Pla-Rail Advance

[CaptOblivious]

The McDonald's in Japan are issuing Pla-Rail toys and catalogs-on-DVD again! My daughter is in love with a plastic C57 :D

There was an interesting segment on the DVD, that I haven't heard discussed here: Pla-Rail Advance. It's a smaller scale, less deformed, and designed to run on one-half of a regular Pla-Rail track (making regular Pla-Rail track double track). Can be reversed. A double-crossover is available. In all, it looks quite good for what it is: competition B-Train Shorties. But in the end, it is still Pla-Rail, it doesn't run on regular model track.

Anyone else here seen this stuff?

Tomy's website:
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/sp/plarail_ad/

HS has some for pre-order:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/1515/0/1

[westfalen]

I hadn't noticed this before, mid-October release should be in the stores by the time I get there in November. Pla-Rail might no be scale but it's fun.

[keitaro]

I hadn't noticed this before, mid-October release should be in the stores by the time I get there in November. Pla-Rail might no be scale but it's fun.

i bought some pla for my brothers 2 year old xmas pressie.

a 500 series and some extra track.

Hohnestly though i want to play with it :)

[cteno4]

captain,

very interesting i had not seen that. simple idea! looks like its somewhere between zz an n scale. great way to leverage all the track they already have!

thanks

jeff

[gmat]

MacDonalds Japan page:

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/happyset/index.html

It appears that the dvd is all gone.

Guess that I'll be eating a bunch of happy meals next week.

Best wishes,
Grant

[cteno4]

LOL, dont give yourself a weight problem trying to collect them all!

i got a mental flash of you sitting there at MDs with 4 happy meals around you munching away playing with your trains!

cheers

jeff

[gmat]

Been there and done that. But less money to spend nowadays. Think that I might have the C57 already. Haven't opened it yet. Saving that pleasure to whomever I give it to.

Grant

[EVO-X]

I'm sure you mean this:
http://www.hobby-show.info/tokyo2011/1031.html
http://www.hobby-show.info/tokyo2011/1032.html
http://www.hobby-show.info/tokyo2011/1033.html

The whole collection is here:

http://www.geocities.jp/hobby_show_album/
Rail stuff is spread all over the gallery

Cheers, Andrew

[CaptOblivious]

That's the stuff. Kyoto Yodobashi is awash in it!

[gmat]

Apparently this year's the MacDonald's Pla Rail display is at Odaiba Decks MacD Restaurant. Will make the pilgrimage today. Pics later.

Best wishes,
Grant

[DanMacK]

This stuff looks so cool.  Love to get some...  but alas, T gauge is my vice now :P

That 485 does look pretty cool though...