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RE: Is this really Worth It? - plarnold - 09-25-2015
The train is a Fastech 360s which is the experimental train before the E5 was built. The two ends are different and the colours are exactly the same as the E5 and have ears because the real train were testing air brakes.
52000 is not a mistake. This set is sought after.
If you look carefully at your disney purchases recently, you should notice that the shapes are exactly the same. I am guessing that they used the same moulds to make the new Disney trains.
-plarnold
RE: Is this really Worth It? - Super - 09-25-2015
That rare, thanks. With your calling it the Fastech 360 I was able to find out much more about the train. Suzukawa did a nice unboxing of it and showed a side by side with a green E-5 in the video below. It also shows that it is Coach Driven and by the way the couplings look, the front and rear units are interchangeable which works out good since they are different designs. While watching videos of the real Fastech 360 it seem that, depending how the light hits it, the color sometimes looks green and in the next shot blueish. (watch the very end of the last video to see)Very neat train. Whenever I saw these available on the Japan Auctions by themselves, I always thought it was a gimmick to make them look like mice running around the track. Had no idea they were real and had a purpose until now, thanks to all the help here.
RE: Is this really Worth It? - sunhuntin - 10-23-2015
been two of these on jauce the last two days. both sold with BIN, one for 3800yen, and the other for 3200yen. train only, no tracks etc.
i was tempted by them both, and both sold while i was finding this thread and googling other info. i would love see a video of one running with the ears up.
RE: Is this really Worth It? - Super - 10-23-2015
LOL...I was actually going to buy that 3200yen one until I saw that it was the train only. I assumed that since they had the box in the picture it was for the whole set. If it had been it would have been scooped up even quicker...by me!
RE: Is this really Worth It? - sunhuntin - 10-23-2015
same here, super. it wasnt clear from the translation whether the box was even included, at least to my mind. lol.
RE: Is this really Worth It? - leylandvictory2 - 10-23-2015
doubt it as it will drive the shipping cost up with the size of the box
RE: Is this really Worth It? - ROKMAN1445 - 10-23-2015
Are the end cars reversible/ you can change the body style?
RE: Is this really Worth It? - Super - 10-24-2015
In this case the middle coach is the power so by simply turning it around would change the direction and the lead vehicle.