I am really glad for Bachmann Ryan too! He is one of my favorite CGI characters, along with Paxton, who I am glad also has a HO/OO model!

Ryan means a lot to me. For one personal thing, he is a beautiful dark purple, which is my favorite color. Mainly, however, is that he is named after Ryan Hagan from SiF, and he is a clear nod to the Thomas fans. He showed that at that point, the writing team knew about the fans and even LISTNED to them. A real shame that those days have once again passed by.

Hence why I appreciate Bachmann's desire to listen and work with the fans. Thank you Bachmann!

Hello, this is my first post on the Bachmann Forums!

Given that Bachmann appears to value it's fans and customer support and suggestions, which I really appreciate given the current times, I wanted to get my opinions out there on some models I would like to see, and some that might work for other reasons. Some of these probably won't happen, but I at least want to put these suggestions out there for a chance.

Gordon's Special Composite and Brake Coaches-Made from the regular Express Coaches tooling WITH the corridor I have wanted to see these blue coaches in merchandise since 2006, despite how obscure they are. Given the recent announcement of the obscure Museum Coaches, this gives me hope that we could potentially see these some time in the future! These would be great recolors to make, however I would really hope that they are made from the tooling for both the Express Coach and Express Brake Coach as there were two coaches in the episode, as opposed to just using the tooling for Spencer's Special Coach, which do not have the corridors on the front and back. If these coaches were released in both Composite and Brake coaches, I would definitely begin buying Bachmann Express Coaches again!

Sidney Sidney would be easy to make given that he is a Class 08 Shunter with red side-rods, with both the body being the same as Diesel and Paxton, and the Side rods being the same as Paxton's side rods, all that would be needed would be a new face. An easy to make model.

Green and Yellow Old Coaches This would require a new coach tooling, but would definitely be worth it. Given that these coaches appeared in the early seasons of Thomas and Friends, they are popular cult favorites among the fanbase, with both many model railway repaints and virtual versions in Trainz Railway Simulator being used, this would be a great chance to cash in on a classic and sell-loved set of coaches. A great time to introduce them would be after a few years of recolored rolling stock, as it would introduce some fresh new tooling's.

Arthur This would also require a new tooling, but given that there is already a Bachmann LMS 2MT 2-6-2 tooling, this could be relatively easier to design. Not necessarily just repaint the tooling, but rather use the dimensions and design of the model to as a starting point to help create a new tooling. Despite not appearing as often as some other characters, Arthur is still a Model Series Season 7 cult favorite among fans, including EnterprisingEngine93, and is not overly big, but not overly small either, rendering him a good size to make.

Murdoch This one will probably won't happen anytime soon, but given the price and how rare Hornby Murdoch go for, there is indeed a big demand for Murdoch. It might take a lot for a new tooling of Murdoch's size, This would be a good chance to appeal to the many fans who were unable to get a Hornby Murdoch. Especially when prices go as high as:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OO-Hornby-Murdoch-Locomotive-and-Tender-DC-034-Thomas-the-Tank-Series-034-/324438204484?hash=item4b8a062044%3Ag%3A2xQAAOSwr6Bf7rg0&nma=true&si=Q9cIuTG5zcfjvXVuerzz0PLRbEQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

And:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Hornby-00-Thomas-And-Friends-Murdoch-Locomotive-Boxed-New/164691004035?epid=1605265390&hash=item2658594a83:g:KoMAAOSwey5gIAXQ

And even the price of fan-made replicas:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HORNBY-OO-GAUGE-MURDOCH-REPLICA-FOR-THOMAS-THE-TANK-LAYOUT-VGC-/224325220175?hash=item343ad3374f%3Ag%3AWv0AAOSwaQdfwn-k&nma=true&si=Q9cIuTG5zcfjvXVuerzz0PLRbEQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Sonny This one is probably not going to happen anytime soon either, but I would personally love to see it! Indeed, there are a few arguments for the model that could work. For one thing, Sonny appears to be popular in his own right, and given that not much high-quality merchandise of Sonny is being made, Bachmann could market Sonny based on the lack of said merchandise, given that some fans will want to get at least some merchandise of Sonny. In addition, I have been unable to find any models of the iconic Haydock Foundry Bellerophon, Bachmann could consider that modelers may want to repaint the Sonny model into a Bellerophon model. Indeed, Bachmann should also consider how well Thomas items may do as repaints, given the many repaints of Bachmann Engines and Rolling stock, particularly Skarloey and Rheneas into Tallylyn and Dolgoch I have heard of, and that Hornby now has the ability to sell their Thomas models in the UK.

Hannah Not really much here, but a suggestion if Bachmann needs a recolored item quickly. Just re-paint the Henrietta model yellow, no need for a face.

These are my suggestions and hopes for future Bachmann Thomas Models. I understand that some of these items seem unlikely, but I figured I would at least put the idea out there. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!