Continuation of BigLobe Plarail Museum

Phantom Gem 45: Electric Plastic Train Red

Credits to other team's member.
This only came in a 1961 set, there is also a black version of the train. The last and only auction ended 219000 yen and it is said to never come back again in the future.



Phantom Gem 46: ひかり号こうかセット (Blue Nose Hikari Bridge Set)

This is one of the rare moments where the white bridge and a blue nose Hikari has paired up together. It was released for a very short time in 1975. And talking about orange piers, the prototype made it's first appearance here but in a different form.



Phantom Gem 47: コンテナ積みおろしセット Container Unloading Set

The most advanced gimmicks in Plarail history. Where a forklift goes back and forth, turns left and right to lift up crates just by the friction drive of the lighted gray EF-15. There are way too many signature items in this set, and production halted nearly a year later after production in 1980 due to high production costs. A set in terrible condition now would cost more than 180000 yen.



Phantom Gem 48: プラハイウェイ Plastic Highway

Team leader headed out to Osaka for a party. A nearby used toy shop was near. This is what we found.
The bus was the same bus in the Highway Terminal Set. This is the initial Plaroad set, the set that started all motorised Tomica and Plaroad. Later sets like "Plaroad 301" came up and the Plastic Highway immediately was out of sight for a long time. It almost looks like a Giant Double-O-Eight set if you ask me...



Phantom Gem 49: メロディーD-51 Melody D-51 (All Melodies)

This is the strongest rarity among all gimmick Plarail. With a feared reputation to endangering the Melody Tohoku Joetsu and the Hankyu 6300 in terms of production, it became the new wonder of Plarail. This made the production of Tohoku Joetsu and Hankyu 6300 suffer. Even during Melody D-51's production, it was only short lived by less than 1 year and immediately became out of print due to high manufacturing costs and electronics during the 1980s are extremely expensive, causing Tohoku Joetsu and Hankyu 6300 to disappear within the same period. Unfortunately its survival is at stake today and only an estimate of 4 surviving Melody D-51 have a flawless functioning music passenger car. Cuckoo Waltz and Railroad Song are the 2 known melodies currently. It is estimated to sell for around 130000 yen if a good condition masterpiece is up for sale.