What Plarail engines/sets should I get?

BoCoTheDiesel · BoCoTheDiesel 10-23-2018, 02:14 PM Plarail and Tomy Collector

Hey guys, i'm new here and new to the Plarail hobby, I was just wondering if any of you had any recommendations on what engines or sets I should get being a beginner. I already own a classic Edward and Henry which I purchased last night

chrisjo · chrisjo 10-23-2018, 03:47 PM Investigations Dept.

BoCo would be good, considering?

Off The Rails · Off The Rails 10-23-2018, 04:38 PM Posting Freak

It depends a lot on what you like. Steam, diesel and/or electric? Thomas characters, real world engines or both?

So much of the Plarail line is focused on the innumerable Japanese passenger and commuter trains, that it’s pretty much just a matter of what appeals to you aesthetically. Since the underlying mechanisms are often similar among similar classes of trains, I can’t say that (for example) the E6 Shinkansen is better than the E5.

Just my personal opinion but steam locomotives are a good place to start and there’s a nice selection available right now. You can build a nice roster with the D51, C61, C57, C56, C11 and C12 before you even have to start hunting for out of production and/or obscure models.

**Super** · **Super** 10-23-2018, 06:32 PM Track Engineer

Hard to guess what trains you like but since you have already started with Plarail I would suggest staying with Plarail and since it looks like you have a liking to the Thomas characters how about a new release of Plarail Red Rosie. BTW, welcome to BluePlasticTracks BoCo, where did you hear about us?

Blueberry'S' · Blueberry'S' 10-23-2018, 07:50 PM Collector

Plarail sells expansion kit/sets its a good idea to begin with, if you want bigger layouts.
and with trains either buy new from jp or as i do in either broken og working lots, hope this will help you.

mod thana · mod thana 10-24-2018, 12:14 AM Member

The most simply set for beginner is "Thomas basic Set".

BoCoTheDiesel · (This post was last modified: 10-24-2018, 02:34 PM by Super.)

(10-23-2018, 06:32 PM)Super Wrote: Hard to guess what trains you like but since you have already started with Plarail I would suggest staying with Plarail and since it looks like you have a liking to the Thomas characters how about a new release of Plarail Red Rosie. BTW, welcome to BluePlasticTracks BoCo, where did you hear about us?

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll consider buying her next, as well as Diesel. BTW I heard about this site from a Youtuber who your probably familiar with, UCwepn.

BoCoTheDiesel · (This post was last modified: 10-24-2018, 02:34 PM by Super.)

(10-24-2018, 12:14 AM)mod thana Wrote: The most simply set for beginner is "Thomas basic Set".

Thanks for the suggestion, i'll check how much it will cost to ship to the UK

BoCoTheDiesel · BoCoTheDiesel 10-24-2018, 01:11 PM Plarail and Tomy Collector

(10-23-2018, 03:47 PM)chrisjo Wrote: BoCo would be good, considering?

I'll probably get the either the Trackmaster or Tomy one, as the Plarail one can go for quite a lot of money.

BoCoTheDiesel · BoCoTheDiesel 10-24-2018, 01:16 PM Plarail and Tomy Collector

(10-23-2018, 07:50 PM)Blueberry\S Wrote: Plarail sells expansion kit/sets its a good idea to begin with, if you want bigger layouts.
and with trains either buy new from jp or as i do in either broken og working lots, hope this will help you.

Thanks for the reply, I'll probably buy most of my track from my own home country (England), as it will be cheaper, but all my engines will come from Amazon Japan or Ebay