New Releases for May and June

Osaka City Subway, Midosuji Line Model 23

Making its first appearance as a Plarail train, the Midosuji Subway line has run through the heart of Osaka City since 1933. This is another release in Takara Tomy's series of light-up trains. As usual, the front car houses the switch that turns the lights on. The rear car has holes on the roof and holes on the rear which allow light in and give it the appearance of rear facing lights.



Tokyo Metro, Fukutoshin Line Series 10000

The Fukutoshin is a further addition to Tomy's Plarail line of light-up trains. This line is a new line of the Tokyo Metro subway system scheduled to be opened in June of 2008 and will connect the three city centers of Shinjuku, Shibuya and Ikebukuro.


The 10000 series is also packaged with the Tokyo Metro 7000 series as a separate set of two trains. The Tokyo Metro 7000 series runs along the Yurakucho subway line pictured above.



Subway Grand Station

Seemingly designed to be mated to Tomy's Dome Station, the Grand Station comes with a laundry list of features and accessories:

Subway Station Platform
Real Subway Station Lights and Sounds
Above-ground Plaroad street and rail area
Pla-kids
Functioning Elevator for Pla-kids

Together with other the Dome Station and other rail sections, you can create a truly EPIC setup.

Are we excited yet?

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Tomy PLARAIL - New Releases, March 2008

Nagoya City Subway, Higashi-Yama Line Model N1000
- ライト付名古屋市営地下鉄東山線N1000形

The Higashi-Yama Line of the Nagoya City Subway will be putting a new train into service starting March of 2008. This new train will receive a simultaneous plarail debut, complete with real headlamps that light up when the train is turned on. The rear car will have a set of holes on the roof which allow light to pass through and shine through another set of holes on the back of the car, giving off the appearance of rear tail lamps.


Tokyo Subway Marunouchi Line Double Set
- 地下鉄丸ノ内線ダブルセット

This double set features the the model 500 which entered service in 1957 as well as the currently used 02 series. Like the Nagoya Higashi Yama train featured above, both trains come with real illuminating headlamps as well as the same set of holes in the rear car that will give the appearance of rear tail lamps.

Fastech 360S Rail Set
- ファステック360S立体レールセット

The Cat Ears have finally made their Plarail debut! The Fastech 360S is East Japan Railway's Next Generation High-Speed testbed. It has been popularly referred to as the Nekomimi or Cat Ears due to the unique forward profile when deploying its special air brakes. The Fastech set also comes with its signature Arrow-Line and Stream-Line cars at each end. Both include levers which deploy the air brakes. Also, with a unique design of having the engine housed in the central car rather than the end car, you can have the train utilize either the Arrow or Stream-Line car as the front car.

Fastech 360S Cat Ear Air Brakes

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Tomy PLARAIL - New Releases, January 2008

JR Snow Country Special Set - JR雪国列車スペシャルセット

A selection of three trains from the JR Hokkaido-East Japan railway service. Pictured above from top left to bottom right; the (1)Kiha 183 Series Ozora, (2)485 Series Number 3000 Hakucho, and the (3)Kiha 40 Kitsune, Kani and Ika.
※ Batteries sold seperately.
※ Rail sold seperately.


J-26 Subway Station - 地下の駅

The subway station comes complete with a small lever which allows the person to stop and start the train as it passes through the station. The station also comes with the usual connectors as well as small pegs on top which allows for more elaborate layering setups with the new R-25 subway section.

R-25 Subway Straight Rail - 地下直線レール

A straight rail for creating your own miniature subway system. As with the J-26 Subway Station piece, it comes with the standard connectors as well as pegs to create a layered subway system.

R-26 Elevated Straight Rail - 高架直線レール

This item contains two gray bridge piers and two gray straight rails. The length of the straight rails are the same as the standard R-01 blue straight rails.

R-27 Elevated Turn Rail - 高架曲線レール

Made in the same style as the R-26 Elevated Straight Rail, it comes with two gray bridge piers and two gray quarter turn rails. The turn rails are the same length and shape as the standard R-03 blue turn rails.

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