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Nigels

Well I know we have a dedicated section for buy and show, but I think this belongs here ad I will link to it from my plarail purchase thread 😉

Ok first we have the new plarail advance maglev set, not a true maglev, but a representation of one with quite a nice train, but also some imteresting track 🙂

Then we have the new AS14 release of a D51 loco with blue coaches instead of brown, this is also available in a starter set if you are new to advance 🙂

Super

I would agree to this Forum being the right place for Posting all purchases for Plarail Advance related items. Nice buys Nigels, Those Maglev tracks look to be the regular Tomy Elevated Rails but on one inch risers right?

Nigels

Super wrote
I would agree to this Forum being the right place for Posting all purchases for Plarail Advance related items. Nice buys Nigels, Those Maglev tracks look to be the regular Tomy Elevated Rails but on one inch risers right?

I would agree with that about the tracks Super, the only exception being the bridge, I believe that is new to this set unless it is available elsewhere. To me though its nice to have for the 1 inch risers too as I've got a couple of the normal height elevated sets, using these it will allow me to use all grey risers to go from ground level to upper 🙂

Super

The bridge is also re-purposed from what was originally exclusive to this set released in 2010 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10123102 Nice to see that Tomy would re-purpose and make available neat things like this bridge that had only limited release.

Nigels

I did wonder, but never having seen that set I'm glad they've brought it back. I don't know about the USA, but here in the UK for the most part if you want plarail items (as opposed to Thomas) you're pretty much limited to buying from Japan which generally means current items unless you dip into the shady world of Japanese auctions - which is one temptation I'm trying so deperately not to get involved in lol!

ripley802

Nigels wrote
I did wonder, but never having seen that set I'm glad they've brought it back. I don't know about the USA, but here in the UK for the most part if you want plarail items (as opposed to Thomas) you're pretty much limited to buying from Japan which generally means current items unless you dip into the shady world of Japanese auctions - which is one temptation I'm trying so deperately not to get involved in lol!

I find myself browsing the Japanese auctions often but have not signed up yet or made any purchases. Seems like it could get addicting like the wonderful eBay..

Super

Nigels wrote
I did wonder, but never having seen that set I'm glad they've brought it back. I don't know about the USA, but here in the UK for the most part if you want plarail items (as opposed to Thomas) you're pretty much limited to buying from Japan which generally means current items unless you dip into the shady world of Japanese auctions - which is one temptation I'm trying so deperately not to get involved in lol!

Before I knew about the ability to use the Japanese Auctions I bought lots of Plarail/Tomy/Tomica items from the UK. I have found much more in the way of variety in the UK rather than the States from sellers like Amber, Theresa and Vlastian just to name but a few. But as far as newer releases it is the same here that they have to come from Japan but at least you can buy them diresct instead of having to pay all the middle man fees and shipping.

Cloudman

Nothing startling here, but the beginnings of my collection. Acquired in the last few months mostly from Japan via Amazon.

And here's the beginning of the layout to run them on. More track on order to complete the far end. Hard to get the trains to run up the incline at first (and I've seen that other people complain of that) but a light sandpapering of the tops of the rails fixed the problem completely.

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ROKMAN1445

Ahh, plarail advance. Tiny, but awesom. Why don't you add one of those clear arch pieces?
https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pDDel9WxA8AN.o2nIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIyaWdqdTQ3BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANhNTA1NzZhYjI4MGE4Y2MzYWM3ODAzYjU0NDk1OGEwYwRncG9zAzQEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dplarail%2Bclear%2Btunnel%26n%3D60%26ei%3DUTF-8%26y%3DSearch%26type%3Dch.45.w7.nt.04-01.us.zen._._%26fr%3Dyhs-avg-fh_lsonsw%26fr2%3Dsb-top-images.search.yahoo.com%26hsimp%3Dyhs-fh_lsonsw%26hspart%3Davg%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D4&w=400&h=217&imgurl=i.ebayimg.com%2F00%2Fs%2FNzQ1WDEzNzM%3D%2Fz%2FRJ0AAOxyBotTZlBj%2F%24_1.JPG%3Fset_id%3D880000500F&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fcln%2Fjoey092379%2FTomy-Thomas-Missing-Parts%2F95155851016&size=17.0KB&name=Tomy+Thomas+Missing+Parts+collection+on+eBay%21&p=plarail+clear+tunnel&oid=a50576ab280a8cc3ac7803b544958a0c&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&tt=Tomy+Thomas+Missing+Parts+collection+on+eBay%21&b=0&ni=160&no=4&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=128vfu5ak&sigb=172vi68dc&sigi=12cph2snp&sigt=11dfkb859&sign=11dfkb859&.crumb=3fHAKhL.BmP&fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&hsimp=yhs-fh_lsonsw&hspart=avg&type=ch.45.w7.nt.04-01.us.zen._._

Cloudman

ROKMAN1445 wrote
Ahh, plarail advance. Tiny, but awesom. Why don't you add one of those clear arch pieces?
https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pDDel9WxA8AN.o2nIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIyaWdqdTQ3BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANhNTA1NzZhYjI4MGE4Y2MzYWM3ODAzYjU0NDk1OGEwYwRncG9zAzQEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dplarail%2Bclear%2Btunnel%26n%3D60%26ei%3DUTF-8%26y%3DSearch%26type%3Dch.45.w7.nt.04-01.us.zen._._%26fr%3Dyhs-avg-fh_lsonsw%26fr2%3Dsb-top-images.search.yahoo.com%26hsimp%3Dyhs-fh_lsonsw%26hspart%3Davg%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D4&w=400&h=217&imgurl=i.ebayimg.com%2F00%2Fs%2FNzQ1WDEzNzM%3D%2Fz%2FRJ0AAOxyBotTZlBj%2F%24_1.JPG%3Fset_id%3D880000500F&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fcln%2Fjoey092379%2FTomy-Thomas-Missing-Parts%2F95155851016&size=17.0KB&name=Tomy+Thomas+Missing+Parts+collection+on+eBay%21&p=plarail+clear+tunnel&oid=a50576ab280a8cc3ac7803b544958a0c&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&tt=Tomy+Thomas+Missing+Parts+collection+on+eBay%21&b=0&ni=160&no=4&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=128vfu5ak&sigb=172vi68dc&sigi=12cph2snp&sigt=11dfkb859&sign=11dfkb859&.crumb=3fHAKhL.BmP&fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&hsimp=yhs-fh_lsonsw&hspart=avg&type=ch.45.w7.nt.04-01.us.zen._._

It's an idea. It would make an impressive overall roof for the lower terminus, but I'd have to keep it clear of the stoprail and crossover rail and the roof switch on the train.

Nigels

Cloudman wrote
Nothing startling here, but the beginnings of my collection. Acquired in the last few months mostly from Japan via Amazon.

And here's the beginning of the layout to run them on. More track on order to complete the far end. Hard to get the trains to run up the incline at first (and I've seen that other people complain of that) but a light sandpapering of the tops of the rails fixed the problem completely.

Quite a nice start there, you have some of the harder to get bullet trains and one of my favourites the cargo train. I hear what you're saying about the slope, is it a standard plarail slope or the specific advance one? I'm not quite sure what the difference is, there may be none apart from a cost difference, I'll have to check them out and see if I can tell the difference. 🙂

ROKMAN1445 wrote
Ahh, plarail advance. Tiny, but awesom. Why don't you add one of those clear arch pieces?
https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pDDel9WxA8AN.o2nIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIyaWdqdTQ3BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANhNTA1NzZhYjI4MGE4Y2MzYWM3ODAzYjU0NDk1OGEwYwRncG9zAzQEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dplarail%2Bclear%2Btunnel%26n%3D60%26ei%3DUTF-8%26y%3DSearch%26type%3Dch.45.w7.nt.04-01.us.zen._._%26fr%3Dyhs-avg-fh_lsonsw%26fr2%3Dsb-top-images.search.yahoo.com%26hsimp%3Dyhs-fh_lsonsw%26hspart%3Davg%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D4&w=400&h=217&imgurl=i.ebayimg.com%2F00%2Fs%2FNzQ1WDEzNzM%3D%2Fz%2FRJ0AAOxyBotTZlBj%2F%24_1.JPG%3Fset_id%3D880000500F&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fcln%2Fjoey092379%2FTomy-Thomas-Missing-Parts%2F95155851016&size=17.0KB&name=Tomy+Thomas+Missing+Parts+collection+on+eBay%21&p=plarail+clear+tunnel&oid=a50576ab280a8cc3ac7803b544958a0c&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&tt=Tomy+Thomas+Missing+Parts+collection+on+eBay%21&b=0&ni=160&no=4&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=128vfu5ak&sigb=172vi68dc&sigi=12cph2snp&sigt=11dfkb859&sign=11dfkb859&.crumb=3fHAKhL.BmP&fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&hsimp=yhs-fh_lsonsw&hspart=avg&type=ch.45.w7.nt.04-01.us.zen._._

Excelllent idea I've got a few of those. I'll have some time over christmas, I'll have to see what can be done. 🙂

Super

PlarailMike has a couple of these clear domed tunnels on his Advance layout in his latest video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5KVQ1N1ac

Trainfanz

I bought the N700 Entry Set about two years ago and intended to get more. Skip ahead two years and I picked the Hayabusa Joint Rail set. E3 Komachi and possibly the E6 Super Komachi set will be arriving for Christmas.

Super

Hello Trainfanz & Welcome to BluePlasticTracks.

You are right about the color styling of your favorite train the CNJ Blue Comet. Just a fantastic looking blue Steamer.

Trainfanz

Super wrote
Hello Trainfanz & Welcome to BluePlasticTracks.

You are right about the color styling of your favorite train the CNJ Blue Comet. Just a fantastic looking blue Steamer.

Thank you! I own an HO Gauge model of the Locomotive and would love to get matching cars some day. Shame there aren't many options for a custom Plarail version unless you scratchbuild.

ROKMAN1445

Welcome Trainfanz!!! I have some HO too. I believe I own over 200 HO trains!

Trainfanz

ROKMAN1445 wrote
Welcome Trainfanz!!! I have some HO too. I believe I own over 200 HO trains!

Thank you too! That is a very large collection! I have a fair bit of HO but no place to properly set it all up.

Back on topic, if you have some N Scale rails with a high profile, Plarail Advance can run comfortably on it. I've seen a video of this, but cannot find it at the moment.

Nigels

Trainfanz wrote
Back on topic, if you have some N Scale rails with a high profile, Plarail Advance can run comfortably on it. I've seen a video of this, but cannot find it at the moment.

That's good to know, any idea what brand that would be?

Trainfanz

Nigels wrote
That's good to know, any idea what brand that would be?

Most likely the older stuff. It depends on the height of the rails. Tried it on Kato Unitrack and it just bumped along the ties.

ROKMAN1445

Same with Bachmann E-Z track. Most of my model trains are on the table that I set them up on. There are specula cabinets to store trains, but they vary from 75 to 400 usd. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY to pricey for me. I might at well just buy more Plarail.