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 Posted - December 15 2020 : 10:56:51 PM
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My latest finished project! I've always wanted a model of the original "Bullet Train", and came across a good deal on an unpowered 6-car set from Model Power. It took quite a bit of time to finish, but the results were great! Including all the materials and a couple mint-in-box Lindsay motors, I somehow managed to spend no more than about $100 on the whole thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk0S9ktUhws
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Edited by - Darth Santa Fe on December 15 2020 10:57:31 PM
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 Posted - December 16 2020 : 09:30:14 AM
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Great custom work! That looks like it was quite challenging.
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Posted - December 17 2020 : 09:34:48 AM
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great paintwork and model,it was in fact made by lima of italy for model power and playart,see link and scroll to japan
http://mmiwakoh.de/Eigene%20Webs/lima-modellbahn/Seite2%20en.htm
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Posted - December 17 2020 : 09:52:14 AM
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you know that Playart & Model Power are 1 in the same Right?
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Posted - December 17 2020 : 3:15:11 PM
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| probably one of the very few ho scale trains where running it at full speed is realistic
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Posted - December 17 2020 : 8:30:59 PM
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Thanks! It was a tough one simply because of how many there were to do, but it was worth the effort!
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Actually, they are quite a bit different. Playart's model is of an early Type 0 with small windows, and Lima's was the late Type 0 with larger windows. The detail and paint on Lima's is also quite a bit better, and their pancake motor truck is a smooth and quiet runner. Playart's truck used a toy-grade can motor with a noisy tower gear drive. Lima's model was made in Italy, while Playart's is from Macao (part of China). The Lima model would've been nice to have, but those are more rare and tend to go for quite a bit more than the Playart/Model Power version.
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Posted - December 17 2020 : 10:29:16 PM
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Originally posted by member Darth Santa Fe.
My latest finished project! I've always wanted a model of the original "Bullet Train", and came across a good deal on an unpowered 6-car set from Model Power. It took quite a bit of time to finish, but the results were great! Including all the materials and a couple mint-in-box Lindsay motors, I somehow managed to spend no more than about $100 on the whole thing.
Beautiful set. Worth a look again and again.
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