Ive made it to Japan and back (some N scale trains of course)

 Yes, I've gone to Japan and now I'm back. It was a great trip and I was able to do some touristy things and got to do some train-related things. I got to visit with Masaharu the owner of RG-ROKKO and I picked up some items as well as my pre-orders. I was especially happy to get the new Hogarakadou JR Research Cabin. Below are pics of the new Hogarakadou JR Research Cabin, Some purchases from RG-ROKKO and the RG-ROKKO store.

        I havent update the blog in a while but Im back, Here are some highlights of the past month or so. I purchased a F-Toys Firetruck kit and a GREENMAX Engine Shed kit enjoy the pics.

 

Happy Valentines Day

I celebrated Valentine's Day by working on my trains, I installed a bunch of details on a TOMIX EF66 and number boards on a KATO EF510-10. The best thing is I didn't lose one single detail part, I guess Cupid was looking out for me lol.

Some of the items I got in detail.

The latest RG=ROKKO package contained some highly wanted items. The first item was some replacement steps for my DD200 which were really hard to come by. Second is the Shiki 1000 which I've wanted for a while, I even changed the load to a custom 3D-printed HVAC unit. Not a purchase but I 3D printed an electrical transformer to be used at a later time. I also got another ARU Nine kit that I started to work on. In the final pic, there is a bunch of TOMIX and Kato cement cars. I got a TOMIX crane car in green, I currently have a yellow crane car.

The first order of the new year 2025

This is a list of items that I'll be receiving tomorrow, and I'll also be posting pictures. 

TOMIX 7141 JR EF66-0 Late type　/　￥5,840 JPY

TOMIX 2772 JNR So80 Railway Crane(Green/With Flat wagon Chiki7000)　/　￥2,400 JPY

TOMIX 2773 Shiki1000 (Owner Low Loader wagon type)　/　￥1,360 JPY

TOMIX 2774 JNR Chiki 7000　/　￥720 JPY

TOMIX 8743 JR KoKi 350000 (Without Container)　/　￥1,600 JPYｘ2：￥3,200 JPY

KATO 8067 JNR Taki10600 (Myojo Cement)　/　￥1,760 JPY

Aru Model A1002 Very simple box type electric motor (ED29 type)　/　￥1,900 JPY

TOMIX 8763 Private Taki 1900 (Cement Terminal)　/　￥1,350 JPYｘ6：￥8,100 JPY (25％OFF)

TOMIX DD200 Side Step Parts　/　free

TOMIX Re-Issues Taki1900

It looks like this January TOMIX will re-release the Taki1900 Cement Tank car.

https://mokeitetsu.com/tomix/tomix-n/202406-taki1900

I finally completed a set of Yamato Koki

Ever since I was introduced to Yamato containers, I've wanted a set for my collection. I think this is a very cool set to have, and I may want another set in the future. The Koki are in a Casco YP-544 bookcase which I really like for storage.