HNBGamer's Plarail & other train stuff

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Alright, my under-bed layout has an update!

Given now that I have the giant N700, I decided that I'll need a full enough set of rails to build a separate removable layout, partly for the giant N700 and partly as a test track for whatever new Plarail trains I may get. Therefore, I have to simplify the main layout, removing and modify tracks to get enough curve rails, while still look quite complex-ish.

   

So, the automatic point rail is now on the station side (the side of the bed that's open to outside), which effectively moves all active switches out in the open. The diverted track now use the U-turn rail for a quick turn-around. I still want that seperate track to be elevated so there's the box.

All tracks goes to one rather quickly though. 

   

And here's what it looks like from the open side with enclosed bed! Given the diverted track going diagonal though the layout instead of just by a corner, we can now have a direct view through the far side.

   
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Brought Plarail and Lego together for a run. It's on the bed so the Plarail track includes the Big N700.

   

   

And I just realized that the general nose shape of the E7 and the Lego 60337 are quite identical, both have a basic curve swoop from roof to the nose tip, with the bend at the cockpit windshield, and identical headlight position!

Here's the big N700 and Lego 60337, looks nice together and not too differently scaled (height only).

   
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Fun fact of the day: A set of R-28 when connected will not result in a nice half-circle. The diverted track turns a bit sooner than a normal curve rail.

   

4 R-03 rails overlaid on top of the R-28s to compare the curvature of the rails.

   
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Welp, it's now the end of 2022, here I'll now summarize my Plarail collection as of 2022!

First, the JR West/Central/Kyushu Shinkansen!

   

From left to right: Win 350, S-02 500 (old chassis), 700 Hikari Rail Star (new chassis), N700 (old chassis), N700 Mizuho (old chassis), ES-01 N700S.

Second, the JR East Shinkansen!

   

From left to right: E1 (old chassis), S-08 E2 with coupler (new chassis), S-06 E3 Tsubasa with coupler (old chassis), S-09 E3 Tsubasa 2000 with coupler (new chassis), S-10 E4 Max with coupler (new chassis), S-03 E5 Hayabusa with coupler (new chassis) with KF-08 E5 middle car, S-14 E6 Komachi with coupler (new chassis), E7 (new chassis).

Third, the rest of the standard sized Plarail!

   

From left to right: S-49 E231 Sobu line (old chassis), KF-03 DD51 with KF-06 containers, S-46 Doraemon Tram.

Next, the Plarail Advance lineup!

   

From left to right: AS-02 E5 Shinkansen (ACS compatible), AS-13 E3 Shinkansen, AS-10 N700 Shinkansen Mizuho.

And finally, the outliers, these include Big N700 and BS-03 W7 Shinkansen.

   

That's all I have, in 2023 I have plan to buy at least two more Plarail products, plus some more if I have the ability to. 


Thank you all for a great 2022, it's also the year I found this community, an English group of Plarail (and Trackmaster) enjoyers.

Looking forward to a bright year of 2023!
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Very nice collection Hano, thanks for sharing 👍
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With the arrival of the Plarail Large Maintenance Station, I decided to do a revamp of my under-bed layout!

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The station part, also the most accessible part, now can handle up to 5 trains at once! 
(While the entire layout can have up to 7 trains, the remaining two must be running though)

The boring stuff first: The rest of the layout. There's only basic double track, hidden away safely by a bunch of stuff under my bed.

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On one side, however, things get a bit more interesting, the double track rises up, then one track goes down, and the other got raised further.

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Then here comes the station, the lower track has two auto-switches, first one leads to stop track 3, 4, and the second auto-switch, which leads to stop track one or the innermost track. The upper track has two stop tracks, one before and one after the slope.

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I ran into a few troubles with rail size not matching up but the end result is great!

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I got a kick out of seeing your Logo under the bed in the last image Hanoi 👍
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