2018 C-11-207

A couple quick photos-





It runs well, although I haven’t yet really put it through its paces. The new, Japanese style guards van is a nice improvement, with smaller wheels that don’t encroach into the floor and body. The production wheels are black, instead of gray as seen in the prototype photos. The blue passenger coach seems different from previous iterations of the same design but I didn’t have one of my other coaches on hand to compare.

The locomotive itself runs on a double A battery and appears to be derived from the C12. Again, I’ll have to compare them at some point, although there’s a precedent for this since Tomy modeled their earlier C battery C11 on the C12. The one feature I was feeling a bit “iffy” about was the solid mounting of the dual headlights. I realize that they needed to do it this way for durability and play value but I thought it looked kinda funky in the preview photos. In person, with the train running around our test track, it didn’t bother me.

I’m looking forward to running this train over a more challenging track layout.,I’m probably going to part out the coach and caboose to other trains. The C11 will likely be assigned to passenger service with a consist of small, British style coaches. This was an easy purchase for me since a new version of the C11 has been on my wish list for a while. My verdict? This is a cool little train and if you’re a fan of steam power, it’s definitely worth having.