Trackmaster Revolution (TMR) New releases

Ucwepn · 2015-05-07T11:44:13+00:00

Hi all I thought I would start a new sticky the same as the Plarail new release thread. So kicking it off with Mid 2015 Sodor's Legend Of The Lost Treasure...

Super

Just go out in the back yard and pick a few bucks from the money tree...thats what I do.

leylandvictory2

Or take the chance by buying used ones in a few tears time

Super

By that time his son probably will be out of interest in trains and move on to......girls LOL 😃

chrisjo

Super wrote
By that time his son probably will be out of interest in trains and move on to......girls LOL 😃

That'll be what leylandictory2 was thinking of when he said " in a few tears time "

Super

LOL 🙂

leylandvictory2

i hate to say this but it seems Trackmaster revolution line finally steps up to the plate. with Annie and clarribelle. They have 3D molded faces

MuddyPoppins

Yes! This is the very first and only Revolution release that I am truly excited to get, and I cannot wait to play with them!! 😃

Tharazero1

They look good

rekp

leylandvictory2 wrote
i hate to say this but it seems Trackmaster revolution line finally steps up to the plate. with Annie and clarribelle. They have 3D molded faces

I originally posted these on 1st July but i guess no one listens to me 🙂

Super

I agree Leyland, these look to be the most detailed pieces of rolling stock/coaches that have come out for Revolution/Trackmaster II since they started it. Too bad they are ruined with the cog wheels but its a start.

leylandvictory2

i also look forward to their troublesome trucks too. it looks like the faces will be 3D as well. I always wonder if I can actually swap out the cog wheels with traditional tomy train wheels. It is always on my to do this, but it always fall through the crack. Has anybody attempted this yet?

MuddyPoppins

I will be attempting that very feat the moment mine arrive!!

Super

With what I remember when Revolution/Trackmaster II first started is that because these have plastic one piece axles and wheels and for the fact that the plastic axles are quite large that a simple swap is not possible. I suppose that with modifications and some kind of axle guide created for the thinner metal axles and original wheels it could be done but not without effort. I think that it was in one of Ucwepn's first impression video's of these that I first heard about it. I look forward to see some of all your modifications to see what you come up with.

MuddyPoppins

Super, as soon as I saw your post, it made me jump up and go investigate!
Maybe they have changed things recently, but aside from the world losing a JR500, it’s wheels fit

perfectly, and it literally took more time to grind a square drill bit into a triangle to open up the Revolution wagon than it took me to change out the wheels and axles.
Hopefully Annie & Clarabel are made the same way and it will be a breeze.

leylandvictory2

triangle screw driver is available on ebay. It saves a lot oftime and agony. I used a screw dfriver that resembles an octagon, I forget the name of that type of screw driver.

Super

Fantastic Muddy, great work. 🙂

Does the wagon sit lower now?

Tharazero1

I think its a type of torque screw leyland

MuddyPoppins

Super wrote
Does the wagon sit lower now?

I’m not sure if it’s much lower at all Super..
The cog axels weren’t really that fat, and the Tomy axels are the beefy type, so if it’s lower it not visibly noticeable to to the naked eye. I will be sure to measure it when I put the cog wheels back on it though.

Super

No big deal. I only asked because it looks like the axle covers are low and might rub the side rails of the Tomy or original Trackmaster track. Plus the Hook looks like it sits lower and would touch the rails.

chrisjo

Muddy Poppins wrote
...and it literally took more time to grind a square drill bit into a triangle...

The most surprising thing about this conversation is that Muddy didn't have a triangle screwdriver already, given the widespread occurrence of triangle-socket screws on HiT and Mattel items!

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