TO TOP
TO LIST
模型製作記事へ Photograhs on modeling
This is Spanish high speed train which aimes at running at 350km/h in cruising. In those days the new track condition
maintenance states that this model was settled for are not enough, and this train seems to run at around 320km/h .
・ Gauge: 1,435mm
・A power supply: 25KV, 50Hz.
・The output: with total two power units 4000KW.
・Locomotive dimensions: 20m in length, 2.96m in width, 4m in height.
・The load on the axis: 17t.
I had not yet gone to Spain, but I had watched the product of the HO gauge in a shop and knew the existence of this train.
I had not yet built the kind of organaized train , but I decided to challenge the production of this Spanish modern train for the
following reasons.
・ The design of this train is unique. The train top part was like the duck, and I felt somewhat humorous.
But, at the same time I was attracted by an extremely modern sharp figure.
・ I made several locomotives of some countries of the world, but have not still made locomotive of Spain which was one of the
European major countries.
・ I wanted to reproduce the operation of the unicycle wheel (there is not the axle which penetrated a chassis) of coach with the model.
・ I was able to collect necessary documents for modelling from the WEB sites. The sequence drawing of the chair of the coach room
was in particular very useful.
・ I could purchase the 21mm diameter wheels for the powered car and the 21mm wheels for coach together in a Japanese KATSUMI
model shop.
I realized unicycle structure of coachs, characteristic structure of this train, that can lead the coachs with the curved rail .
I made the stream lined shape of the train top by using of wooden mock.-up. I stuck some brass plates on the mock-up and I soldered.
After removing this work from the wooden mock-up , I soldered some tips of brass plates inside the work to reinforced it.
Only one bogie of each powered car is driven by a motor. Ball bearing is used for the bearing of all bogie(powered and non-powered. ）.
The glass of 2mm thickness is used for a window of coach. The glass is effective to keep the strength of the body.
LED is used for indoor illumination, and it is turned on by UM-3 dry cell put in central BISTRO CAR.
営業運転最速の３５０Km/hを狙ったこの高速列車の編成を作ることにしました（軌道などインフラの整備上現在はまだ350Km/h営業運転に至ってないとのこと）。
・デザインがユニーク。一見ユーモラスな前後頭部であるがなんとも味わいがあり、
実車写真のアップを見ると極めて近代的なシャープな姿に惹きつけられました。
・世界各国の機関車を作ってきて、欧州主要国の一つであるスペインのものが無いのが寂しく、
広軌のＧＡＲＲＡＴＴも考えたが、このタイプはすでに２種類製作しているのでこちらにしました。
・ＴＡＬＧＯ特有の連接部の一輪車風車輪（車軸が無い）の動作を模型でも再現してみたくなりました。
・最近の常套手段であるＷＥＢサイトからそこそこの資料が集められたこともトリガー。
・メインの素材である車輪、牽引車用として２１ｍｍφは手持ち在庫、コーチ用１９ｍｍφは、カツミ模型店で新規購入が出来、製作上障害が無くなったため。
先端部の形をどんな手段で作るか、コーチの一輪車構造をどう作るか、楽しく思案に暮れながら、スペインまで出かける予定もありませんので、書籍やＷｅｂサイトから
精一杯ネタを集めて作ることにしました。
◆実車情報
営業開始：2005年
営業最高速度：３５０Km/h（実際は路盤整備の関係で３２０Km/h位で運用？）
軌間：１４３５ｍｍ固定、電源：２５ＫＶ、５０Ｈｚ、出力：４０００ＫＷ（前後のパワーユニット ２台で）
機関車寸法：長さ２０ｍ、幅２．９６ｍ、高さ４ｍ、 最大軸重：１７ｔ
蛍光色ピンクの屋根上高圧線引き回し線が綺麗です。アクリル線材が効果的に映えて満足。
編成物は作るのが初めてでしたが、数が多いので大変でした。
未塗装での走行試験。
