DalaGStanator's Collections - Printable Version

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Well, here we are! I know it's been a whole month since the last update, but I haven't forgotten to keep my promises. The announcement made me more eager than ever to open this thread due to the size of my collections and what's in them. Rather than waiting until after I've fixed them up and increase the time gap even further, I thought I'll show the rest of the items in their current states before they could be revisited. Many of them have been in good condition since they were bought, while others have had to put up with poor customization attempts, childhood mistreatment and exposure to sunlight (things that such toys normally tend to experience). I initially thought about displaying them outside the shed for better lighting but ended up following the style of the cabinet photos, so excuse the shadow of the one door that stays shut. I also have other ones I chose not to mention for the time being (many of which are still stored in the room). Without further a do, let's get into it.

TOMY/TrackMaster Engines

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TOMY Thomas (1992)*
TrackMaster Thomas (2009)
TOMY Edward (1996)
TrackMaster Edward (2012)*
TrackMaster Talking Gordon
TrackMaster Talking James (FP, 2009)
TOMY Percy (1994)
TrackMaster Toby (2009)
TOMY Ben*
TrackMaster Talking Salty*
TOMY Emily
TOMY Spencer*

* Only remaining example that's fully intact; All the others were turned into shoddy customs, the bulk of which were *gasp* thrown out all because they couldn't be reverted.
* Bought in the UK to "replace" the TOMY one, which had been aesthetically ruined in a failed attempt to add accurate detail.
* Dismantled for parts; chassis partially broken, but the drive unit is only missing a few components and should still be able to run when they're added. Expected to be repurposed for numerous scratch built engines and short power units, all of which would allow it to be inserted and taken back out (like Plarail Merlin). Because Bill was not sold in Israel, I never had a real use for Ben as a character.
* The white running board was done with office labels to avoid mistakes with paint/correction fluid. Three years later, he was converted into a "semi regular" version using a normal Flat drive.
* Currently disguised as Henry, though he can be turned back into Spencer with little to no effort.

Take Along/Take 'n Play Engines

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Thomas
Edward
Henry*
Gordon
James*
Percy
Toby
Duck
Mavis
Lady
Salty
Harvey
Fergus
Arthur
Spencer

* Only Take 'n Play; Bought in the UK.
* Black and gold version (first available in sets before being sold individually).

TOMY/TrackMaster Rolling Stock

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TOMY Annie
TOMY Clarabel
TOMY Powered Annie*
TOMY Long Clarabel*
TOMY Emily's Coach
TOMY Spencer's Coach
TOMY S.C. Ruffey*
Other TOMY Troublesome Trucks (10x)
TrackMaster Flipping Coal Trucks (2x)
TOMY Brake Van (BR 20 Ton)
TOMY Troublesome Van
TrackMaster Blue Van*

* From the Steam Along Thomas. The poor loco was thrown out after being forcibly removed, and the remains of the wire coupling were discarded. Annie still ran with all three batteries until the 2x AA pack got disconnected, and the wire that held it in place will have to be resoldered. Due to its wonderful potential, I hope to use the chassis for an even bigger fleet of custom shells depicting diesels, electric engines, railcars, coaches and large trucks (not necessarily from TTTE). One downfall is the battery pack will limit what shapes I'll be able to use. If I knew how to reduce it to one battery on top and still get it to run, I could've had a bigger variety of design options. Along with Clarabel, the original shell is now painted as a green Express Coach. When there's nothing coupled in front of it, the hook from the Emily tender can be taken out.
* Previously repainted as a coach for Koko (despite being too short in height and clearly mismatched). The paintjob was near impossible to remove before this photo was taken.
* Brown version (based on rebuild).
* From the 2012 Thomas bought in the UK; The chassis with the punched wheels was replaced with one from a TOMY truck and the roof was repainted black.

Take Along Rolling Stock

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Sodor Line Caboose
Milk Tanker
Chinese Dragon
Coal Hopper
Scented Orange Barrel Car

TOMY/TrackMaster Non Rail Characters

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TOMY Terence (small)
TOMY Trevor
TOMY Harold (small)
TrackMaster HiT Toys Harold
TOMY Harold (Cargo Delivery)*
TOMY Caroline
TOMY Bulstrode
TOMY Cranky*
TrackMaster Boulder*
TOMY Elizabeth
TOMY Jeremy

* I used acetone to remove the yellowing, but it ended up wiping off his name and facial features (which I couldn't recreate). Good thing it wasn't the small Harold. I'm hoping to obtain hydrogen peroxide because I've heard it's much more recommended, though I'm not sure what it would do to anything that's not white or grey.
* Repainted green to reflect his actual colour as well as later versions (with black for the spaces). I have no idea why the first merchandise of him was grey. I used the wrong shade for him, so I'm hoping to redo the paintjob someday.
* Repainted brown since he was incorrectly blue (not even grey like in the end of the episode).

Take Along/Take 'n Play Vehicles

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Terence
Bertie*
Trevor
George*
Butch
Elizabeth

* Only Take 'n Play. Bought in the UK.

* His original face was out of character, so I initially tried to draw on it. After that didn't go well, I blacked out the plastic face and put a cut out of his TV one over it. I have since cut it off and made a better one with the hot melt glue method.

Big Loader Shells

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Thomas
Percy*
Terence

* About the correction fluid: I once had the idea to repaint the shell to resemble Stanley when The Great Discovery was new. I never proceeded with this and only recently tried to revert the smokebox to black.

Mega Bloks

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Thomas
Edward
James
Toby
Light Blue Truck
Sir Topham Hatt (2x)*

* The second one came from Edward All Around (most likely in my LEGO parts box with the rest of the set), and the first from the 2-in-1 Buildable Thomas (not pictured). Shame he's too big for my preferred scale, though.

TOMY Pull Back Engines

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Thomas
James*
Percy

* Taken apart so I could see how the eye mechanism worked. He wasn't screwed back together very well and the motor retainer piece was substituted.

Customs

Henrietta - Made from one of my first Annies/Clarabels with the ends blacked out and railings made of labels cut into strips.
Dark Green Van - Repaint of one of my two Troublesome Vans (from Edward or this set).
Scrap Engine - Made from the body of my Flip Face James around the time I got the Talking one. Might be reverted for a custom alternative James (with the original tender and/or other parts, albeit with the battery in the loco).
Ivor the Engine V1 - Repaint of Stepney's shell for a 90% reversible custom that featured in a remake of the first episode.
Ivor the Engine V2 - Made from the UK-bought 2012 Thomas to get a more accurate result (and in hopes of redoing the remake).
Sir Topham Hatt's Car - Repaint of a Majorette VW Beetle.
Jack - Repaint of a Mighty Wheels backhoe loader that had lost its backhoe. He was my first use of hot melt glue for custom faces made to look like they are sculpted instead of just paper cutouts. It had more of a snowplough instead of an actual bucket, so I used another front loader as a reference for the shape (but made it narrower). The bucket was made of three pieces of cardboard, and the plough was cut and reduced to a bracket to attach and support it.
Alfie - Mostly a cardboard "shroud" over a Mighty Wheels telehandler, with an arm from a lorry mounted excavator glued on the side.
Byron - Partial repaint of a Mighty Wheels bulldozer.

Chuggington and Cars

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In case they're of interest, I thought I'll add the other ones anyway so they wouldn't be left out. Given their purpose compared to the commonly accepted (3+) ranges, they don't quite have the same appeal to them (in my opinion). Unless I would need good close up shots like in the filmed series, I've developed a general preference for much smaller scales to do anything with.

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RC Steam & Sounds Thomas*
Musical Bubble Thomas (2x)*
Musical Thomas (2004)
Whistle & Go Thomas*
(Easy Go) RC Thomas

* Unfortunately no longer works. The battery cover got stuck to the bunker (perhaps due to corrosion) and its screw got stripped, making it impossible to open to begin with. Possible water damage as well due to remnants or lack of distilled water. One set of wheels can still roll freely, but the other side causes him to get stuck. Given it uses all wheel drive on each side, there might be an issue with the gearing.
* The first MBT is currently in the shed, so this one is my second. It was bought after the other was once dropped by accident (it didn't break, but the soundchip suffered the hard impact and I have no idea if the motor still works).
* Sound sensitivity reduced (perhaps due to age). Original whistle in shed.

Connect & Sounds Thomas

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Troublesome Truck
Annie
Jet Engine

The engine no longer exists and only the rolling stock remains. Due to their height, I've thought about using Annie and the truck with the motorised Chuggers (either with magnets on the Chuggers' couplings or the magnetic couplings replaced).

Not pictured are the TOMY Activity Island (in shed), TOMY Bathtime Squirters (Bertie in shed; not sure where Thomas, Percy and James are) and the Mega Bloks 2-in-1 Buildable Thomas (disassembled, in LEGO parts box).