HON30 / 009 Mechs

[Ben v]

Hi all its been a while since I was here, about 10 years and starting to get back into the Hobby although I can seem to see any of my older posts.

To get back into it I am doing a small mining model in HOn30 and I have had a go at designing my own etch brass battery tram to fit on a Tsugawa Yokou TU-9A Chasis. 

While I wait for parts to arrive I was looking at starting the design for another loco and for the life of me I cannot find a full listing of all Kato Mechs. 

I thought there would be a list somewhere on the internet of each mech, wheel base and wheel diameter but have I missed something on their website.

Thanks for the help if anyone can point me in the direction of one.

Regards

Ben

Edited October 4, 2021 by Ben v
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[Hobby]

This one has some of them. As they go in and out of production I normally get my info from the sites such as Plaza Japan or Hobbysearch which very often give them (or at least the basics such as wheelbase and diameters

 

http://trainweb.org/tomix/chassis_dim.htm

Edited October 4, 2021 by Hobby

[Ben v]

Thanks for that, I have tried Plaza Japan but didn't realise the production was not continuous.  I had thought there was a "Standard" range.

 

 

[Keith Addenbrooke]

20 hours ago, Ben v said:

Hi all its been a while since I was here, about 10 years and starting to get back into the Hobby although I can seem to see any of my older posts.

 

Hi Ben, just to explain what’s happened - a few years ago RMweb was getting so big that the software was upgraded and the old version / posts archived.  I wonder if that’s what’s happened - as I understand it, user names were transferred so still work.  RMweb is even bigger now!  

[stan williams]

In recent months production of the kato tram chassis has been slow in China which resulted in a short

supply especially if you where buying in bulk. Things now seem to be improving with deliveries in Japan.

Stan.

[Hobby]

4 hours ago, Ben v said:

Thanks for that, I have tried Plaza Japan but didn't realise the production was not continuous.  I had thought there was a "Standard" range.

 

Sort of, like all other model railway production they are produced in batches so it's not continuous, so they are in and out of availability Also some chassis have been updated, the 11-103/4 is now replaced with the 11-109/10 with much better running qualities. Personally I get my chassis direct from one of the Japanese retailers, Plaza, Hobbysearch, or, on ebay via Kyoto_style, no issues with any of them.

[Ben v]

3 hours ago, Keith Addenbrooke said:

Hi Ben, just to explain what’s happened - a few years ago RMweb was getting so big that the software was upgraded and the old version / posts archived.  I wonder if that’s what’s happened - as I understand it, user names were transferred so still work.  RMweb is even bigger now!  

Thanks, it did look a lot different and that explains why my old posts are gone but user name still worked.