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RE: Latest Purchases - Nigels - 12-03-2015
(12-01-2015, 11:36 PM)Cloudman Wrote: Nothing startling here, but the beginnings of my collection. Acquired in the last few months mostly from Japan via Amazon.
And here's the beginning of the layout to run them on. More track on order to complete the far end. Hard to get the trains to run up the incline at first (and I've seen that other people complain of that) but a light sandpapering of the tops of the rails fixed the problem completely.
Quite a nice start there, you have some of the harder to get bullet trains and one of my favourites the cargo train. I hear what you're saying about the slope, is it a standard plarail slope or the specific advance one? I'm not quite sure what the difference is, there may be none apart from a cost difference, I'll have to check them out and see if I can tell the difference.
(12-02-2015, 11:12 PM)ROKMAN1445 Wrote: Ahh, plarail advance. Tiny, but awesom. Why don't you add one of those clear arch pieces?
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Excelllent idea I've got a few of those. I'll have some time over christmas, I'll have to see what can be done.
RE: Latest Purchases - Super - 12-04-2015
PlarailMike has a couple of these clear domed tunnels on his Advance layout in his latest video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5KVQ1N1ac
RE: Latest Purchases - Trainfanz - 12-06-2015
I bought the N700 Entry Set about two years ago and intended to get more. Skip ahead two years and I picked the Hayabusa Joint Rail set. E3 Komachi and possibly the E6 Super Komachi set will be arriving for Christmas.
RE: Latest Purchases - Super - 12-06-2015
Hello Trainfanz & Welcome to BluePlasticTracks.
You are right about the color styling of your favorite train the CNJ Blue Comet. Just a fantastic looking blue Steamer.
RE: Latest Purchases - Trainfanz - 12-06-2015
(12-06-2015, 08:39 PM)Super Wrote: Hello Trainfanz & Welcome to BluePlasticTracks.
You are right about the color styling of your favorite train the CNJ Blue Comet. Just a fantastic looking blue Steamer.
Thank you! I own an HO Gauge model of the Locomotive and would love to get matching cars some day. Shame there aren't many options for a custom Plarail version unless you scratchbuild.
RE: Latest Purchases - ROKMAN1445 - 12-06-2015
Welcome Trainfanz!!! I have some HO too. I believe I own over 200 HO trains!
RE: Latest Purchases - Trainfanz - 12-06-2015
(12-06-2015, 09:30 PM)ROKMAN1445 Wrote: Welcome Trainfanz!!! I have some HO too. I believe I own over 200 HO trains!
Thank you too! That is a very large collection! I have a fair bit of HO but no place to properly set it all up.
Back on topic, if you have some N Scale rails with a high profile, Plarail Advance can run comfortably on it. I've seen a video of this, but cannot find it at the moment.
RE: Latest Purchases - Nigels - 12-06-2015
(12-06-2015, 09:35 PM)Trainfanz Wrote: Back on topic, if you have some N Scale rails with a high profile, Plarail Advance can run comfortably on it. I've seen a video of this, but cannot find it at the moment.
That's good to know, any idea what brand that would be?
RE: Latest Purchases - Trainfanz - 12-06-2015
(12-06-2015, 10:40 PM)Nigels Wrote: That's good to know, any idea what brand that would be?
Most likely the older stuff. It depends on the height of the rails. Tried it on Kato Unitrack and it just bumped along the ties.
RE: Latest Purchases - ROKMAN1445 - 12-06-2015
Same with Bachmann E-Z track. Most of my model trains are on the table that I set them up on. There are specula cabinets to store trains, but they vary from 75 to 400 usd. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY to pricey for me. I might at well just buy more Plarail.