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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    The End You can now see the 'END' of the 'NEW' Setagaya, on this page :wave: http://japanese-trains.com/setagaya/#end I haven't posted for a while, but thanks to everyone for watching all these years - Doug. PS - here are the details of the next layout ...
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    Japanese N Scale Railroads

    There is a Japanese interest group starting up in the Washington DC area, if anyone is around there ...
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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    I hope you have lots of access space for cleaning and maintenance !!! In case you did not see this in another thread, the extended version (#4) of the layout has now been to two exhibitions, and won 'Best Exhibit' at Canberra. There are lots of new pictures on the home page, including a...
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    Japanese N Scale Railroads

    In case you did not see this in another thread, the extended version (#4) of the layout has now been to two exhibitions, and won 'Best Exhibit' at Canberra. There are lots of new pictures on the home page, including the new Bullet train line ... http://japanese-trains.com/setagaya/...
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    best brands of N scale locomotives

    Regarding Japanese prototype, there are 51 electric, 10 diesel & 15 steam locos on my Kato catalogue list .... and this doesn't take into account all the stuff they make for the European market :rolleyes:
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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    With the new Kato Diotown city buildings :thumb: :thumb: arriving, I have made a mockup of where they might fit on the layout ... http://domain545359.sites.fasthosts.com/setagaya/#future Of course since then, the positioning has changed about 6 times :D
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    Is this the most far-out train you have ever seen ???

    Yes - that's why Japan's Bullet trains look like this (the E4 - just 1 of the 12 or so different types currently running).
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    Is this the most far-out train you have ever seen ???

    Depends on how many volts you apply to the track :D :D :D
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    Is this the most far-out train you have ever seen ???

    Here is a picture of the model ...
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    Is this the most far-out train you have ever seen ???

    MicroAce have just released a model of the Nankai Railway (around Osaka, Japan) 50000 series 'Rapi:t' train. Yes folks, that IS a colon in the name, but it is pronounced 'Rapito'. It is one of the choices available to take you to osaka if you fly in to Kansai Airport, the floating (but sinking)...
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    Kato to release California Zephyr

    Many of you may have already heard that Kato will release a full 'correct' 11 car set of this beautiful train in December. When I modeled HO, I always wanted one of those, but these were no proper car available. Now Broadway Limited will release those this year as well. :thumb: :thumb...
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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    Another update, with photos, after the recent successful exhibition ... scroll down to the bottom of this page ... http://domain545359.sites.fasthosts.com/setagaya/ Thanks.
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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    Denny's has gone, and a bus interchange terminus is being planned .
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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    Looking in the other direction ...
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    Building the 'new' Setagaya Japanese layout

    Here is this weeks progress ...
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