futuristic red train

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liking the futuristic red train, cadilac/dan dare influences?


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Not as futuristic as you think! It's a model of a Meitetsu 7000 Series 'Panorama Car'. They went into service in the 60's and retired in 2009. Smile
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i shall look out for one - thanks
(05-20-2018, 06:28 PM)Trainfanz Wrote: Not as futuristic as you think! It's a model of a Meitetsu 7000 Series 'Panorama Car'. They went into service in the 60's and retired in 2009. Smile

A bit like the Concorde airliner, looks way more futuristic than anything currently around now, yet that was designed/built in the 70's Big Grin

Sometimes progress is not progress, its just boring... Smile
Happily collecting things all my life... Big Grin
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sort of retro futuristic like flash gordon i thought.
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(05-20-2018, 10:24 PM)Nigels Wrote: A bit like the Concorde airliner, looks way more futuristic than anything currently around now, yet that was designed/built in the 70's Big Grin

Sometimes progress is not progress, its just boring... Smile

or a GM dreamliner

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Wellllll...there is the futuristic Ultra-Q!!!

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nice, i like that but the red looked good too
Oh boy, another thing I know a tiny bit about! Ultra Q was what I'd best describe as a Japanese equivalent of The Twilight Zone. Following it's conclusion, it was followed up by the first of the Ultraman series'.

Here's where I had to do my research. This particular Plarail train is referencing the final episode of the series - in which a flying Odakyu 3100 transports it's riders to a place known as the Vary Dimension.

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The coloring of the Plarail version serves only to replicate the black and white programs of the time. It was the 60's! Smile
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That picture is also on the trains box. I like how you can see the fishing wire holding it up.

My favorite and I think the harder to find and at a higher cost is the rec panorama with the white stripe Pictured here.

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