory if you want a shopping list.
  • Most controls are self explanatory, but here are a few unique ones
    • Detail level high or low - renders the track with lots of detail or minimal detail.
    • Side View On/Off - You can set track elevation and have a side view. This is okay, and sometimes difficult to use, but works.
    • Move mouse over the Filter Parts and it will expand to show filters. There is an "AND/OR" switch. AND provides only the parts that have all of the selected filters, OR provides all the parts that have any of the selected filters.
    • There is a parts palette import/export - it sort of works, but rendering isn't quite universal yet.
    • There are layer support and it is rendered in layer order.
    • Light/Dark mode.
    • Track parts can snap into place and properly connected parts highlight in green. Disconnects are red.
    • Super Elevated tracks can only connect to other super elevated tracks.

Link: https://bwshockley.github.io/unitrack-planner/
Any issues? Submit a ticket on Github please.

u/bwshockley — 14 days ago