Well today bachmann has released the catalog for 2026.

I checked it out and there's some products I'm hyped up for.

the first is the new Ffarquhar Quarry wagons. (I've been hoping they would do rolling stock for mavis since we're still waiting for the china clay wagons for bill and ben. so I'm definitely going to pick up a few of these upcoming wagons).

than there's also the 20 ton breakvan. (it's just so nice that a piece of the rolling stock from the 80th anniversary set is having a release and it's also refreshing they added another break van into the line since toad and the spiteful breakvan were the only ones available and not any other's so it's great to have a third breakvan). also with the 20 ton breakvan added to the line I got a feeling they might do bradford. (I'm really hoping for that and I'm still crossing the fingers that they'll do samson cause we need samson to go along with bradford).

than they announced the cgi fuel tanker. (probably was expected since they're doing the cgi milk tanker). I think i may pass on the cgi fuel tanker. (I got the classic sodor fuel tanker that one is just better looking to me i thought of buying three more of the classic sodor fuel tanker as a consist for diesel. but I'm going to think real hard about that).

than there's some disappointment I've seen they discontinued the sodor coal co. wagon with the coal load. (I was going to buy a bunch of these as a coal train consist maybe I may just buy one). I mean they might of been the same as the original wagon with the coal load. i thought the green on the sodor coal co. one had a nicer shade of green. (at least the sodor scrap co. wagon is still available i may buy a few of those. though I'm not going to get the mining wagon i thought I would maybe for mavis. but no since they're coming out with the Ffarquhar Quarry wagons I'll do those one's instead).

really disappointed there was no announcements for the narrow guage line. though they've discounted the slate wagon no. 178 leaving the 136 as the only one with the numbers still available. along with the three new ones in different colors. they've also discounted the open wagon that was one of the first pieces of rolling stock when bachmann started to do the narrow gauge engines. (I'm not disappointed with that one being discontinued as I feel the other rolling stock that would follow is a lot better. plus I felt like that wagon didn't fit for the narrow gauge engines anyway).

though they at least got images of the upcoming gunpowder wagons. the d. fusit one i think is the best one of the bunch. (the other ones are nice looking it's just the d. fusit one is going to be the big seller).

I was disappointed that I had hoped they would re-anounce duncan but no. I'm hoping he get re-anounced in the mid year announcements or latter on. we'll just see.

and seeing the n scale line I've seen they announced the mr. jollys chocolate factory van that's a nice pick. and the blue open wagon. (that one was in the ho line for a long while until they discontinued it).

so bachmann has announced some nice products. I'm looking forward to the Ffarquhar Quarry wagons the most along with the 20 ton breakvan. still waiting to see the other products they've announced for the last few years will be released down the road. (there's so many items to buy). hope to see what the nmra announcements are latter this year.

I meant to write about my thoughts on the stream video yesterday. I can say that out of the new product samples shown I'm the most excited for bulgy.

now I already said i just collect the engines and rolling stock. bulgy is probably going to be the one vehicle I buy. I was impressed about the handrail being metal. so I'm definitely going to get him when he's released.

now I just hope they show samples of sidney and the mainland diesel. I'm just pretty excited to see them released. (even though I've mentioned I hope the faces on them would improve to how paxton turned out. I thought of buying paxton since I joined my local ho club. we have a thomas layout for the kids and we have a model of paxton. and looking at him i guess the face isn't too bad looking when see in person than watching video reviews. so I would like to buy all three of them).

and now I'm just anticipating when salty is finally released. it's been almost four years since they announced he would return to the line. I can't believe it's been that long. so I hope he's released soon.

and of course I am curious to see when the flying scotsman is released. (I'm just waiting to see about the price and the how they do the tenders).

now I just hope they do duncan again as I've been saying and hoping repeatedly. but we'll just see.

It's nice that sir handel is finally released after almost four years since he was announced.

he looks great from the images. bachmann did another great job.

I definitely like to buy him eventually along with most of the recent rolling stock for the narrow guage line.

(all three of the new slate wagons in the different paint schemes. and the one of each of the high side wagons. I'm kind of thinking the red and green ones. as there were more of those than there were of the brown ones though i may add the brown ones).

still hope the gondolas and the gunpowder wagons come soon. and as always I hope they say they'll do duncan again in 2026 or the following year. (maybe I shouldn't hold my breath for that it's just out of all the recent canceled items duncan was the one I was the most disappointed with). but we'll just see.

I looked at the stream for this evening.

Glad that the open carriage is fully done just and this was one of the products doug was involved with before he retired.

and I'm glad to know that there's progress on sidney and the mainland diesel. (though I've mentioned I'm just hoping they're going to have the faces improved to how they should look like unlike how they did paxton that's just what I'm really hoping for).

and of course I am glad they're adding the flying scotsman to the line. (been busy with life where I've not been active that much). yes it's disappointing the 80th anniversary set was canceled. but doing the flying Scotsman makes up for the canceled set. and also the atticapation for the release of sir handel is coming close.(still am hoping for duncan for 2026).

so it was a nice stream to see what progress has been done. look forward to see what comes next.

Thank you very much Yard Master. really appreciate the information. look forward to the coach to be restocked later in the year. thank you very much again.

I just wanted to ask the question if the red composite express coach will be back in stock. (for awhile I wanted to buy the red express coaches).

but the composite one always seems to sell out quickly everywhere. while the brake one is the only one available.

(I wanted to buy those for duck as a option if the slip coaches don't come or not as prior to the slip coaches he always pulled the red express coaches in season's two and three.  he did pull the express coaches again in season four but they were the green one's).

I just was wondering if the composite will be back in stock down the road.

(I just seem to like the red ones more than green ones I just think they're more appealing for some reason).

I did buy the red branchline coaches (and they're really nice looking just wish they had the plastic coupling hook they just look different without the plastic coupling hook).

just wanted to ask that question. thanks very much.

I would hope they would do the ffq wagons. and if they do more rws rolling stock I still would hope for isabel. (isabel has become my favorite character from the rws that was never in the show. I just been preferring oliver isabel and toad as the three trio escaping from scrap than just two). I don't know if they'll do her but one can hope.

I had more ideas for rolling stock again. (I know I can't seem end with ideas I always come up with plenty that hits my mind when looking through the different rolling stock through the show). the idea was more vans that were in the model era and never appeared in the cgi era.

a new utility van (the four wheeled version)

the ner van (based off the 6 ton refrigerated van)

lbsc railway 8 ton van

and the lynton and barnstaplbe railway van (if it's possible).

these vans came as a idea for those who may want to recreat the flying kipper consist from the episode fish (the season 4 episode that's just always been my favorite consist of the flying kipper kind of wish they had the salt wagons in the consist). plus four of the five vans were only in the model era and never in the cgi era. I just think they'd be a great edition to the line since i've bought more of the grey 12 ton van. and I've really liked how they turned out. plus if it's possible to make the vans I suggested as troublesome trucks (as well as the gwr ventilated van i think that's another one over due).

another one I had was more of the flatbed wagons. (since there's the one with paint drums the one with logs and the upcoming one with diesel fuel I think they could do more). these include the ones with pipes, steel beans, and crates. (as seen in gordon takes a tumble). just to expand what else flatbed wagons can haul.

I think that's the last ideas I got of rolling stock for now. (there's just so much rolling stock to choose from but we'll see what they'll do).

yes I've also been wanting them to do Judy and Jerome for a long time. (I've just always preferred the original break down train to rocky). so doing them would be a great move. (though I just wonder if they did them if the works coach would be green or the orange one or they could do both to anyone's preference).

as I shared in this topic and made a fourm. I would hope they'd do another troublesome oil tanker. (though as I said base this one off the ones from journey beyond sodor). I bought most of the troublesome trucks (3 of each of 1 and 2 Six in total). than I recently bought 3-6. waiting to see when the 7th one is released. so I just been really thinking a 8th one as another oil tanker could go along with the 7. and just as a alternative from the 6th one as that was from bwba and some might of been disappointed with that. so I just was thinking a second troublesome oil tanker could be a option just use the current oil tanker with the logo and put a face on it and call it a day. that's just a thought I've had for the last several weeks.

but we'll see.

I shared this in the suggestion for future products form.

I made a idea about ideas for more troublesome trucks. the one that really has been in my mind if bachmann would do another troublesome tanker.

yes we got the 6th one that was from the bwba movie. as I shared I just was thinking they could another one but with the fuel tanker just like the ones from journey beyond sodor.

I mean we got four of the open wagon troublesome trucks 1 2 4 and s.c. ruffy

three different vans. troublesome truck 3 as the cattle wagon, troublesome truck 5 as the salt van, and the upcoming 7th one as the 12 ton van.

so I just thought another troublesome tanker could be added to the line with the 6th one. one tanker that's well behave and the other misbehaves.

so I just thought I'd do a discussion about the possibility if bachmann would do another troublesome tanker.

I bought three of each of troublesome trucks 1 and 2 so 6 of them.

I do plan to buy troublesome trucks 3-6 and when 7 is released down the road. I just thought another troublesome oil tanker could be added to the line. but as I said maybe the one based from the ones from journey beyond sodor. it's just been my mind a lot lately.

that's what I thought i'd share this a discussion for now.

Recently I've been thinking about more troublesome trucks. (i did share ideas on more of them). two i thought of were the shortbase wagon (as seen in percy's predicament and busy going backwards). the other is another troublesome oil tanker. (since the one bachmann did was from the baba movie i thought they could add another tanker but this one more based from journy beyond sodor with the oil tanker). this one could be used as a second tanker. one that's good and one that's misbehave since there's four of the open troublesome wagons (troublesome trucks 1 2 4 and counting s.c. ruffy).  as four). so that's what I got to offer for now.

I actually would want to see the aresldale engines produced. (they were another one of the characters I had in mind for them to do). I just didn't know if they could or not. (they were always my no. 1 picks of characters from the railway series that didn't make it into the show until they finailly did in sodor's legend of the lost treasure). think it would be great with the three small railway engines.

and since i've seen everyone suggesting for harvey (he is another one I did wanted them to do). except the only issue is I just don't know how they would do him with the crane. (they may surprise us if they do him).if they did him we would have both of the major highlighted characters from season 6 him and salty.

and for lastly a reannouncement of duncan. (yes I'm adding duncan again but this time I'm hoping they'd reannounce him again like they did with diesel for the g scale line).

and for the future when the mandate is done. I have a few characters from the older seasons I'd hope they do. (again this is for when the mandate is over with.

Duke (just would like to finish off with the main 7 narrow guage engines).

stepney (he has been the most requested character for bachmann to do and I've always wanted him in the range like everyone else). hopefully he would be the first one they do after the mandate is over with.

d261 (to go with stepney).

and lastly is a different choice and it is arthur. I can say after rewatching season 7 out of the five new characters arthur is probably my favorite of the bunch. (now emily grew on me in latter years and she is in my top 3 favorites of the characters introduced in season's 6 and 7). salty is no. 1 (he was always my favorite of the post season 4 characters). harvey (for being a unique different engine with a crane). and emily at 3 (for growing on me in latter years I prefer how she was with her season 7 and brenner era personality than what they turned her into afterwards). here's why he was going to be named Clarence originally but was changed to arthur as he was named after a child's late grandfather from a contest. second I think of the new characters from season 7 i think he had a lot of potential that they could of done with him of he had returned in the latter seasons. (I remember reading on the show wiki triva for him was brought up for the inspiration of the paint for Ryan). I like his design and he's now in the top 4 favorite list of the newbies from season's 6 and 7.

but as I always say we will see what the future may bring.

I had more ideas of other stuff that popped in my head again. (i always seem to come up with a lot of ideas lately).

the new ideas that I got are den and dart. (let me just say I always thought they weren't that bad of characters when they were first introduced i feel the episodede den and dart in season 19 gave them more development).

i also think they could do them just to give a more of verity of diesels for the range. since there's a lot of class 08 shunters in the range. (both versions of diesel the now discontinued arry and bert paxton and soon sidney and the mainland diesel). just thought den and dart could bring a little more verity of diesels.

the other is a ventilated van that's  similar to the upcoming ones for the 80th anniversary. this one is a special one as a memorial van. one that has the names to honor the people involved with thomas.

the rev w. awdry who started the franchise with the railway series.

david mitton who directed all seven seasons.

George carlin the second us narrator.

Ben forster who did the mr. perkins segments. (I enjoyed the ones from the brenner era more than the early ones I just always thought the latter ones where more enjoyable to me).

Michael angeles the second uk narrator.

and of course britt allcroft the creator of the show. (I didn't write on here but I was sad about her death and she made a lot of joy in the world with the show).

I just thought a van with all the people listed that are no longer with us would be fitting as a tribute to what they've brought enjoyment to the franchise all these years.

so those were more ideas I've came up with. so I thought a van paying tribute to them would be a real special one in thier memory.

so those were more ideas I came up with. (I may come up with more as always I'll just see what else I may think about).

Since I shared my ideas for stuff 13 days ago. I came up with more stuff that came in my head.

For engines in the ho line obviously samson. (yes I've shared a lot I really want him). here's why I shared he has the same chassis as percy and bill and ben. he just seems pretty easy to do (main reason why I want him is because of samson and the fireworks made me like him more). and second is he's pretty similar in design wise to neil from the railway series. (I just always thought samson was close enough to adaption of neil from the railway series to be introduced in the show). so samson is just really the one engine I want the most by this rate.

for rolling stock. obviously bradford.

the slip coaches to go with duck.


the idea of quarry wagons for mavis.

and three ideas for more troublesome trucks. a 8th one for the slate wagon (from journey beyond sodor). and the 9th one in the 16th ton wagon (I'm kind of referring to the ones diesel pushed into the sea with China clay in diesel does it again). and a 10th one using the mail vans. (there was one seen in oliver owns up with a face so I thought that would that would be fitting to use as the 10th troublesome truck.

the last one is more flatbeds (the ones that samson was seen pulling with the dinosaurs on them).

for the narrow guage line. well four I can say is a flatbed wagon.

the green open air coaches (just another edition to add with the red and blue coaches).

and more of the box vans and breakvans. (for these I'm thinking brown). I really like the red and blue ones they released. (I own two of the red box vans and four of the blue ones). yes the red ones were the ones mostly used in the show. I just seem to really like how the blue ones turned out. I think that's why I own four of the blue box vans. Just would like if they did more of the vans in brown. same with the breakvan.

for n scale obviously edward (just to finish the main 7 engine cast).

and down the road I'm thinking oliver. (since they did toad I suspect they'll so oliver eventually). but of course duck might be the next one they do when they announce edward.

and g scale james in the black paint. (since they're doing thomas in the lbsc livery they should do james in the black livery).

yes some of these were ones I already said. but the rest is all new I thought of lately.

I guess we'll see what the announcements in July will bring.

I've come up with some new stuff that I thought of recently.

first is Philip (this is a surprise suggestion I've came up with). I rewatched the episodes from season 19 during his introduction 10 years ago. yes I thought he was annoying. (I think he was tolerable in seasons 19-21 i think i got annoyed with him in the last three seasons). but I think he's starting to grow on me. I think he has a simple design that they could do him.

the next two are rolling stock. first the slip coaches. (just a piece of rolling stock to go with duck).

some quarry related wagons for mavis. (much of my ho collection is the secondary characters). for example oliver has toad and s.c. ruffy to pull. donald & douglas have the spiteful breakvan. bill & ben will soon have the china clay wagans. daisy has the milk tanker. and diesel with either the upcoming flatbed with diesel fuel or the sodor diesel company tankers. so I think mavis could use some wagons with rocks loaded into them like how the china clay wagons will look like. (though maybe in a different paint scheme maybe green as I think there's enough of the red wagons). so I just thought duck and mavis could use some rolling stock to go with them like the others I listed.

so these were some ideas I had in the head for awhile now. (they struck me recently and thought i'd share them). and samson and bradford remain as my most wanted items (just was putting it out). and I also think porter is another one they should do (with salty returning to the range eventually). so that's what I got for now.

Well I'm disappointed. I was really excited for duncan to come after sir handel. but now I'm extremely disappointed. (I've been trying to coupe after I got hit by Helen). and now that duncan is canceled just is more disappointed. (hope he'll come to the line soon).