[Actual vehicle introduction]
--Maya 38 1 was introduced as a vehicle performance test vehicle Maya 39 900 in 1945, and became Maya 38 1 in 1953 after passing through Maya 37.
--The Mainef 37200 was the first steel first-class sleeper brake van that appeared in 1933, but the Mainef 37200 was scrapped due to the Tokaido Line Setagawa accident in March 1934, and this body was used in 1945. The Maya 39900 type appeared in March of the year. The Maya 39900 type appeared as a substitute for the first vehicle performance test car Oya 6650 type, which was scrapped in the accident in 1945, and like the same car, it is regarded as a performance test car for steam locomotives and electric locomotives, and most of them The measuring instrument was relocated from Oya 6650 after repair and modification.
――In terms of morphology, the small side windows, fish belly frame, TR71 bogie, etc. retain the characteristics of the early steel passenger cars of the Meinev 37200, but the roof is a round roof but one side of the garland. A ventilator was installed, a monitoring window was installed on the wife's side, and stairs were installed at three places under the entrance / exit table, giving the appearance unique to this type. Auxiliary wheels for measurement were installed under the floor next to the bogie, but the wheels were usually pulled up and lowered on the railroad tracks during the test, and were used to measure train speed, etc.
--The format was changed to Maya 37 1 in November 1945 and to Maya 38 1 in June 1953. During this time, the Maya 38 1 had been dealing with locomotive performance tests with this one car until the appearance of the Kuya 90 20 (soon renamed to the Kuya 99000) in 1955, but due to the lack of measurement capacity, In 1959, most of the measuring equipment was removed, a wide measuring table was installed, and the system was changed to a method in which necessary measuring equipment was brought in from the outside for testing. At the bottom of the side surface, there is an electric wire squeeze for drawing in the wiring from the vehicle under test, the auxiliary wheels under the floor have been removed, and a diesel generator has been installed.
――The air conditioner was installed in 1965, but since it cannot be installed under the floor with the fish belly underframe, window-shaped air conditioners were installed at five places on the side windows, and the vehicle was painted on October 16 of the same year. And after the partial revision of the marking method regulations, the color of the grapes was changed to blue No. 15 and yellow No. 5 band. It is unclear whether this paint color change and cooling modification were done at the same time or at a different time, but the installation of the air conditioner and the change of the paint color made it look even more unique. In addition, it seems that this type is the only passenger car made of early steel with a small window height that has been colored blue and installed with air conditioning.
--Maya 38 1 was used for testing AC locomotives mainly in combination with Kuya 99000 until around 1958 after the remodeling in 1959, but after that, it was used independently for AC locomotives and diesel locomotives. It is often used for tests. In 1967, a new dynamometer car, Maya 10, was introduced, but the Maya 38 1 was still used and was scrapped in April 1975.
[Product features]
--Modeled in 1959 with the addition of electric wires at the bottom of the side.
-In addition to the electric wire squeeze on the side, the rear side wife side monitoring window is closed, the auxiliary wheel is removed, the diesel generator is installed, etc., and the morphological difference from Grape Color No. 1 is reproduced.
--Side plates (including electric wires), end plates, and some underfloor equipment are made of brass etched plates, roofs and floor plates are made of plastic parts, and ventilators are made of white metal.
* Maya 38 1's end plate is made of brass-etched plate, and since it is necessary to bend each part of the end plate and install a rain gutter, other PE series (plastic roof / floor plate passenger car)
It is more difficult to assemble than the product.
--Maya 38 1 Official side:
-The newly installed electric wire at the bottom of the side plate is eye-catching.
--Maya 38 1 Unofficial side:
-The deck step is a general form only at one place on this side.
--Maya 38 1 front side, Maya 38 1 rear side:
-Compared to the time of Grape Color No. 1, the difference is that the monitoring window on the rear side is buried and an overhang is provided.
[Purchased separately]
--KATO products:
・ One side insulated wheel 11-600 (8 pieces)
・ Or one side insulated black wheel 11-602 (8 pieces)
* 6 required
--Kings Hobby Products:
・ KP-059 TR71 bogie for plastic floorboards
・ KP-076 W Luggage Car Instant Lettering
* In addition, [KPP-019 end beam / anti-climber] can be installed when connecting only to the last part of the formation (only end beams are used).
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )