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Whats this Set Called? - Super - 02-18-2019
Can anyone tell me what this set is called in English and besides what it says on the side of the Motorized Tanker (Power Charger) what the Tanker might be translated to?.
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RE: Whats this Set Called? - Trainfanz - 02-19-2019
The white text in the lower right is "Circle Town Set". Train is called "New Shuppo-kun" and the truck is "Tank Lorry." "Shuppo" is the sound of a steam engine chugging along. (shu-shu po-po)
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Super - 02-19-2019
Many thanks T-Fanz for this info that I can now use in my search.
I did not know that about what 'Shuppo' meant. For some reason, in my small mind, I always assumed the Shuppo was a character like Pokemon or Doraemon. Does anyone else thinks its unusual to use this word on a Shinkansen? There is a Steam Shuppo train that fits this but a bullet train?
That Tank Lorry must be hard to find or this set is as I don't think I have seen it around the Japan auctions before.
With your information I was able to pull up this video...really not much to the set other than the train and Tanker.
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Trainfanz - 02-19-2019
Dunno exactly, Super. I'm sure plenty of people over here say "Chugga chugga choo choo!" regardless if it's a steam train or not.
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Gerisplarail1 - 03-11-2019
Hi this is the biggest set from the Japanese children's TV show Adventure Asphalt Island where kids are on an island with sentient trains and vehicles. You are probably familiar with the yellow western style train from the series which also had the word shuppo on it representing the sound trains make in Japan. Obviously it is aimed to be recognized by children who love trains.
This line of Trains produced easily some of my favorites in the entire Tomy Plarail Line!
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Super - 03-11-2019
its the Lego Master...Hi Geris
Thanks for the information, we miss you around here.
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Trainfanz - 03-11-2019
Thanks for the information Geris. Found a good chunk of it on YouTube.
Shuppo-kun ends all his sentences in "-po" or "-po-po". Cute.
RE: Whats this Set Called? - sunhuntin - 03-11-2019
yay for geris! nice to see you online, bud. its been forver!!
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Off The Rails - 03-11-2019
Wow, I think I just watched a long format Plarail/Tomica commercial! Was that actually an episodic series? Now I need to do more research. I recall reading about the Shuppo train’s origin on Geris’s site but I never put all the pieces together until now.
Now, I think I really want Shuppo-kun!
RE: Whats this Set Called? - Trainfanz - 03-11-2019
I've been tuning into a 20-minute Plarail commercial every week for about a year now. :p