The railway model category is an archive related to railway models. This article mainly introduces and modifies commercially available products. 3D systems are separate.
Arnold's N scale diesel switcher, EMD SW-1, has been on sale for over a year.The store seemed to be running out of stock, so I decided to order it from overseas before it ran out.The name is Arnold, but the actual sales […]
[Overseas] Arnold EMD SW1 Amtrak arrivedRead More »
Northeastern United States. Yonon is a small village at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains. It was named Yonon because it was settled by the Yonon family who immigrated from Canada. This A5 layout was modeled after such a village... or if there was a story.
I made an A5 size railway model layout (I) Diorama versionRead More »
For my regular model work, I use an American X-ACTO design knife. However, I thought the design knives sold at Daiso were similar in shape, so I decided to buy one. Daiso Design Knife No. 115 is a
I bought Daiso Design Knife 115 & Spare Blade 116Read More »
I forgot that I had reserved it (lol) Tomytec Railway Collection's JR 145 series distribution train. I'm a business vehicle geek, so I feel like it's cheap overall. Well, I guess it can't be helped since the car doesn't have that many details. The front is
Railway Collection JR 145 series distribution train has arrivedRead More »
GG-1 N scale is currently on sale from Kato and Bachman. There was a paint job that was only released for Bachman, so I wonder if I could swap the body with the extra Kato I have on hand? That's what got me thinking. Order repair parts
I tried putting Bachmann's body on Kato GG-1Read More »
I heard that the B Train Shorty version of Oigawa Railway's Thomas the Tank Engine is difficult to convert into N scale, so maybe it's to kill time? I tried it (lol) The base of the suspension was American Lifelike (currently Walthers).
B Train Shorty Thomas the Tank Engine N scale versionRead More »
I thought I would like a building for the diorama layout of my railway model, so I decided to try paper crafting. The appeal is that it can be done inexpensively, as all you have to do is cut out cardboard and glue it. I immediately drew a development diagram using my favorite CorelDraw and started using a cutting plotter.
I made a church using paper craftRead More »
Tunnel Portal I've been doing a lot of research to see if I can make my own for the railway layout. So I decided to make one using foam color board sold at 100 yen shops. Daiso's color board looks like this. paper on the surface of the color board
Making a diorama with color boards – Tunnel PortalRead More »
I casually stopped by Hobby Off, a place I don't usually go to. As I was walking through the Purapura store, I noticed a familiar model train. A set similar to the one my parents bought me when I was in America. Why does something like this exist in Japan? I bought it immediately because it felt so nostalgic.
Impulse purchase (Tyco C430 diesel locomotive set)Read More »
Overseas, there is a trend of printing various things on freight cars and making them collector's items. The most famous one is the Christmas series, which is released every year. There are also other freight cars such as local beer, but the one we will introduce this time is American Mic.
Microtrains Trump Presidential Freight CarRead More »