Building myself an N scale "layout" with Kato unitrack CV1 oval set. Let's see what can run on it!
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2023
- I want to apologize in advance for my terrible English! Yes I had to speak in this video so for people who wanted to hear me out this is your chance! or doom XD ! Spoiler, rough start and will improve after a few minutes.
Finally a very basic layout! OK it is in N scale so sorry no running session on OO or HO or G scale yet!
So.... a compact oval! Well I like compact as I really don't have much space. I really like the "railroad in a box" feeling of packages.
Now compact radius is very cool and all but, what can you run with it? Results might be surprising!
Thank you to UA-cam user @martingotham1311 to give me the N scale idea. Please check is new channel! - Розваги
This was the first track set I got for my layout and i absolutely loved it.
I understood why the long wagons and the 6-wheel locomotives won't make the turn, even the ones that have couplers that don't turn with the wheels.
It is a nice kit! I used it many times in other N scale video!
Nice demo of the Kato Compact Track set.
One quibble -- it's pronounced "Kah-toe" not "Kay-toe". A tip about the track - separate it by bending horizontally, not pulling or flexing vertically.
I've been playing around with the Compact Track a lot lately. It's surprising how much equipment will run on it. Most shorter 4-axle diesels (F units, GP20 and earlier) run fine even (or particularly) with body mount couplers. Most 40' and 50' freight cars with body mount couplers too. I have even got Bachmann 60' passenger cars fitted with body mount couplers to work well. Some equipment *does* need tuning, but that's part of the challenge/fun. Mixing body mount and talgo (truck mounted) couplers is asking for trouble, as you saw with the Atlas Dash-8 and a couple of random talgo equipped cars.
Thanks for the tip. Here I was trying to translate Kato to English when I should've pronounced like I would do it in my mother thong! I second what you are saying about separating the tracks. Much easier on a flat surface.
Since I filmed this, I tested the CV1 with most N scale stuff I reviewed to see if it would work with it. I found out that most "bo-bo" (2 bogies of 2 axles) locomotive will work on it as you said. Any locomotive with either a "Bo-Bo-Bo" configuration , "Co-Co" configuration or a 0-6-0 configuration will not work.
Thank's You've given me a Great Advice. . I will use This Set Of Trackage to Run my N - Scale Trolley INSIDE of my Larger Kato Layout Track's to make A City Scene While still running A Larger Outer Layout With A Train Yard ( The Kato M2 track set with Siding and The Kato V3 Switch Yard Set . ) To Use on My Holiday Layout !!! Perfect Idea !!! Awesome !!! Thank's for Your Video Dude , Just what I needed , I had no Idea about the CV1 SET !!! Cool Beanz !!! 😎
No problem, happy to help! Your layout seems to be an interresting concept! Would love to see it! Thanks for watching!
You need to be less critical of your appearance and your English my friend. You are braver than 99% of us viewers. Looks don't matter and the fact that your English is far better than my French makes you a language god in my opinion! 😆
Thank you for your comment! All the "spoken* videos takes quite a bit of time to do as I try to make a loose script as not too get too lost in the translation. I also do a few takes and take the best one except when it is a first unboxing where I only have one shot possible. . Happy that someone appreciate the effort!
Interesting video - been thinking of building an N scale set for while, might just do it now.
BTW - your English is far better and more easily understandable than a lot of English speaking people I know 😁👍🇦🇺
Thank you for your comment. I guess I'm getting more confident in English that I want to acknowledge to myself!
Thanks. Very useful.
No problem! Thanks for watching.
Wow nice track review !, Are the tracks electrical?
Hi Lucky Swordsmen, nice to see your comment!. I actually enjoyed doing this one even if I'm really not in my element speaking English!
About the tracks, They are conductive like normal N scale tracks. In this setup, I used a Kato Standard SX power pack to connect the tracks to power. The Kato Unitrack system is really nice and have A LOT of interesting packs and accessories like buffer stops, points, signal, railroad crossings, switching yard in a pack, etc. Would you be interested in videos concerning these?
Thank you for watching and the nice comment!
@@leewaymodels actually yes, I love trains and there tracks, so much in fact I always had one on by birthday list
@@luckyswordsmen991 OK, I will try to get a few. Give it some time as these comes from Japan!
@@leewaymodels don't worry I'm quite the patient type
When you need to break up the track you must break it the the joint not pull it.
Not sure what you mean. When the rep from Kato USA came to a train club I was a member of a few years back, that's how he showed it to us. If there is a better method, I will gladly learn it.
Can the Bachman power supply work with the Kato transformer
You could pair a Bachman power supply with these track. What you would need however is to modify the power cable that is hooked up to the tracks.
What are the dimensions of your oval? I need a track to run inside an oval of 27.5” by 40.5”
According to the manufacturer,
The CV1 endless basic set is a set that can be developed with a small space endless layout of 325 mm x 573 mm of A2 size or smaller using the R150 curve. That is much smaller then the dimensions mentioned and it would fit.
Btw What's The Train Behind The Small Steam train
Hi @Vincent2 I received something that should interest you and I will make a video of it in the near future. About your question: That would be a GP18. I have made a video of it here: ua-cam.com/video/dAJ0mew1uaM/v-deo.html
Will it work with the biggest locomotive you have?
So far, I have not found a locomotive that it did not work with. However, train cars cannot couple on a few of them. Also I don't have any large steam engines where I think it would cause an issue.
oh wow thank you soo much, you shouldn't have
No problem mate!
What type locomotive you use
It depends. I like 00 scale for steam engines and they are mostly from era 2 and 3 ( around 1890 to 1950). Hornby, Bachman, Oxford Rail and Dapol are nice in this scale.
For "modernish" diesel and electric, I prefer HO scale a lot of French SNCF prototypes from era 4,5 and 6 (1960 to today) . They are mostly made by Jouef, Lima(old stuff), Roco (Great brand), Mehano and Piko. I do have some north American stuff from Bachmann, Model Power, Rapido and Atlas Railroad.
N scale is a bit of everything. I have stuff from Japan mostly made by Kato and to a lesser extent Tomix. I also have some American prototype made by Life-Like, Bachmann, Atlas Railroad among other things.
As an ex montrealer, i detect a francophone accent in there, am i right? :D
Yup! Can't hide anything from you :D
What’s the dimensions of the oval please ?
From the manufacturer's description: The CV1 endless basic set is a set that can be developed with a small space endless layout of 325 mm x 573 mm of A2 size or smaller using the R150 curve.
Hope this helps!
@@leewaymodels that’s great , just wanted to confirm because two different sites had different dimensions , very helpful thank you !
I'll still assemble and mesure it. If there are any changes, I will post the actual data.
Can you run a six wheel locomotive on it ?
Good question. I don't know if I have any 7 wheels in N scale. I will have to get back to you.
@@leewaymodels is the curve on the cv1 the same as the kato R183mm45?
The curve on CV1 is R150mm45., It is thighter.
So I guess the Bachmann McKinley explorer won't run on it.
It seems like longs locomotive and cars. Maybe the locomotive can run by itself as shown with the Dash-8 but attached to these train cars, something will most likely derail.
This looks like something for little kids
The box says 14 years and older. There is a lot of small parts in this. I would not advise you to give this to a little kid.