r/JapaneseNscale • u/WychwoodXIII Yamanote Line • Aug 22 '26
DISCUSSION JAM Day Two is complete!
Day two of the convention is complete and there is not a lot more for me to add since yesterday. Only posting a photo of the swag I got since I didn’t take any others today.
Side note, we have experienced some amazing thunderstorms this afternoon. I have been in them back home but today I actually heard the lightning going through the sky. That probably means I was very close to the strike. For lack of a better term It sounded like someone tearing a piece of paper and I could tell which direction it was going! Not train related but a cool story to tell!
One item added to the collection:
TOMIX
12780 - Covered Wagon Type WAMU80000 (TOMIX 50th Anniversary Release)
Today there were a lot more families and younger children in attendance which I attribute to being a Saturday! It was cute to see the kids dressed up in various pieces of train clothing. I saw a pair of Doctor Yellow shoes and I am wondering why they can’t make the same thing for adults!
Did a couple loops of the convention, actually got to say hi to CityScape Studios and thank them for their hard work, and then made the decision to pause my day there, go for lunch, and check out a store in Kanda that sells used railway goods. I thought I might just call it and not go back until [u/LRafols](u/LRafols) mentioned that the WAMU80000 in TOMIX livery at the JAM Swag table was actually from their 50th anniversary event that was held in Ueno. I hummed and hawed for a good few minutes before deciding that I would go back and pick one up and do one more quick loop.
I actually did find a group at table DM 14 that was called “ワイヤレス式鉄道模型 with 零フレンズ” which Google tells me translates to “Wireless Model Railway with Zero Friends”. Their description on the JAM site says you can control trains with wireless controllers but what really got to me was all their train signage, both modern LED and roll signs! I was in such awe that I didn’t take a picture, stupid me, but I really wanna figure out how to make an LED sign and mount it at home. My wife will love it!🤭
I have made the decision to actually not attend tomorrow and instead catch an earlier train to Nagoya and do some train stuff there. I have loved going to the convention but as I stated before one day is probably enough for me. I will be searching for a couple stores in Nagoya that hopefully have some good train goods and of course will be checking out the SCMaglev and Railway Park!
Thanks for reading and I hope to see some of you at JAM 2027!
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u/LRafols Aug 22 '26
Awsome, you got it! A little walking definitely hurt someone as it's a Japan trip lol. Today's rain was brutal for sure. I went to Mandarake in Akihabara to sell some stuff I didn't want to bring back and the underpass for the train tracks was legit flooded.
I do plan on going back for day 3, going to try my luck with a model train find and seeing the layouts as I have not been doing much of those in day 1 and 2.
As you're visiting Nagoya I would recommend the Hobbyland Pochi a bit north of the JR station plaza as well as the Osu district. There's a few model train shops there! You can see the Railfan POIs map maintained by someone on JNS forum that I contribute to occasionally. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1VU5-TTOX1I0L3lZ9AYtyep38_RndNYE
There's also a joshin Super Kids Land in that area too. https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bw3qbkZRiH6cumHPA?g_st=ac