File:Plarail Percy and the Circus freight set, unboxing review and first run!

Hey Guys and Gals! Here we have a set from Plarail that is very similar to the yellow Victor set, Plarail Percy and the Circus freight cars set. I bought it on ebay for around $45 incl postage which is a very good price considering all the trucks/freight cars that come with it and the unique Percy.

What comes in the pack?

Well you get special Circus Percy (special decals), a circus truck with 2 animal amusement rides, a circus covered van with sliding door, a circus type of cement mixer thing? which rotates as the train moves and shuffles the colored balls around, and finally a circus truck with 2 crates (containing animals maybe?) the crates move up and down as the train moves along.

How does it work?

Well Percy is the same as any other Percy so he runs on a single AA battery, 2 of the trucks have a gear set which moves the special animated action with the movement of the wheels, you can tell these trucks because they have traction tires like a locomotive.

How does it run?

Well Percy unfortunately is problematic, he got stuck in several places and it appears to be a binding drive unit problem, this is very disappointing as this special Percy is one I wanted to keep original now it seems it will need a new drive unit. The circus trucks all run well and their animated actions are very amusing and did not really hinder the performance of them rolling along.

Is it value for money?

Yes! I think so any way :D Don't pay more than $50 on ebay!

Score: I give this set a score of 8/10 the score would have been higher because of the great value for money but the faulty Percy I received is a huge let down. It did however work on the turntable and performed well on the hill climb on the second attempt.

Thanks for watching!