Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES

(03-31-2017, 12:14 PM)jdogman Wrote: I knew someone wanted to find out and randomly came across the link on someone's Twitter post. I don't really pay attention to this stuff.

Thanks Jdog

(03-31-2017, 01:41 PM)Off The Rails Wrote: Oigawa James is up for preorder at Hobby Search.

Many thanks OTR...I am in

(03-31-2017, 05:11 AM)ThomasFan3004 Wrote: Plarail Daisy?

That is a DieselD199 CGI render for April Fools. The face looks too similar to BoCo's, and the lighting looks wrong to me. If it were legit, it would've looked more polished and had a glare to it, with her actual face. Unlike the truck and milk tanker, there is no shading on Daisy's body and it looks too flat.

In addition to the new Oigawa Railway James is a train also slated for a Late May release is what looks to be a re-make of the original S-37 Odakyu Electric Railway Romance Car Series 50000 I can't tell if the chassis has been updated also as the older version was also a AA Shinkansen motor chassis. I like the newer version with its dark tinted windows but only if they are real windows and not painted. Below are comparison pictures of the old and new...which ones do you like?

The windows on the old version make it look more like the original, but the new one appears to have more detail. Plus, the sides of the power unit on the new version look nicer since they don't have the tabs for the battery cover.

Maybe Plarail should release BoCo at some point because it sys he will be returning.

I would love to see. rerelease of Duck, Donald, Douglas, Oliver, Victor, Diesel, Stanley, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Rusty, Duncan, and Dennis.

(03-31-2017, 06:06 PM)DalaGStanator Wrote: The windows on the old version make it look more like the original, but the new one appears to have more detail. Plus, the sides of the power unit on the new version look nicer since they don't have the tabs for the battery cover.

Thanks DalaGStanator, I hadn't notice the lack of those battery tabs, that does look better. After your mention about the windows, I had to look up the real train whos windows look darker (see below). The original Plarail model's windows have a greenish tint to them and are clearer. I have pre-ordered this new one so I will be able to do a side by side comparison. I do hope the new ones windows are not just painted. Thanks for your input.

Daisy was indeed confirmed to be an early April Fool's joke. A shame, really.
Still hoping Plarail does a rendition of our favorite diesel-railcar soon...

(03-31-2017, 01:41 PM)Off The Rails Wrote: Oigawa James is up for preorder at Hobby Search. I also got my payment request for streamlined Gordon and Thomas and Tekoro Ashima.

thank you, pre-order done!

I completely missed this video from Suzukawa last year where she visited the real Oigawa James and the video is subtitled in English. The Oigawa Railway looks to be a fantastic place to visit and James looks Awesome.

I reached out to the eBay seller Tokyo-Hobby regarding the Oigawa James pre-order. They will have it available on 4/25. I find going this route a bit cheaper than Hobby search but am anxious to get the other batch of items from them to confirm they are not damaged during shipping.