Tomix “Yumekukan” Dining Car DCC Install

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:21:25 +0000

The Tomix “Yumekukan” is a fun model. The highlight is the three unique coaches at the end: One very first class sleeper, one lounge car, and one dining car at the very end. Last year I installed a decoder into the baggage car; today the dining car (OSHI25-901; オシ25-901) is the focus. The [...]

End of Shōgatsu Season

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:05:21 +0000

My family’s Christmas, er, New Year’s layout, Shogatsu, has been retired for the year. We haul it out of the basement for only a couple months each year, around New Year’s, to work on it and display it. This year’s time is up. We made some small progress on it, especially in forestation and [...]

Tomix EF81 DCC Pt 2: Small Victories

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:21:55 +0000

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.]

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Tomix EF81 DCC Pt 1: Disassembly and Frame Milling

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:00:57 +0000

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.

Doing Things the Easy Way

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:34:31 +0000

Breadboard circuit

After success building circuit described here on breadboard, I began construction of something more permanent this past weekend. But, as I did so, two events conspired to frustrate my efforts. First was the discovery, thanks to a member of the JNSForum, of the Lenz LF101XF function decoder, which does precisely what [...]

DCC and End Cars: The No-Cut Conversion

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:17:13 +0000

OSHI25-901 circuit board

This is the lightboard from the OSHI 25-901 dining car from the Tomix 92950 “Yumekukan” set. This board sits in a fitted pocket in the galley of the dining car. There are three SMD LEDs (the three white boxes on the left); three long lightpipes run from the LEDs to [...]

Shogatsu: Festive Foam is Go!

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:41:56 +0000

White and red are the colors of the Japanese New Year, Shōgatsu, and (for now) our layout reflects those colors in white and pink foam. Amy and I have decided to name it simply “Shōgatsu”. Anyway, this weekend we have significant real construction!

I’ve always been rather intimidated by those 8′x4′ sheets of [...]

Shogatsu Layout (正月のレイアウト)

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:10:06 +0000

Last year, my wife Amy made a Christmas layout around our Christmas tree. It was made from a cheap second-hand H0 set, and lots of fake snow sheets and batting, and some terribly out-of-scale dollar-store Christmas village houses. It was terrific. We both loved it. In fact, it was that project that got me [...]

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: [...]

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