Ive beed thinking about getting a spool of COB LEDs to play around with and see how they are. I know you can get KATO and POPENDETTA LEDs but for lightning structures I think that can get expensive which is what im trying to avoid.
Good news for those who missed out on or want another one of the incredibly popular Noto NT200 POKEMON with YOU train. They somehow got the license to do another production run of the train, so definitely get it if you are interested in it!
Kato's new C11 Imperial version is so beautiful!!!
I love Kato but I am not a fan of the distance between coupled cab cars. Has anyone changed out the couplers to reduce the distance? What couplers did you use?
I’m currently just gathering cars and track and have most of what I want. I travel to Japan a few times a year for work and get things while I’m there. I’m at a crossroads on whether to stay DC or run DCC I’ll add my as of now track plan. All my engines are DCC ready but the cost of adding decoders to every passenger car seems costly. If I only add decoders to the engines will it mess the existing passenger lights with no decoder? Layout is 8x4. Correct me if I’m wrong but I can use 1 Kato 29-125 controller D103 for this layout? Next Japan trip is in 14 days.
I think I know the answer to this but do Japanese engine facilities have sanding towers like the one below. I assume with steam locomotives sand towers were used. If anyone has information on these sanding towers I would appreciate it
Kato 11-106 motor unit with 3D printed Tram body. Windows are cut unsing cricut. Runs good, but the 11-106 is very pinicky I think, sometimes it will not run well, compared to the other regular N-Scale I have. Is this because it is very light?
Hello guys, I recently got these two Kiha 58 from Tomix. They are quite old (Tomix 2253) but after cleaning they still run pretty well.
The only thing I dislike about them is the fact they have the spring attached to the motor and not a worm gear which makes them so loud... Is there any possibility to upgrade them so they run a bit more quiet? Has anyone ever done anything like that?
If I would keep it 'stock' then the spring would need some grease any recommendations which grease to use in that case?
And one last thing, one of the body's sadly is in not the best shape and I would like to repaint it. Any ideas?