Service Yard in a box

[ChicagoNW]

I was looking around Hobby Search Japan
When I stumbled across this track set https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10683746



The box contains enough track, turnouts and accessories to make a small engine service facility.
up. The facility has parts for electric and diesel locomotives. It even has a golf cart style inspection vehicle.

Set contains:
2--Straight PC track S70-PC (F)
3--Straight PC track S72.5-PC (F)
5--Straight PC track S140-PC (F)
2--Straight PC track S280-PC (F)
1--Curve PC track C280-15-PC (F)
1--Curved PC track C541-15-PC (F)
1--Manual synthetic sleeper(ties) point(turnout) N-PR541-15-SY (F)
3--Manual synthetic sleeper(ties) point(turnout) N-PL541-15-SY (F)
1--Safety side line track set
4--End(bumper) PC track E-PC (dummy) (F)
2--Track in the garage(inspection pit) S175-PT (F)
2--Railroad crossing PC Track S35-PC (F)
2--Wide tram track(street track) S140-WT (F)
PC track - Precast Concrete Tie Track
SY -Synthetic(recycled plastic&rubber) Ties
(F) - Tomix Fine Track
The number after the letter S is the length in millimeters
The number after the letter C is the radius in millimeters-degrees of arc
The number after the letter N-PR is the radius of the diverging route in millimeters-degrees of arc to the right
The number after the letter N-PL is the radius of the diverging route in millimeters-degrees of arc to the left

Accessories on sprues
--Dummy point motor
--Dummy point switching machine stand
--Railroad crossing runner on the premises
--Inspection table floor
--Inspection stand handrail
--Inspection stand support
--Inspection table base
--Engine floor
--Refueling machine base, etc.
--Equipment box
--Wheel shape measuring instrument, etc.
--Tram rail parts, etc.
--Safety siding parts
--Multi-track truss overhead wire pillar
--Single wire overhead wire pillar
--Terminal overhead wire pillar
--Wide tram rail / road common joint
--Double track engine building
A warning, the parts list comes from a machine translation. I have done some more to help it make more sense.

This set up when combined with https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10486973 make a great terminal yard for a commuter line. You can expand them with these box sets https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10683747 and https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10486974

[bobo1160]

ooh, I like that. not a bad price either ... wonder how much shipping would run

[ChicagoNW]

About shipping, EMS(priority mail) is quicker and more expensive. It does include excellent tracking. It would take about five days to get from Osaka to Newnan GA, three days of that sitting in Customs in NYC. Shipping via SAL(fit on plane when it can) doesn’t have tracking and slower, a week or two. But it is cheaper!

The best way to save money by ordering from Japan is to buy multiple items. That way cost per item is smaller. Wander the Hobby Search site, there’s lots of interesting stuff there. Don’t be put off by the signage. Most of it is NOT factory applied.

Remember, this is Tomix Fine Track, while it can be joined to Kato with the “Snap Track” Adaptor https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10003037 Tomix Fine Track has a lower, narrower ballast. It outsells Kato in Japan. It was distributed by Walthers under the name Tomytec.

[Nil]

It is worthwhile to remember that Japanese N scale is 1:150. It seems unlikely that any of these pieces would be a problem, but check the appearance of items that would appear next to a loco or car before gluing them in.

[ChicagoNW]

Actually Japanese N scale is both 1/160 and 1/150. Both scales use the same nine millimeter gauge track.

The scale difference in not as apparent as many seem to think.


Granted the service equipment is of Japanese prototype, so you may not be using it anyway.