1.05.2012
Locomotive Roster: Kato TGV Sud-Est; Kato
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- Jerry
- I'm into N Scale to have fun. Growing up my Dad was really big into HO (U.S.A. of course, mostly Western U.S. roads like Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, etc...) and he built me a small N Scale layout which I enjoyed as a small boy. Of the various trains I had at the time, the brand 'Minitrix' stuck in my head. As the years passed, N Scale was forgotten as new interests took my time. As a new parent, I got back into model trains through O Gauge (Lionel and MTH). However, the cost of this scale, and the space needed for the sort of layout I wanted, made it a very frustrating hobby. Then one day at a hobby shop in California, I came across the Trix 2003 catalog; Inside this catalog were beautiful models of trains across Europe shown on beautiful layouts - and I was converted! It took a few years, but most of the O Gauge was sold (or stored) and I used the funds to start my new fantasy in N Scale. Soon, I also discovered the amazing trains of Japan in N Scale, and begin my quest to build an interesting urban layout in a complete fantasy setting where the great trains of the world can run side by side!
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Nice train indeed!
I'd really love to see a newer version of this model. I saw it in a train show lately and I almost took it. But I found it a bit too old: the mold is not so fine and the white stripes was kind of translucent and you could see the orange below.
I don't have a permanent layout so trains is all I have to see when I run them, so I prefer perfect ones! ;-)
Just one last remark: I like your video reviews but I must say that it's not as good as the written ones.
You can't watch a video as fast as you read an article or watch it on the bus and can't come back quickly to get back some informations.
I really enjoyed the video (especially the BSG-like intro :-D ) but I liked your written reviews better. ;-)
Another great review, no surprise though :)
For the pronunciation, ''Sud-Est'' is pronounced soed-aihst ( If you don't understand the "oe" thing, the u sounds like the oe in, sorry if its a bit sloppy, I'm not that good at translating, even though I'm half-french ! )
I left a comment on YouTube, but I'm not sure you got it, so, here it is : I think your city needs a park, I'm not sure where, but I read in one of your posts ( construction of Version 3, if I'm right) that you didn't know what to do with the space where the cathedral is standing now. I suggest you put it there, besides, if you want your city is to have a european look, the cathedral should be in the center of the city and not "downtown" because the cathedral was one of the first buildings to be constructed (at that time, the Europeans were very religious). Or it could be a plan for Version 5 ...
@ Kumo - I agree a newer version with today's standards would be great. And thanks for the comment on the video vs written review...that's good for me to know and I'll do my best to ensure I produce both! Glad to know some people like the written version!
@ Anonymous - I think I responded on YouTube, and I agree, a park would really be ideal. I am actually starting to get some version 5 ideas, and a park is definitely part of it!
Don't get me wrong: I like videos and I love to see the trains on the move, especially on such a detailed layout.
I just think that the pure review part is best when written and illustrated with pictures. :-)
I really enjoy your locomotive roster posts, that's why I have my "train depot" posts on Tecchan. :-)
Yes, they are really nice. I really like them too.
Maybe you shouldn't bother so much about how to pronounce those foreign names/words. There is too much to care about... and if you start there, you'll also have to correct your way to pronounce "Kato". It's a japanese "a", not an american one.
And if you really want to care, google translate is the perfect tool for this.
I'm really interested in reading/seeing your review of that Graham Farish DMU.
I also liked to see that you could almost have a perfectly french pictures for this review (with all those SNCF stock in the background).
It’s a long time since I’ve heard Plastic Bertrand! Thought he was Belgian not French? I’m nit picking - good review: good fun review.
Had this set for years: looks great, very reliable and cuts a dash on the club layout: indestructible, runs on dirty track (would probably run with no track) and copes very well with bad handling at shows.
Ross S
North Berwick
Scotland
UK
Happy new year Jerry!
Great review of a great train, especially on great layouts like yours...
With the same design, there is also a gray one which prototypes the "Ligne de Coeur" version. This train ran from Paris to Lausanne (Switzerland).
Kato made it but is rare... If you can get an hand on it, go for it. I really like its gray design...
Cheers,
Patrick
Hello Jerry, I like your post. I've got a Kato TGV orange too and I think it's fantastic, about both the finishing and the running behaviour! If You try to shoot some close-up photos of the body, You can't easily believe it's an 1:160 model. Best Regards to You, bye.
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