Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES

Ucwepn · 2014-02-18T18:29:12+00:00

Hey guys these have popped up on the net, Stephen appears to be tender drive and Connor has a proper coach and a HUGE face! Harvey looks unchanged except for...

mod thana

Miksolo wrote
Could I just ask from where you heard about Ashima and Caitlin? Caitlin as in Connor and Caitlin I'm hoping

I heard from Toy Agency in our country.
There is only one Agency in our country that has been licensed for import Tomy Toys (and must order from Tomy Hong Kong, can't order from others sale branch). Anyway this agency can't import Thomas and Friends series because Tomy Hong Kong has no Thomas licensed anymore. The license issue I don't understand much but it caused trouble since we have to buy things from Japan even those plarails are produced in our country.

Super

Thank you Mod Thana

Chrizzly

I feel sorry for anyone who paid through the nose for that KOTR set with Connor and Caitlin. She's about to drop in rarity.

Miksolo

Chrizzly wrote
I feel sorry for anyone who paid through the nose for that KOTR set with Connor and Caitlin. She's about to drop in rarity.

And that's a good thing for me! I've been pretty reluctant to get a Plarail Connor without a Caitlin that matches.
I think the set will still have its value tho: the stickers and crown would still be sought after, so any of the sets that are still sealed in the box are likely going to keep their high price tags.

MuddyPoppins

Yes I think it's lame if they're releasing an identical Caitlin...hopefully there is s some bit of a slight difference between the two.
What's next, redistributing Bash too??

Miksolo

The difference between a rereleased Bash and Caitlin is that Caitlin would actually sell well 😛

EDIT: When are we finnaly gonna get back some characters who have been back in the show for YEARS? I'm honestly surprised we haven't gotten a Duck or Oliver rerelease, or a new set with Bill and Ben, and honestly where the hell has Diesel been?! Diesel 10's had one appearance total during the last 5 years, yet the original Thomas villain gets shoved aside for him..

MuddyPoppins

Well Bash is one of the hardest characters to obtain, as he was only released exclusively in one of Plarails largest and most expensive sets.

Miksolo

The set doesn't seem that big to be honest, but I suppose it's rather large compared to most sets we get from Plarail nowadays, but something tells me that a lot of people outside of you and some other users here would pay much for such a hated character, yknow?
I will admit he's infuriating to obtain, but other than for completion's sake, I don't see any reason one would buy him.

MuddyPoppins

The Plarail versions of Bash and Dash are far superior to thier FisherPrice counterparts...They are the most diminutive engines of any kind ever produced by either maker too.
And they're twins so having both to a collector is essential! Like Bert & Arry, Bill & Ben, or Max & Monty.

Chrizzly

Miksolo wrote
The stickers and crown would still be sought after, so any of the sets that are still sealed in the box are likely going to keep their high price tags.

True, but I can't wait to see a 'Caitlin' express coach to go with Connor's.

WoodWheel92

I'm kind of upset that while Ashima is cool and all that they aren't doing anything with the repainted Rosie, they don't have a Diesel in the range readily available..
Or any of the recent returnees for that matter. It just seems strange to release engines that are hardly utilized instead of those that are

Miksolo

A friend of mine pointed out to me that Ashima and Caitlin aren't mentioned in any recent catalogues, and while I don''t want to sound rude, the only word to off of is yours, Mod. And with how many fake leaks and misinformation there is on the internet, I'm not going to get my hopes up too much.

Off The Rails

IIRC, when Tomy announced Tekoro Ashima back in late 2016, they mentioned a powered version as well. It was really off-hand and no prototype photos were ever shown, so I’m not sure if it even rises to the level of an official announcement.

I tend to treat all such discussions as somewhat suspect until the actual product appears. I find it saves me from a lot of disappointment!

B'Station Official

jdogman wrote
Tomy has, yes.

Someone with the book posted a couple of interesting pictures. It seems the Pla-Kid Sir Topham Hatt is getting a new design. Looks more up to date and even a little bit fat.

Hey guys, I just wanted to ask which set is the Sir Topham Hatt included in? Thanks. 🙂

Super

I believe that would be the Thomas 25th Anniversary Blue Shiny Thomas Party Set

B'Station Official

Thank you so much Super! I am very grateful for your help! I would definitely say the new version is improved from the previous Sir Topham Hatt, though the eyes still bug me a bit haha 🙂

Super

I really like the black wheels and side rods on Thomas and also the black wheels on the hopper cars. I sure hope this isn't another prototype picture by Plarail and the real wheels will end up different. They have done that with some trains. I also hope that the silver is like plating as pictured and doesn't end up some silver paint in the retail release. If its exactly as this picture shows I am in for the Future World Collection. Anyone know what it says where the "100" is?

ripley802

Super wrote
Anyone know what it says where the "100" is?

Not sure how accurate this is, but the google translate app makes it seem like it might be a promo item??

Super

[size=xx-large]Oh no!!!! [/size]

[size=x-large]They are only making 100???? [/size]

MuddyPoppins

Yep...only 100 of them! 🙁
...and we are all last in line behind the millions of "locals" who obsessively love their Thomas in Japan too!🙁

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