Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES

Mister No · Mister No 11-07-2021, 04:18 AM AEG Cult Member

It would be better if they released it with the coach that is NOT the last coach, since the SL Taiju has the same one... Two coaches that could be coupled together would be much appreciated..! Big Grin

It will be a limited edition train.

Price: JPY 2750

chrisjo · chrisjo 11-07-2021, 09:03 AM Investigations Dept.

Tobu's only previous limited release was their 8000 srs 3-car in 2007.

The 2018 S-51 C11-207 (also Tobu railway) had two headlights, the new version C11-325 just has a single light.

Apart from that the only difference appears to be the number and the drumhead stickers. The caboose is the same Yo8000 type, and as Mr No says, the coach is the same SuHaFu14-1 conductor car with blacked-out windows and no rear coupling. Some more intermediate blue coaches would be really welcome.

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Mister No · Mister No 11-08-2021, 12:08 PM AEG Cult Member

It actually doesn't have to be necessarily an intermediate car: it would be nice if they just make the same SuHaFu car but with couplings on both sides! This car is very nice, and very versatile (it has no JR logo on the body), so it can be used with lots of other trains (I plan to use it with Hank, for example!).

Two of them coupled together, with one facing the locomotive (or the little black wagon, like in your picture!!), would look great! Smile

FfarquharDeveloper · FfarquharDeveloper 11-08-2021, 12:54 PM roxaclock | Senior Member

**Super** · **Super** 11-08-2021, 03:21 PM Track Engineer

Thanks Ffar.

Well thats depressing....that original, Thomas (green) and James (black) Toys R Us exclusive was a Limited Edition and its disappointing to collectors that it will now be re-released devaluing what was already out there.....crum Dodgy

FfarquharDeveloper · FfarquharDeveloper 11-08-2021, 10:05 PM roxaclock | Senior Member

In my honest opinion, while it may be disappointing to collectors, it does make it more readily available to fans of the show who want to get the pack for a reasonable price but missed out on it the first time due to either not collecting it before or just not having the chance to get it.

Fans of the show are some of if not the biggest consumers of Thomas & Friends merchandise so re-introducing a pack of a well-received special by many is a good idea.

MuddyPoppins · MuddyPoppins 11-09-2021, 12:28 AM Collector

I’ve been trying to keep quiet about what I have been seeing from Tomy (if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all), but honestly re-releasing the Original Thomas/ Black James set it the last straw!
All I have seen for months is re-hashed, re-releases, junky thrown together mish mashes of leftover stock and recycled ideas.
The Mountain set’s mountain with its panels is as cheap looking and uninspired as anything FisherPrice has ever released.
Nothing new or substantial has been released in almost a year, not a single new character, or engine.
This re-release of the OT set really bugs me and is very disappointing to see.
My only hope that it has different packaging, and that there are subtle differences to the engines themselves that will identify it as a re-release.
It’s a great set, but what is the point of having exclusive releases that are supposed to be special, when they turn around and de-value them by re-releasing them?
TOMY is sucking lately.

**Super** · **Super** 11-09-2021, 02:00 AM Track Engineer

I certainly don't disagree with what you say Muddy but...in this case...wouldn't it be Toys R Us making the call as the first set was their exclusive and now this set looks also to be a Toys R Us exclusive. Toys R Us's choice of using the term 'Limited Edition' for the first set and also this set is suspect to me. Doesn't sound limited at all now.

MuddyPoppins · MuddyPoppins 11-09-2021, 03:03 AM Collector

Yes Super I guess TrUs might be partially to blame, but they aren’t the ones producing it.
Maybe TrUs executives called up Tomy and asked “he can we get more of those sets that sold so well?”
But I would guess the idea to re-release them was first brought to them by Tomy, since Tomy has proven recently to be solely in the re-release business.

FfarquharDeveloper · FfarquharDeveloper 11-09-2021, 03:07 AM roxaclock | Senior Member

I'm personally all for re-releases but they're re-releasing everyone except my man Diesel, a character that's incredibly relevant and has been incredibly relevant for the past decade.