Continuation of BigLobe Plarail Museum

Phantom Gem 71: New Logo Box Shindai Express

Shindai Express is manufactured around 1974 until 1982, it has 3 generations of boxes: "Upper and lower boxes", "Densha Box" and "EC Box (2 types)".
Our team recently learnt that a specific type of Shindai Express is rarer than other Shindai Express during that time. This time we introduce the new box Shindai Express, MS-nn number: MS-31. If MS-31 is printed on the back of the box, about 90% of these Shindai Express will be confirmed to be printed in 1982. However Shindai Express was out of print in 1982, the same year the new logo box was manufactured so it was manufactured for less than 1 year in 1982.

This is the new logo box, with MS-31 at the back of the box. which is said to be a phantom gem today.



This is the old logo box, which is manufactured in around late 1980, fairly common during that time. You can see that the "boy and girl mark" is replaced by the black TOMY mark in cartoon rounded font. It is said that the body's cream colour had been transitioned to lemon yellow, which is darker (unconfirmed for now).