JR Kyushu Sweet Train Aru Ressha has Arrived

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The JR Kyushu Sweet Train Aru Ressha has arrived from Hobby Search today. I was bummed as it was delayed from their usual speed because they were closed over the Holidays to Jan 3rd.

Very pretty train, the graphics are fantastic with nary a sticker or decal on the outside as far as I can see. The signs at the top/front and rear may be stickers but they are good ones if they are as I could not tell for sure even with a magnifying glass. There are 2 stickers on the inside of the coach, one with the servings of Sweets on the table and the window.

The new way to open the see inside coach has to be because of the complaints of other coaches that were difficult to open. I found that once you figure out the trick that those older see inside coaches were easier to open.

Now for a little bit of nit picking...

Why say PlaKid(s) (plural) in big letters on the front of the box when there is only one? Would have been nice to have two since there are 2 seats in the coach. Would that be that much to add that?

I would have liked to see more of a golden finish like the real train maybe even something like the Gold Thomas. They could have charged more and made this truly a collectors piece.

I am not too fond of the small wheels on the coach but they are black.....then why, Plarail, didn't you have black wheels on the engine??? The black goes great with the color scheme of the outside. The grey just looks odd and out of place. Looks like I will have to swap them for black like I already did with the couplings.

Whining over, on to the pictures....Sweet