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Of course, it seems strange that Kenji is only pulling a hopper car. Even in the Push Along variant, Kenji pulls (only one, but still) a normal bullet train wagon.



But Mattel seems to be adamant in making solo locomotives exclusively with small trucks. Kana also doesn’t have a suitable Shinkansen wagon, just a small "recycling" truck, although we saw her on the TV show with suitable bullet train cars. This seems to be intentional, in order to release complete three-unit-trains in some future “Greatest Moments” packaging. Just guessing.

The problem with inadequate wagons persists. There are no large vans or other wagons, neither passenger nor freight. Only small trucks. Annie & Clarabel are dwarfed by large Thomas. It was to be expected that some larger cattle cars would appear at least in the Farm cycle, as rather large wagons for transporting cows and pigs appear in the series. But that did not happen. 



Kenji’s clear plastic windows look nice. Such windows contribute to the realism of the model. The paradox is that this happens with AEG models, which in themselves are not overly realistic. I wish Plarail's trains had such transparent windows instead of holes.

Hiro’s nameplate is almost certainly intentionally left blank, as any inscriptions seem to be avoided. Annie & Clarabel do not have names written on them either, they have been replaced by ornaments (in the cartoon and on the merch). Maybe it's because these toys are primarily intended for preschool children.