Just like KF-08, now it is the ソ80タイプ (green crane car). Last time it is E5 Shinkansen intermediate car and previously スハ43 (coach).
It is better to stick to TOMY's numbering because if the KF-08 number is reused, we will know what is out of print from the catalogue. Do note that catalogues of every year can be referred to, and you can see the differences of the KF-08 in each year and month by checking the KF-08 side by side.
And using EC-08 as a Showa example, this refers to the Skyliner. The EC-08 is reused for the Yellow box Skyliner (old livery) and Green box Skyliner (new livery). From here, recheck the catalogues and we know when the different colours of Skyliner was out of print. But in this case, the catalogues of 1978 until 1988 did not state the EC numbering, so that was just a prototype numbering system before the implementation of S-01 and KF-01. From this point onward, the S-01 and KF-01 numbering are in the later year 20XX catalogues.
From this case, when a number is reused, we know that スハ43 was replaced by the E5 Shinkansen intermediate car, and then replaced by the ソ80タイプ. Dear TOMY, thanks for using this numbering system and we hope that it remains this way for easier referencing.
It is better to stick to TOMY's numbering because if the KF-08 number is reused, we will know what is out of print from the catalogue. Do note that catalogues of every year can be referred to, and you can see the differences of the KF-08 in each year and month by checking the KF-08 side by side.
And using EC-08 as a Showa example, this refers to the Skyliner. The EC-08 is reused for the Yellow box Skyliner (old livery) and Green box Skyliner (new livery). From here, recheck the catalogues and we know when the different colours of Skyliner was out of print. But in this case, the catalogues of 1978 until 1988 did not state the EC numbering, so that was just a prototype numbering system before the implementation of S-01 and KF-01. From this point onward, the S-01 and KF-01 numbering are in the later year 20XX catalogues.
From this case, when a number is reused, we know that スハ43 was replaced by the E5 Shinkansen intermediate car, and then replaced by the ソ80タイプ. Dear TOMY, thanks for using this numbering system and we hope that it remains this way for easier referencing.