The EF66 that was in this thread posted earlier is definatelly a model where one can choose his serial number.
On Kato's japanese loc you usually have to add some bits and to choose the serial number. When not (Tomix and Microace) the number is written on...
Usually minitrix's models are good products. Maybe not as good as Fleischmann's but still very good.
In these photos you can see why I really don't like this model. The plastic is too apparent. That gives an overall impression of cheapness... Too...
Quite unexpectingly you're right, they don't produce the ICE3 But they do produce the ICE1, ICE2 and ICE-T. I'm amazed that they will produce...
Because if you cross the wires then it change the polarity and then the way you have to turn the knob in order to get the train moving. I do...
Vadim, my advice is: don't buy the minitrix version of the ICE3. It doesn't have working headlights or even nice details. It's really a model for...
Call the Hobby Store. They can send them back to the manufacturer for you and they will give you new ones. That is (for me) common policy....
Bernard, no I don't know why they were developped. I guess at first they were meant only for static display, for collectors who were not willing...
I also started to collect BTrain shorties (B is short for Bandai). A very special type of model. It's plastic kit that you have to unsprue and...
Then (this is the fourth post showing my collection) a JR Shikoku 8000 Series. The train runs in three different configurations: 8 cars set and is...
Then a special train, a japanese "Joyfull Train" that runs on the Shikoku Island. The "Joyfull Trains" are special tourist train. Here it's a Kiha...
Next Kiha 40... a usual japanese regional DMU. I have four of the 2000 type.
I do too collect Japanese trains. First: EF63 loc, a very special loc that where used to push EMUs up a pass.
POS is short for Paris - Ostfrankreich - Süddeutschland (or Paris - East France - South Germany in English) they can run up to 320kph. In France...
In fact most Japanese buildings are two storeys little houses or five to six storeys buildings. And they are usually very thin. The way Japanese...
They might look sleek and modern but they are brutal... A TGV Duplex set has a tractive power of 8800kw or 12000 hp under 25kv 50hz. If that is...
Interesting thread. Bernard knows me but not the other so I will start with a little presentation since I don't participate here but lurked...
I choosed N scale because it fits me really perfectly. I feel totally at ease with these small things. They are just perfectly shaped. Z is way...
Very impressive Denny !!! The comparison between before and after is killing. You really have an eye for modelling.
