From Miniature to BIG

Hi Nigels
Am I correct to say this isn't for the Motorized Tomy vehicles but for the Tomica vehicles like Matchbox or Hotwheels.

I have a bit of trouble with Japanese to be honest, but I believe you are probably correct.  Although the vehicles are almost the same size, so it may well work with both I would suspect.  This wasn't a planned purchase at all, just one of those things that came up that I simply couldn't resist

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This however was a planned purchase, a brand new tooling model from Hornby.  At the first glance it would appear to be a normal A4 streamlined express which we all know and love.  However this one is in fact a streamlined version of a 'B17/1' class, this was a real locomotive but nowhere as popular as the A4 as it was a conversion from a standard B17/1 locomotive.  Anyway let the pictures do the talking, I've included the text panels from the box that will give you more details...