JR500 Station & D51 Time Station

you should also put a plastic case on top of your collection to protect them from dust.

you should also put a plastic case on top of your collection to protect them from dust.

Nah... No Fun! Evan actually plays with them. Even if I bought something rare he has first dibs to play with it.

Nah... No Fun! Evan actually plays with them. Even if I bought something rare he has first dibs to play with it.

Just as it should be, they're toys

Just as it should be, they're toys

whoever told you that was lying. they are collectors pieces, to be admired from a distance, hoarded and kept away from little sticky hands.

Not gonna lie.... I do tend to keep the F-units (Amtrak) in a container. But if Evan asked for them he can play with them.

I use my Oliver everyday, but he's only good for pulling trains, not making them. Too risky for the buffer beams.

Pictures from this weekend
Stations as snack stalls... LOL

Those things really are genuinely huge AC, you only really get the sense of scale when you see them next to a standard Tomy train. Ever considered trying to motorise one somehow?

Those things really are genuinely huge AC, you only really get the sense of scale when you see them next to a standard Tomy train.

Those are the Daiso Petit trains so it is much smaller

Ever considered trying to motorise one somehow?

Im not that savvy lol
However! I have been trying to find out where i could buy one of these!

I've seen similar steam trains like those in the UK, but the Shinkansen's are just awesome, I suspect like the UK ones they are probably one off builds