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    Thread: Trackmaster Revolution (TMR) New releases
Post: RE: Trackmaster Revolution (TMR) New releases

New Greatest Moments packs for next year, Muddy Ryan with Jerome and Hugo with Skiff in his railboat tours colours! I'll definitely be after Jerome (shame that he comes with Ryan, who's pretty cruddy-...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Trackmaster Thomas and Friends , 11-05-2016, 04:51 AM
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    Thread: Take Along/Take n Play knockoff?
Post: RE: Take Along/Take n Play knockoff?

https://world.taobao.com/item/523857868648.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.2014080708.6.snLw73 Here's a listing with images of the various truck sets.
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Take Along / Take n Play , 11-03-2016, 02:33 AM
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    Thread: L@@K! Green Thomas & Black James
Post: RE: L@@K! Green Thomas & Black James

Ucwepn Wrote: (11-02-2016, 04:58 AM) -- I hope these get a re-release as I don't want to pay US$100+postage lol Anyone have a spare to sell? :P -- I got mine through Buyee for about AUD$75, includi...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Show Us What You Bought , 11-02-2016, 06:09 AM
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    Thread: Take Along/Take n Play knockoff?
Post: RE: Take Along/Take n Play knockoff?

There's quite a range of these if you dig around on eBay and Taobao. They even recolour Mack the truck from Cars to give each engine their own truck with custom decals to carry them around in! Quite a...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Take Along / Take n Play , 11-02-2016, 06:08 AM
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    Thread: L@@K! Green Thomas & Black James
Post: RE: L@@K! Green Thomas & Black James

Here's my video of these superb engines! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08hOs8Fw65U
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Show Us What You Bought , 11-02-2016, 03:45 AM
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    Thread: Blue Parallel Switch Track Question
Post: Blue Parallel Switch Track Question

Hi guys, anyone know if this track piece with the yellow point and lever is still in production? I only have one rather beat-up second hand piece like this and I wasn't able to find any listings to bu...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Takara/TOMY/Plarail/Tomica world , 10-29-2016, 04:07 AM
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    Thread: Whats Odd with this Train Set?
Post: RE: Whats Odd with this Train Set?

http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/products/plarail/history/index.html According to the official timeline, three-car sets have been the norm since the very first motorized set in 1961, so that "tradi...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in Takara/TOMY/Plarail/Tomica world , 10-27-2016, 08:49 AM
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    Thread: Inside Gold Thomas
Post: RE: Inside Gold Thomas

DalaGStanator Wrote: (10-21-2016, 01:20 PM) -- Is it possible that was the first known Plarail scale Thomas produced? I thought they were always made with those faux middle wheels right from the star...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in General Forum , 10-23-2016, 02:59 AM
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    Thread: Inside Gold Thomas
Post: RE: Inside Gold Thomas

I never realized this was a rare/unknown variant, so now I'm very happy to have it! :D
Posted by StephOfTheEast in General Forum , 10-21-2016, 07:19 AM
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    Thread: Inside Gold Thomas
Post: RE: Inside Gold Thomas

My very first Thomas, from the Tomica World Starter Set, has no middle wheels either. I got it when I was two (and it still runs like a charm 18 years later), but I'm pretty sure it never had any as I...
Posted by StephOfTheEast in General Forum , 10-21-2016, 05:25 AM
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