yesterday, my japanese talking diesel 10 with attached splatter and front coupling dodge arrived from wendy. i havent tried them out yet, but they are very nice models. dodge is a dummy engine. their photo is here.
i hope to shoot some video this weekend, but im very busy so might have to wait til next weekend.
last but not least!!!! my second "little engine that could" set was in the USPS box. unfortunately, the little engine cant go. i hope to get it repaired over the next week. quite a cute little set. it looks like when the rear axle rolls, the smoke stack pops up and down. i have opened it and the gearing is very basic. it is likely either a broken wire or dead engine.
some basic photos are here. i will get more taken as soon as i can.