Akihabara Station » Hokutosei http://akihabara.artificial-science.org My time with model trains Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:55:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tomix EF81 DCC Pt 2: Small Victories http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2010/01/08/tomix-ef81-dcc-pt-2-small-victories/ http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2010/01/08/tomix-ef81-dcc-pt-2-small-victories/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:21:55 +0000 D.E. Goodman-Wilson http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/?p=1112 It lives! Tomix EF81 with working DCC provided by a TCS CN-GP.

[Update 7 July 2010: The decoder failed by February. TCS advised that the CN-GP is a very delicate decoder; consequently, I cannot recommend this installation method. Currently looking for a new method of installation. Watch for future posts.]

Read Part 1.

[...]]]> http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2010/01/08/tomix-ef81-dcc-pt-2-small-victories/feed/ 0 Tomix EF81 DCC Pt 1: Disassembly and Frame Milling http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2009/05/25/tomix-ef81-dcc-pt-1-disassembly-and-frame-milling/ http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2009/05/25/tomix-ef81-dcc-pt-1-disassembly-and-frame-milling/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 16:00:57 +0000 D.E. Goodman-Wilson http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/?p=454 Tomix EF81 “Hokutosei”

Here’s today’s subject: A Tomix EF81. This one, no. 98, is a special edition, not easily replaceable—and not DCC-ready, either. In this article, I will cover how to disassemble the locomotive—which is very easy—, and mill the frame to fit a TCS CN-GP decoder—which isn’t terribly hard.

http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2009/05/25/tomix-ef81-dcc-pt-1-disassembly-and-frame-milling/feed/ 0 Tomix KANI24-500 (カニ２４形５００番台) DCC Conversion http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2009/03/19/tomix-kani24-500-%e3%82%ab%e3%83%8b%ef%bc%92%ef%bc%94%e5%bd%a2%ef%bc%95%ef%bc%90%ef%bc%90%e7%95%aa%e5%8f%b0-dcc-conversion/ http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2009/03/19/tomix-kani24-500-%e3%82%ab%e3%83%8b%ef%bc%92%ef%bc%94%e5%bd%a2%ef%bc%95%ef%bc%90%ef%bc%90%e7%95%aa%e5%8f%b0-dcc-conversion/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:49 +0000 D.E. Goodman-Wilson http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/?p=456 This one was pretty easy. Four wires, nothing tricky, 20 minutes.

Exterior of KANI24-500

The KANI24-500 is the baggage car used on Hokutosei sleeper express trains. This model is part of my Tomix Yumekukan set. It has a set of markerlights and a signboard that light up when the car is at the [...]]]> http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2009/03/19/tomix-kani24-500-%e3%82%ab%e3%83%8b%ef%bc%92%ef%bc%94%e5%bd%a2%ef%bc%95%ef%bc%90%ef%bc%90%e7%95%aa%e5%8f%b0-dcc-conversion/feed/ 0 Review: Tomix 92950 "Yumekukan" (夢空間) http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2008/10/22/review-tomix-92950-yumekukan-%e5%a4%a2%e7%a9%ba%e9%96%93/ http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2008/10/22/review-tomix-92950-yumekukan-%e5%a4%a2%e7%a9%ba%e9%96%93/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:12:03 +0000 D.E. Goodman-Wilson http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/?p=250 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: [...]]]> http://akihabara.artificial-science.org/2008/10/22/review-tomix-92950-yumekukan-%e5%a4%a2%e7%a9%ba%e9%96%93/feed/ 0