Yes, those big knuckle couplings don't look very nice but I guess they served their purpose and won't allow little hands to damage the wiring that runs within them and with separating the train pieces. To me the Plarail D51-498 and D51-200 are the best. I like the 498 more because the gray colored knuckle couplers don't stand out as much as the white ones on the 200 do. and it has the cool blue Express Coach attached.
Here is the video that first turned me on to the real steamers 5 years ago. The video is from one of BPT's original Staff members ToysTrainsThings. I agree with Ripley that instead of a red LED maybe a white one would show the steam better.
Here is the video that first turned me on to the real steamers 5 years ago. The video is from one of BPT's original Staff members ToysTrainsThings. I agree with Ripley that instead of a red LED maybe a white one would show the steam better.
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