Another EH200 -12

 I recently got around to adding some details to my latest EH200 and here are some pics.

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Just taking some pictures of my trains

Today I wanted to take pics of my Koki and JR103 collection to see how far Ive come since starting to collect trains. I think I've got a lot of Koki lol don't you. I should take a pic of my containers too.

New delivery from RG-ROKKO

Today I got another delivery of train gear from RG-ROKKO This delivery mainly consisted of containers from HOGARAKOU. Below are some of the new containers on Koki from my collection. 

My first steam locomotive Aru Nine kit

N Scale Aru-Model 0-6-0 JGR Class 1760 Steam Locomotive Kit Tank Engine and a smooth runner.

My second Japanese Steam Locomotive D51 498 has arrived.

Today my second steam locomotive arrived the Kato D51 498 arrived from RG-ROKKO. The locomotive is silky smooth as I've never really experienced before. I want the companion D511 slug steam locomotive to go with it. 

Yeah I know another ARU Nine Passenger Car Blah Blah Blah

I wanted the put together a couple of configurations of the ARU Nine passenger cars with the D51 and the DD200, Which do you like better. Oh yeah there's another ARU Nine passenger car lol.

Only a Mother could love a face like this.

There's a company called Kofu that makes the paper kit below which I thought was so unique that I had to buy it It's called Confirmation Car No1. Don't you think it's the face only a mother could love?

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11112449

 

Starbond CA & Others

There's a new CA in town and its called Starbond, I found them on eBay and picked up a few different kinds like Medium Thick, and Medium Gap Filler Thick. Of course, there are the standbys like BSI, Hobbybond, Gorilla Glue, Loctite Ultra Gel.

New stuff new trains from RG-ROKKO

It's that time again when a new delivery from RG-ROKKO has shown up and these are the things that I got. 

I picked up another EH200 locomotive from Kato I just like them for some reason and they are easy to install a decoder in. 

I decided to get a set of GREENMAX JR103 cars with the intention of turning them into MOW trains. I can't find the ones I'm looking for because they are not in stock so I have to make my own.

I got a few replacement part like traction wheels and some locomotive parts and antennas plus some bogies.

There's a cool Mook about soldering brass HO cars in full color. It's a very informative read on how to assemble brass HO scale kits

The second pic is of my new D51 from Kato with the Aru Nine passenger cars that I built. I think that set makes a nice excursion train 

Aru 9 Trolley WIP

This Aru 9 kit I think is one of the first kits that I've purchased and put off building it for the longest. The trolley kit has been the most complicated to assemble because of the small parts that need to be fabricated from the brass sheet. I took my time looked at the instructions and double-checked them three times lol. I did a dry fit and so far so good this is what the completed model should look like without the chassis.

I found ANOTHER one Very Easy (Totemo Kantan) Kit Series Wooden Bogie Observation Car Type B Body Kit (N scale)

While going through my train equipment I happily found a Very Easy (Totemo Kantan) Kit Series Wooden Bogie Observation Car Type B Body Kit (N scale). It looks like the window layout is different from my other passenger cars.

Below are some build pics hope you enjoy them.

The Aru crew

I had a brainstorm to take a picture of all of the Aru 9 models that I have in a group photo and this is what I got. They are not finished but some day I hope to complete paint and run them all. 

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