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Rejoice, O Ye Longsuffering Tomix DE10 Owners!

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:41:24 +0000

I have often bemoaned Tomix’s model of the DE10. It’s a poor runner. DCC conversion is difficult. “Ole’ Growly”, as one friend has nicknamed the model, needs to be put down once and for all.

But, rejoice! would-be DE10 owners. Kato has announced two new DE10 models, one for warm weather, one for cold. [...]

Review: Tomix 92950 "Yumekukan" (夢空間)

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:12:03 +0000

Happy birthday to me! This set was a gift from my wonderful wife. Actually, we kinda picked it out together, for reasons I won’t yet reveal.

The box reads “J.R. Limited Express Sleeping Cars Series 24 Type 25 ‘Yumekukan’ with Electric Locomotive Type EF81″ (which is far more terse in the original Japanese: [...]

DE10

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:52:37 +0000

Just in, after a long wait for it to make it back into production: A Tomix DE10 (seen here pulling HOKI 800 empties down the Ikea Line). This is easily my favorite diesel locomotive, perhaps ever. Although new, this model has a reputation for being a noisy, uneven runner—and sadly mine lives up [...]

キハ110-100

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:09:36 +0000

Just before the winter holiday, I ordered and received a new bit of rolling stock, Kato’s キハ (KiHa—the designation for standard class diesel passenger cars) 110 diesel multiple unit (DMU—and yes, it’s hard to call a single car a multiple unit, but that’s what it is). Say hello!

I need a little warm-up [...]