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I knew which version this would be about, but I had no idea it had holes for Flip Face switches. That's news to me. Along with other similarities, even the tender has a longer curve at the front than at the back. The whole engine must be the Flip Face version altered to resemble normal variants in some ways. Either the regular James moulds were worn out by then, or they were already transferred to Mattel (the set is from 2009).
The RC one has an oversized cab and firebox to fit the RC drive unit (which has a similar shape to the "Thomas type").
I knew which version this would be about, but I had no idea it had holes for Flip Face switches. That's news to me. Along with other similarities, even the tender has a longer curve at the front than at the back. The whole engine must be the Flip Face version altered to resemble normal variants in some ways. Either the regular James moulds were worn out by then, or they were already transferred to Mattel (the set is from 2009).
(03-26-2021, 09:41 PM)GreatGordonFan Wrote: That James is Just like the RC james except it does not have the white running board or extra details. As for the holes IDK. Perhaps they just recycled some old RC James', which may have been retooled from the flip face James.
The RC one has an oversized cab and firebox to fit the RC drive unit (which has a similar shape to the "Thomas type").
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