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 …
Since the end of the Japan National Railways (JNR), General Diesel trains such as the KiHa 22 and 40-100’s were being used in Hokkaido for regional transportation. With the establishment of JR Hokkaido, the railway wanted to introduce a small railcar that would be low-cost 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 …
Tomytec will release the N-gauge model train “West Kyushu Shinkansen N700S-8000 Series (N700S Seagull) Set” from the company’s model train brand “Tomix” in March. The price is 21,780 yen. The N700S is a Shinkansen train that began operation in 2020, and is currently active on 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 …