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RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - chrisjo - 01-01-2025
(01-01-2025, 05:46 PM)Super Wrote: What is the R-17 F-far and what don't you like about it?
The new red bridges. I thought they might be quite useful myself, so I'm curious too.
(01-01-2025, 12:54 PM)Super Wrote: I wonder if this might be a repaint of an existing Plarail model (like the 5000) or something totally different?
Looks like a completely new mould to me.
RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - Super - 01-01-2025
LOL...my over the hill brain assumed that R-17 referred to a train and I was looking all over for one. 🤔
Those red viaducts are actually a remake of the hard to obtain vintage bridges from the past. They are remade a little taller to fit the height of the modern risers and made so that they are self contained meaning they don't need a riser/pillar on each end to hold up the rails. I would be very interested in getting some of these if they had come in the grey color 😁. A coupe of years ago I worked with Nigels to recreate these with his 3D printers in grey with the same modifications that they used in this new release. He did a great job.
Thanks for setting me straight Dr Chris 👍
So I now assume that Plarail is no longer making these three way points that were only released in 2014. I still don't understand a reasoning or logic as to why Plarail/Tomy re-uses these numbers on new releases.
RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - JustTylerHere - 01-02-2025
I can only assume they're reusing the catalog numbers to replace items that weren't selling well or replace items that were gonna get discontinued soon. To be fair, I don't see the 3 way switch get used very often.
RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - chrisjo - 01-02-2025
(01-01-2025, 08:33 PM)Super Wrote: I still don't understand a reasoning or logic as to why Plarail/Tomy re-uses these numbers on new releases.
As far as I can tell they've been doing it since 1995 (when the number J-13 was re-used). I doubt we're going to get an explanation now!
RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - Mister No - 01-02-2025
(01-01-2025, 08:33 PM)Super Wrote: I would be very interested in getting some of these if they had come in the grey color 😁.
On the other hand, I think that red bridges like this would look great on your only-gray-not-blue plastic tracks layout!
What would the right side of this illustration mean? Given the X, bridges cannot be stacked on top of each other, but a combination with risers is possible?
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RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - Super - 01-03-2025
(01-02-2025, 09:38 PM)chrisjo Wrote: As far as I can tell they've been doing it since 1995 (when the number J-13 was re-used). I doubt we're going to get an explanation now!
Oh I realize there will be no explanation now...I just don't see the logic in it as it becomes confusing when searching. I might accept it if it was because they are running out of letters and numbers but that isn't true. I am not smart enough to do the math in my head but there must be thousands of new combinations of letters with numbers so why continue to reuse them?
(01-02-2025, 11:46 PM)Mister No Wrote: What would the right side of this illustration mean? Given the X, bridges cannot be stacked on top of each other, but a combination with risers is possible?
Thats a good question. If I were just to guess from the image...with that big 'X' I would assume that they can't be stacked at all in any configuration as I also would assume that there would be a green check mark next to the ones that could. Maybe a translation of what it says would clear it up for us?
RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - chrisjo - 01-03-2025
(01-02-2025, 11:46 PM)Mister No Wrote: What would the right side of this illustration mean? Given the X, bridges cannot be stacked on top of each other, but a combination with risers is possible?
Translation (as Super suspected):
' It is not possible to stack straight bridge rails on top of each other, nor is it possible to stack straight bridge rails and bridge block piers '
RE: Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas) - Super - 01-03-2025
Thanks Dr Chris 👍