Unfortunately, I can tell the Dr. Yellow will be very costly, as it's more sophisticated than a normal Plarail train (bogies, RC, hidden cameras). In addition, whoever buys it will have to have a tablet, and download the app that's required to operate it. Hopefully, there will be a QR code on the box or instructions.
I don't think this new Bertie is a suitable replacement for a road system one, especially since he has railway wheels, a switch on the roof instead of underneath, and a coupling. However, I suppose it could be customized to look (slightly) better by getting rid of the coupling and/or painting the switch red in order to make it less visible. The railway wheels would probably cause a problem on the road system, as they might fail on curves/turnouts and result in unexpected crashes since they aren't meant for it. If I were you, I'd stick with the original road version.
BTW, I noticed there's some sort of Thunderbirds Tracy Island toy. That spinning blue dome with TB1 and 2 reminds me of that Tomy Harold accessory with the magnetic crates and the "control panel".
I don't think this new Bertie is a suitable replacement for a road system one, especially since he has railway wheels, a switch on the roof instead of underneath, and a coupling. However, I suppose it could be customized to look (slightly) better by getting rid of the coupling and/or painting the switch red in order to make it less visible. The railway wheels would probably cause a problem on the road system, as they might fail on curves/turnouts and result in unexpected crashes since they aren't meant for it. If I were you, I'd stick with the original road version.
BTW, I noticed there's some sort of Thunderbirds Tracy Island toy. That spinning blue dome with TB1 and 2 reminds me of that Tomy Harold accessory with the magnetic crates and the "control panel".