Whistle is hardly ever heard, but if it ever comes out, it will be a loud screech like someone's nails scratching the blackboard. It was running for 20 minutes and the only time the whistle was heard was at the 7th minute, lasting for barely a second. It will be quite a nasty surprise if your ears are sensitive.
The motor is very noisy in real life, in fact is the most noisy one in my collection.
It is my grandmother who has it. That rotary snowplough is the only one she has, but its the ultimate gem compared to my collection. It was never opened from the protective packaging ever since it got so mouldy and rusty and its locked in her house. It was a single vehicle release so it is even harder to find than the set version. The single release did not have the passenger train bound for Ueno so it was taken from a junk store. Since the plastic box had so much space, we needed one more car to fill that gap. So it is the complete 3 car set as seen from the set version. Definitely want one myself, but it is way too rare so the price could go up to 150000 yen.
The motor is very noisy in real life, in fact is the most noisy one in my collection.
It is my grandmother who has it. That rotary snowplough is the only one she has, but its the ultimate gem compared to my collection. It was never opened from the protective packaging ever since it got so mouldy and rusty and its locked in her house. It was a single vehicle release so it is even harder to find than the set version. The single release did not have the passenger train bound for Ueno so it was taken from a junk store. Since the plastic box had so much space, we needed one more car to fill that gap. So it is the complete 3 car set as seen from the set version. Definitely want one myself, but it is way too rare so the price could go up to 150000 yen.