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Mister No · 2019-12-30T10:37:43+00:00

Hello! Here is my Enoden Plarail, please travel with me from Kamakura to Fujisawa! I hope you like it. Kamakura Square: View on Kamakura Station: K...

Mister No

Thank you, Finno.
If you mean how many Kitaro/Medama trains, I don't really know how many they are either. I have two KF-04 (single motorized Kitaro car), the SC-01 train (Kitaro/Medama motor+trailer), and red/blue Father Eyeball motor car.
But I have seen this three car Kitaro train on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rz-MYyx0xA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTTs8cI1hGI

Kitaro trains are JR West Japan Sakai Line

Similar is this one with the crab, fox and cuttlefish. It's not from Sakai Line, this is JR Hokkaido-East Japan train: Kiha 40 Kitsune, Kani and Ika. It's released in January 2008:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxcwtdJi51c

There are some other nice but hard-to-find KIHA 40 Plarail models (with "real" side windows, no stickers):

and this one from the Bantan Line:

There is also this blue one as a part of the set:

And this KIHA 40 rail and road set with the truck:

I really like these KIHA 40 trains!

Super

I have always liked that exclusive 2 unit blue & white Kiha 40 that came in the 3 train pack but would have immediately swapped out those yellow wheels for grey if one made it to my door. I just think the yellow just doesn't look right with the blue & grey.

Finno

Agree - I like the look of the KIHA 40 also.

Mister No

These are the only trains currently operating in my country. Due to coronavirus we are in full lockdown, all stores (except grocery stores and farmacies), firms and businesses have been shut down, it's forbidden to travel, to go to work, people are required to stay at home (with some rare exceptions) and all public transport is no more for at least 30 days. Even our capital streetcars (the backbone of city transit) ceased their operation.

On top of that, on Sunday shortly after 6 in the morning the capital has been hit with a pretty nasty earthquake (5.4 Richter Scale). One 15 year old girl died in hospital after being found under the debris, and there is heavy damage on thousands downtown (mostly 18th and 19th century) buildings. Some people are being temporarely moved to student dormitories and such places. My 200 year old house is fine, nothing happend (so far). Strange, because I am about a mile from the epicenter of the earthquake. After the first one, there have been dozens of aftershocks, and a rather strong one hits right now as I am writing this.

What are the odds to get striked by earthquake while totaly quarantined and in full lockdown due to a pandemic? I expect Godzilla atack or an alien invasion tomorrow. While waiting, here are my Kitaro/Medama trains in action:

[video=youtube]https://youtu.be/BnJZOTp4lA4 [/video]

Super

Nice work on the video Mr-No. Stay safe my friend

Finno

Take care mate. Stay indoors and make videos to keep your sanity!

leylandvictory2

Mister No wrote

and this one from the Bantan Line:

Does it have a front end coupler? Is it tucked underneath the chassis?

TrainMan2001

That's interesting. We had an earthquake last week (5.7). We're all ok though.

Mister No

@ leylandvictory2: I wish I have one so I could answer you. Nevertheless, if it doesn't have coupler already tucked under the chasis it looks fairly easy to install one...

Super

@Leyland
Thats a good question without an answer why they created a front slot with no easy way to add a hook. My only guess is that there is a blank coach chassis for a tail coach which would have a front hook. This Kiha-40 unboxing which shows the open front slot but no easy way to modify the motor chassis.

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3iFwC9PTpg[/video]

Mister No

I think you're right, Super... Now I see it won't be easy to install a coupler there. Perhaps they made universal mold for motor cars and trailers. The train in that video is solo railcar, but red Bantan Line train and one of older Kitaro trains are three car combinations, and they needed the front hooks on trailers. On the newer Kiha trains (new Kitaro/Medama trains) there is no front slot on motor cars.

Mister No

PLARAIL TRAINS & LINES 15:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-IQQK3jcWQ[/video]

Three Hanshin Series 8000 trains with Sotetsu 7000 & Keio Sanrio Puroland Hello Kitty Train.

Super

Very cool video Mr-No. I like how you add the box end pictures too.

Mister No

Thank you, Super. These are train cards that come in the boxes with the trains. I like them, but sadly not every train has those little cards. Hanshins, Sotetsu and Hello Kitty all have them, so I used them.

Mister No

Kitaro trains & Meitetsu 510 are today busy hauling freight!
LOR1 & TW 09 Dump Truck are helping them...

Video coming soon...

Finno

Mister No wrote
Thank you, Super. These are train cards that come in the boxes with the trains. I like them, but sadly not every train has those little cards. Hanshins, Sotetsu and Hello Kitty all have them, so I used them.

I like the train cards too.

Your Hanshin trans are awesome. Great video - I love seeing your interesting collection of trains and rolling stock. 🙂

Mister No

Hanshin trains (Series 8000) look really great, though they have (in my opinion) one flaw. The two-speed-switch is rather "hard", it's not that easy to stop the train, let alone change the speed just by hand, without stopping the train first using the stop rail. Some two speed trains (for example both two speed type Enoden trains 500 & 1000) are much better in that view. But it's not a major flaw and I can live with it. Speed 2 ("HI") is really very fast, maybe to fast for some operations like turning on the reverse loop. I have two "Red Bodies", and one "Renewal Color" (orange/white) Hanshin.

Mister No

The Freight Trains video...:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsmTJ5SDG4A[/video]

Super

I like how your Layout has what looks to be both busy Urban and Rural areas, great work Mr-No! 🙂

Mister No

Thank you, Super! But some of those rural areas could be urbanized in the future, do I get any idea in this regard! 🙂

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