Anything related to TOMIX and TOMYTEC products
If you have a permanent diorama setup for your trains, maintenance is important. Similar to your real life car, which needs to be cleaned, your diorama N Gauge train tracks do as well because it’s a hub of collecting dust. You can do it via Read More …
When I went to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, I had the opportunity to learn about the creation of the Hiroshima Carp baseball team through a manga I had purchased about the reconstruction effort after Hiroshima was decimated by an atom bomb. While I’m Read More …
For today’s review, I am going to take a look at TOMYTEC’s Bus Collection Hokutetsu Group [Business Limited Edition] Arigatou Komatsu Bus (Set of 2). Before I begin, let me first preface that TOMYTEC is nothing like Hot Wheels or Matchbox vehicles. For one, these Read More …
I have been looking for an N Gauge medium sized building for my diorama and wanted a cinema-based building, so I went for the TOMIX 4220 (Dohrin Cinemas/Sports Field Rerailer) Medium Building. What is cool about this building is that it functions as two businesses, Read More …
In Iwate Prefecture, the Santetsu 36-700 Series DMU is a recognizable train. If anything, when you see the red, white and blue train, many know it to be a staple of the Sanriku Railway. Sanriku Railway Co., Ltd. is a third-sector railway company that operates Read More …
The JR East 215 Series Train. A train with unique potential but unfortunately its structural problems that would lead to its own demise, no sayonara celebration, just dismantled and meant to be forgotten. How unfortunate, considering I think this was one of the coolest looking Read More …
“Neon Genesis Evangelion”, a popular manga and anime series and also animated film series has captivated fans worldwide. And when it comes to trains, one of the most famous collaborations was the 500 Type Eva Project (2016-2017) with the 500series Shinkansen receiving the purple/white/green/orange Evangelion Read More …
I love freight trains and I do enjoy the EF81’s! I look at EF81’s as a true workhorse of a freight train. I also look at the EF81’s as the true beater train for one’s set. One that will take all the punishment when testing Read More …
In 2015, the manga series “Yurukyan” (Yuru Camp) by Afro was released. The series takes place in Yamanishi Prefecture, Japan and follows high school teenager Shiima Rin who enjoys camping and she meets Kagamihara Nadeshiko, and convinces her to join the school’s camping club. And Read More …
When it comes to Japanese railcars, the original Kiha series is the true classic. A small railcar used during off-peak lines and manufactured by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1954 (Showa 29), the name is a general term for convenience and taste and is Read More …
The “Ushi Densha” (cow densha). You may be wondering… “What?”. Back on October 2018, Tokyu Corporation introduced the wrapping train “Ushi Densha” to the Kodomo no Kuni Line as part of the “Kodomo no Kuni Line Fun Mou ~ Event” in collaborqation with the Kodmo Read More …
Today I will be reviewing the Tomix N Gauge Electric Locomotive First Set (90096). For those not familiar with the Tomix, Tomix is the train department for one of the largest toy company’s in Japan, Takara Tomy. Tomy which has been around since 1924 (as Read More …