New stuff! New stuff!

So, the FedEx guy was kind enough to deliver our new shipment of items yesterday. Most of it was restock for a bunch of items that we had run out of (bridge-legs, straight and curved track, etc), but we did get a couple special items in that are quite awesome. First up, something for the Thomas fans.

Thomas to nigiyaka kasha Set

Literally translated, it means Thomas and the Lively Train-car Set. That's boring. I'm calling this the Awesome Thomas set! Look at it! Even people non-fans of Thomas have to admit, this thing is Awesome-- capital A. Not only does it come with a sweet set of TEN train cars, it also comes with three cool smaller character vehicles, Trevor, Caroline and Terence. As if that wasn't awesome enough, there's enough track to create a good sized circuit and train base. Take a look at some of the pictures below.

Red Thunder fumikiri Set

Here at Namikaze Toys, we are absolute suckers for awesome sets and cargo trains. Put the two together, and you have epic win. We present to you, the Red Thunder fumikiri Set. Fumikiri means to step on the brakes, and when a train is crossing in front of you, that's exactly what you do. This is actually a fairly older set but when we saw we couldn't resist adding it to our catalogue.

Not only does it contain the really cool Red Thunder engine, it also includes the aging PlaRoad component. These days, finding PlaRoad is becoming more and more difficult as it is slowly phased out in favor of the Tomica Town that while looks real, just isn't as fun as PlaRail Thankfully in this set, you get a small PlaRoad circuit and a PlaRoad battery powered truck. That's right. No more manual pushing. That truck runs on its own and stops on its own and compliments a PlaRail layout perfectly.

Here's a picture of the crossing mechanism showing how the truck stops as the train approaches the intersection.



All of these items can be found at our online store, at http://www.namikazetoys.com

If you have any questions regarding these items, email us at namikazetoys@gmail.com

Choo choo!

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Tomy PLARAIL - New Releases, August 2009

S-51 Hitoyoshi 8620 Steam Locomotive (SL)
This old style steam locomotive returned to operation in May 2009 after a 4 year hiatus for renovations and repairs. Hitoyoshi runs through Kumamoto Prefecture and is operated by Kyushu Railway Co. The SL is running one 2.5 hour trip along the scenic Kumagawa River. SL Hitoyoshi comes with 1 Pla-Kid and requires 1 AA battery.

C57-180 Banestu Monogatari Go Basic Set (SL)
The C57-180 still runs Comes with 1 Conductor Pla-Kid, mini blue iron bridge, 2 sakura (pink) trees, and 1 station. The C57-180 is run by JR East in Niigata and operates on a 3 hour 20 minute route.

Hyper Guardian Large Rotating Station (Daikaiten Station)
This repair station is meant for the Hyper Guardian series trains. It can rotate 360 degrees and can have 5 different rail routes attached to the station. The station comes with one Pla-Kid Station commander and has light and sound effects.

Thomas Basic Set
Thomas, Annie and Clarabelle with a station and mountain tunnel.

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Up!

We've got more monorail expansion sets and could not resist opening another track for both our monorails. Here's the 2-monorail, 7-train track tower initially built on the carpet. However, the soft surface combined with the weight of 7 layers of track above made the bottom track too tight to run any trains!
Looking around the room, our dinner table looked like a perfect fit for our layout. We proceeded with operation move it up to the dining table!
It would have been a magnificent feat if we were able to move the entire 8 layers of track with just 2.5 people! I really did think it would work, until we got about 3/4 of the way there, the bend around the couch maneuver didn't go as I planned....
In this case, what was trying to go up, had to come down first :P. Then the rebuild...
And finally, presenting, all 8 layers, 7 trains and 2 monorails on the dining table. Victory!!!

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Tomy PLARAIL - New Releases, July 2009

S-47 Enoden 1000 Sound Series
Tomy has modernized the look of this toy to match the actual train. Enoden makes door, train moving, and bell sounds. As with most of Tomy's sound trains, this one requires 1 C and 2 AAA batteries for the motor and sounds.

Tomica Town and Plarail Auto Braking Station
This is a train station with an automatic train crossing point. Tomica cars can climb the parking structure then free fall down to the train crossing light. The station includes buttons for real annoucments, car noises and train sounds. The crossing can be set to automatic or manual for both the train or cars. If you don't want your Tomica cars to run in an endless loop, there's a route you can set to leave the station. Tomy recommends that you use regular-sized cars instead of larger trucks, rescue vehicles, buses, or ones with tractor like treads. This station does not include a train or Tomcia cars and requires 3 C batteries.

EF200 Tank Cargo Set

The EF200 comes with 7 tank cars and 1 engine. It requires 1 C battery and is added to the line of long cargo engines like Kintaro, Red Thunder, and Momotaro cargo sets. This type of engine's wheel arrangement is known in Japan as Bo-Bo-Bo.

Plarail Starter Basic Set
This set contains a stations, train crossing, a curved tunnel (J-01) and variety of splitter, turns, and straight rail pieces.

High Speed Rail and Blue Iron Bridge Set
This elevated grey track is used primarily for Shinkansens in Japan. The blue iron bridge is also a familiar site for rail and vehicles.

J-24 Train Base
Your Shinkansen's home base finally sold separately! Previously, Tomy sold train bases in sets, like the E4 Max Train Base Set. This is the first time it's being offered as a scenary piece as described by the "J" part assignment. Line up as many as you like, the more the merrier!!

Thomas Suspension Bridge Set
Thomas and his milk tanks slowly crosses the suspension bridge, making a "gura gura" sound, swaying with the bridge.

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Tomy PLARAIL - New Releases, June 2009

Seems this month is "kissing train" month as Tomy puts out 2 pairs of Shinkansen that can be connected by magnets hidden in retractable noses. All Shinkasen engines each require a AA battery to operate. All Tomy kissing trains can be paired interchangeably.

E3-2000 Series & E4 Max Coupled Shinkansen Set
This one features the new Yamagata servicing Tsubasa (E3-2000) which went into operation this past May 2009. The E4 Max series is a double decker shinkansen.
E2 Hayate & E3 Komachi Coupled Shinkansen Set
These two Shinkasen can be seen coupled in real life. They are used in the Nagano and Tohoku Shinkansen services. They were both built beginning in 1995. E2 Hayate is featured in front with E3 Komachi coupled behind.

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