Hi Geris I don't currently own a talking Plarail version but there are some things I dislike about the shape of the regular plarail version, the huge face and diameter of the boiler to contain a C size battery, The fake wheel formation which looks rushed and chopped up. I do like the actual shape of the functioning wheels.
I actually prefer the shape of the Trackmaster version of Hiro, The quality is decent apart from stickers here and there, the wheel formation looks good and the shape overall is much more like a D51. The best Hiro I have is the extremely rare Trackmaster talking flip face lost and found Hiro.
I usually prefer the Plarail versions for their looks and quality but not in this case, The talking plarail engines do look very interesting though and I would be tempted to grab a selection of them. I certainly run my Trackmaster Hiro allot and rarely run the Plarail version.
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I actually prefer the shape of the Trackmaster version of Hiro, The quality is decent apart from stickers here and there, the wheel formation looks good and the shape overall is much more like a D51. The best Hiro I have is the extremely rare Trackmaster talking flip face lost and found Hiro.
I usually prefer the Plarail versions for their looks and quality but not in this case, The talking plarail engines do look very interesting though and I would be tempted to grab a selection of them. I certainly run my Trackmaster Hiro allot and rarely run the Plarail version.
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