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Title: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: vic on January 11, 2010, 03:35:49 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1241203/Why-grumpy-vicar-created-Thomas-The-Tank-Engine-ended-HATING-him.html

Interesting cautionary tale about the loss of control of your creations. Now I know why JK Rawlings so jealously guards the rights to Harry Potter.
Title: Re: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: alex wittman on January 11, 2010, 06:35:42 PM
that is no new news dude, and does this involve bachmann thomas at all? I would suggest deleted this before people get on your nerves
Title: Re: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: jettrainfan on January 11, 2010, 07:17:14 PM
Quote from: alex wittman on January 11, 2010, 06:35:42 PM
that is no new news dude, and does this involve bachmann thomas at all? I would suggest deleted this before people get on your nerves

So? Its Thomas related. Sure it should have went to the everything Thomas topic but let this slip. Its a great article.
Title: Re: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: Michigan Railfan on January 11, 2010, 08:05:07 PM
Quote from: alex wittman on January 11, 2010, 06:35:42 PM
that is no new news dude, and does this involve bachmann thomas at all? I would suggest deleted this before people get on your nerves
I agree with jet. If I'm not mistaken (not trying to sound rude here), but was'nt there a topic about the movie Hero of the Rails? Thats not Bachmann related. Theres also many other topics that are'nt Bachmann related and are on here.
Title: Re: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: Cheeky_ULP on January 11, 2010, 09:46:47 PM
Quote from: alex wittman on January 11, 2010, 06:35:42 PM
that is no new news dude, and does this involve bachmann thomas at all? I would suggest deleted this before people get on your nerves
No need to be too uptight.
Title: Re: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: vic on January 12, 2010, 01:29:19 AM
As I'm carving up my large scale Percy back into an Avonside 0-4-0ST on the large scale forum so I'm just a visitor here, had I known it shoulda gone into the "all things" forum thats where I'da put it.

Just thought as a Thomas forum filled with Thomas fans that yall would find the article interesting, those that did I'm glad you enjoyed it  ;)
Title: Re: Interesting article on W.V. Awdry author of Thomas the tank engine
Post by: DealAjani on January 15, 2010, 09:49:51 AM
Doesn't really have anything to do with Bachmann Thomas, but it's an interesting study on marketing, and what happens when you sell away all the rights to your creation. Same thing happened with Superman.