Japan Remote Control Co., Ltd. (日本遠隔制御株式会社), also known as JR Propo, was a Japanese electronics manufacturer. Their remote controllers, servomotors and receivers were used to move the models in the production of Thomas & Friends from the seventh to twelfth series.
Trivia
- The wire colours are black, red, and orange, as opposed to Futaba's black, red, and white colours.
- The specific controllers used were, the XP642, XP652 and the XP662 for the seventh series till Jack and the Sodor Construction Company and the X2610 for the eighth to twelfth series.
- Molly and Neville's sideview promo art had wires illustrated between engine and their tender because they were drawn based on the Production Measurement Reference.
Gallery
Alfie's arm and bucket controller prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
Kelly's driving controller prior to being sold on The Prop Gallery
The controller as owned by Twitter user TheThomasFan
Ned's arm, bucket, boom and smoke controller prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
The controller as owned by Twitter user HectorFan2008
Eye Controller for Trevor's gauge 3.5 scale model as owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch
Eye Controller for Thomas' gauge 3.5 model as prior to being to being sold by The Prop Gallery
"L/S THOMAS EYES" label on the side of the controller
The controller as owned by Twitter user SkarloeyRailwayAdventure
Thomas' gauge 3.5 model's driving controller on display at the Halloween Clearwater Event in 2021
Eye Controller for Thomas' gauge 3 model as prior to being to being sold by The Prop Gallery
Eye Controller for Whiff prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
Ned's bucket arm remote and Monty's driving/steering remote at Shepperton Studios during the production of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
Thomas' eye mechanism remote for either his resin or brass model during production of eighth series
James' plastic model's eye mechanism remote during production of the same series
JR Propo remote for one of the characters during production of The Great Discovery
Jr Propo remote controls kept on standby for filming of twelfth series
James' brass model with the receiver in his tender
Molly with wiring to the receiver on her tender
References
External Links
- Official Website (operated by RC Depot)
- Official Website (archive link)
- Japan Remote Control on Wikipedia