bijomaru78 I found this video showing the functions of this set. Look around 8m25s mark for the escalator. https://youtu.be/JP6ujKxgMeY My son loves being involved in all that work and I’m happy to include him if it makes him happy 🙂
chrisjo bijomaru78 wrote https://youtu.be/JP6ujKxgMeY Ah yes, we've had that video linked on here before, in relation to the Tomy Train talking station. Note the plug for BPT towards the end!
DalaGStanator bijomaru78 wrote I found this video showing the functions of this set. Look around 8m25s mark for the escalator. https://youtu.be/JP6ujKxgMeY That Train & Bus station is awesome! Moving magnets under the platform, an escalator that moves when a figure is placed on it, a UK themed destination board 'and' an arrivals display that rings when it changes? Any average mid-late '80s child who didn't play an NES would've had to be flat out hooked on this. It would've been even better if the escalator were a conveyor belt so it would work more like an actual one. Hopefully you could find a way to get yours to work as intended.
bijomaru78 There's no way I can repair the original mechanism. So unless I find a spare, I will need to think of something else. In the meantime picked up these rarities on FB. 60 mile return trip, but we'll worth it.
DalaGStanator Good luck finding a cheap spare one in good condition (though I still think it could be an opportunity to build something better to replace it). I remember that type of double deck coach you got with the first suburban train; Being from a country that has them, I once had the idea to get some of those and repaint them as Bombardier double deck coaches (the Sunrise Express coach is more accurate by a longshot). Once I could find out how to remove/duplicate coach and truck wheels and axles, I could just build my own ones in the right dimensions. Pity about those yellow and red wheels that ruin the look on all three of them compared to the others (I never got what they were thinking with those). Now that you have a second James, what would become of the one that came in the first lot? I'd suggest customizing the previous one and finding the detailed versions of the other four engines to match him and Henry (as long as they both work).
sunhuntin The top of the orange one is like a crane/scissor lift and can hold a figure. The blue piece is meant to be a light i think, as it has a reflective sticker on it. Nice vintage haul!
Super Thanks for the explanation Sun. Can the scissor lift be extended? Are you Okay? We miss you around here.
bijomaru78 For the broken piece in elevator mechanism, I've found someone doing small 3d prints, so with a bit of luck that part isn't small enough to be reprinted. Will have to see if that's possible, otherwise will think of something else. The scissor lift can be extended and rotated to a small degree. I will record close-ups of those since they're pretty rare and upload to my channel soon. For now, I've scheduled a short video of the Vintage set to go live today. Will post it on the YT thread once it's up and will leave a link here too. Tried something we haven't done before, so should be fun little video to watch 🙂 Edit: Vintage Tomy Trains Your Town - Build and play [video=youtube]https://youtu.be/rUt_yygiaMU[/video]
sunhuntin I am all good, super, just been busy and less in the plarail game than before. Bijo, is your set complete? Mine is missing the newspaper bundles and 2 of the mail sacks, if memory serves.
bijomaru78 I believe so. It has 3 of each. The newspaper bundles and mail sacks, however, were renamed by my son to 'presents' and 'sausages' respectively and he won't accept them being called otherwise 😃
bijomaru78 Recent FB £5 pickup. We had the green tracks with the 'coded messages' before but not had a train that was using them. So when I saw this I messaged the seller immedately. When we unpacked it to play with it, it turned out the train was broken and despite the motor turning and passing the movement to the wheels, putting the train down resulted in something skipping and it not going forward. Took it apart and after all the cogs fell out 😃 I found the drive axle's cog was snapped and loose on the axle. I could just superglue it but there's a gap between the teeth and it won't run as it should. For now I've used another axle from some spares I have. Still not matching the blue colour of the engine, but will get that sorted soon. For now, it works.
Super Besides the gear problem which looks like you took care of, that set looks in great shape and a steal at 5 pound sterling. Excellent find Bijo. 🙂
DalaGStanator A complete Talk 'n' Action Magic Rail Set?! I'm surprised how many of those tend to turn up. The thing with the gears is a very common problem with those engines compared to their normal counterparts. Ripley802 (one of our members) used to specialise in Talk 'n' Action and made several threads on how to repair them, but here's hoping your solution will last long enough. Either way, it was worth finding the complete set like this for only £5 and on Facebook. Side note: I like how those mats give the illusion of fields by having bright shades on one side and dark on the other. Great presentation.
bijomaru78 Facebook freebies and purchases continued 🙂 Sounds like we're buying out all the Plarail stock in the 10 miles radius 😃 But there's a few more offers, just not that attractive in terms of parts for the price. First one is 2 free boxes we've picked up. Free is always good, right? Added bonus, is the 'My First ...' kit for our 1 year old to get him started. And a pullback trains which I didn't know existed which again are kind of fun for a small and quick track to have fun with, without building anything huge. Next up, This load for £50. Mainly bought for the yellow supports, double tracks, inclines and trains. Another 200 round curves which some of I will have to sell, as we just don't need that many (we're are over 400 of those now). Here's a close-up of what was in those bags. There were 3 parts there which we have no idea what those are. Does anyone recognise them as being part of the Plarail/Tomy family?
Super Wow what great pick ups Bj but out of all that stuff you scored on, my favorite is the smiles on the face of your son 🙂
chrisjo bijomaru78 wrote There were 3 parts there which we have no idea what those are. Does anyone recognise them as being part of the Plarail/Tomy family? Tomy Aurora AFX slot-car track supports.
