Thomas the Tank Engine

[maxnod]

Got my Bachmann TTE set today !!

Will try to get pics up soon !!




If I can grow up enough to do it !!

[George]

oooo take plenty of pics im planning to get a thomas and percy, if they run ok will get a second to paint up etc

[plewsy2105]

this better not be another Bl"'$DY thread about why hit entertainment are evil

plewsy2105

(its true they are

[pauly]

theres 1 thing I dont like about this new thomas model...

...its face is modelled off the bloody mutated brother of the original thomas, the CGI thomas!

HIT, how about a KICK? in the groin!

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

Hmm annie and clarabel look quite good value for 45mm gauge carriages....

[90733]

Do you think the Annine and Clarable would be esy to convert to 32mm?

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

for 34 pounds they cant be bad price wize, just depends on what size they are and how nicely they are made...

[Sir haydn]

Tony's thomas is really nice. looks the part and runs so smoothly. Im seriously thinking of getting a percy to battery power!

Put some snaps up Tony!

[Narrow Minded]

Tony's thomas is really nice.

Seconded

I saw it "in the box" so didn't get to see the eyes moving

The set certainly gives "plenty of bang for the buck" - great value

[Sleeper Agent]

On the back of Garden Rail magazine a GRS advert stated that Bachmann were discontinuing the G range (UK only?). Quite surprised by this as Hornby have only just given up it's OO licence but looking elsewhere online I can't seem to find anything on this rude surprise. I know the G Diesel announcement a few months back seems to have been retracted but has anyone heard anything about the whole range going belly up?

[Big Jim]

I wonder if the cost of the licence has got a bit high

[IanC]

I wonder if the cost of the licence has got a bit high

That wouldn't surprise me.

[Sleeper Agent]

I wonder if the cost of the licence has got a bit high

That's pretty much what the GRS said at their Llanfair stand when I was trying to enquire further. Still haven't read anything on this from any other source so i'm not entirely sure if such a licence hiatus would apply to the G range only, the UK as a whole or if it's all just renewal posturing. Has anyone else heard anything?

[Big Jim]

I think the HO range that they sell is also finishing.

[practical_phil]

There seems to be a little confusion about this - I'm talking to Bachmann UK and GRS at the moment. Hope to have some answers in the November issue of Garden Rail.

[Andrew]

The cost of licensing Thomas seems to be an issue in a number of ways - I read that the GlosWarks Railway are the latest line to stop running Thomas events, and they've always gone for those in a pretty big way...

Apologies for the drift-thread and for the, erm, "fruity" language, but I was reminded of this cartoon which I found pretty amusing...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... es-cartoon

Cheers!

Andrew.

[tom_tom_go]

Can you imagine if 'Viz' had done that cartoon Andrew

[Big Jim]

Brilliant

[Big Jim]

This thread from the National Presevation forum is quite interesting regarding the issues of hosting an event. The third post on the second page, is rather more tongue in cheek but had me chortling to myself.
https://www.national-preservation.com/t ... 024/page-2

[tom_tom_go]

That's great Jim that post, maybe that could be the character references for an adult version of Thomas & his messed up friends (providing the producers can afford the licence fees).