I saw the mid year announcements for the Thomas line. Diesel 10 was something I did not see coming, but is a glad welcome. I'm curious at how they're going to pull off the claw and wonder if it'll be articulated. It may have to be hand posed though. The new Thomas and Percy models with updated tooling is nice, though I won't get them for a while until my current models wear out.

The stone wagons are cool. They'll look great being pulled by Mavis. Judging by the looks of them, the stone loads look like gray versions of the load for the upcoming China Clay Wagon. It's nice to see Bachmann is putting more effort into releasing more rolling stock with loads. I was wondering if the chocolate syrup tanker from the G scale line would get downsized for the HO line. The chocolate syrup tanker will look cool being pulled alongside some of the other sweets related rolling stock like the chocolate factory van, the raspberry syrup tanker and cream tanker. Now all we need to see if Bachmann will release the Toffee Tanker. And they should make it have a thicker dome like in the show.

I managed to get all the figure packs. I actually got two of the Railway Personnel packs because I intend to give drivers and firemen to all the engines who have open cabs. Now, if I were to modify my figures to have clear stands, would plexiglass be the best material to use?

Regarding the NMRA announcements, I hope the Breakdown Train is announced.

I saw photos of the recent livestream on Facebook. The thing they showed off that got me excited for is that the load for the China Clay Wagon has been updated with the proper color.

I saw the new reveals on the Thomas Tuesday stream. The one product I can't wait for is the China Clay Truck. If I get a couple, they'll look great with my models of Bill and Ben. The load has the same type of tooling like the coal load, but with a different looking appearance. I didn't expect the load to look brownish instead of white like china clay normally is. However, I did read that china clay can turn brown if exposed to impurities. Since I may be getting multiple china clay wagons, I made paint one of the china clay loads white.

I was looking up mainline OO coaches since some of the toolings were used for Bachmann's Thomas line and I came across this Mainline LMS Parcels Van on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/116960135744?_skw=LMS+period+1+parcels+OO+mainline&epid=6070524958&itmmeta=01KGE1HXM2TWEG6W8GWYMBM6T1&hash=item1b3b5e0a40:g:F5QAAeSwRpBpVzGw&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4O7PUuNWmJ%2B%2BUShgI9tQz%2Fp5ygWtdIdcLvkdgyeZ7w1opFIDeTfddutBYE8d%2FllE67VqhVBSf4RLl10DmBxdMVse4AWDrmG8%2FxZaC2%2BcezK6y2K69RYOEBFQT7zNCQNPq%2FDcJwT8zGcPYkxhowyIZX6eFKnY8slJQ15SS8GrP%2F4%2FZ7i2cu8iVq7eHHCfXLzNngfnPevaD1ge5IRFYYfpAf1%2B5rie5yhcBJ20im4GRf2%2Fzu6fYGKxlXcrfRrpE3PK9FTDL%2FBcvYKxqoaN5ltmETyJaUndDQogfPD85IZMgiLb%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR47ax8GDZw

Does anybody who owns this know if this is the same length as the Bachmann Express Coaches in the Thomas line? I'm curious cause I want to know before I buy it.

I finally saw the images of the catalog. I will definitely get some Ffarquhar Quarry Wagons 'cause they'll look great with my Mavis model. I wish they included a rock load. But then again, if they're empty, I can have them carry other stuff besides rocks since rocks aren't the only things mined at the quarry.

I see that the digital version of the catalog is up, but I can't access it. Can somebody post images of the new products they announced please?

I saw how in the Bachmann order parts section of Devious Diesel. There's the face plates of both the regular and grumpy Diesel models. Is it possible to interchange between these faces?

Cool. Now I know that the figures are perfectly in scale with the engines.

Any chance we could see a picture of the figure riding in the cab of an engine that has an open cab?

Does anybody know of some acrylic paint color brands that are a close match to the two shades of gray used for Troublesome Trucks 1 & 2? I'm asking cause I may want to paint certain non 7-Plank trucks those colors.

That would be cool. The question is, is there an existing tool that matches the size and design of Bachmann's existing Express Coaches or will they have to do an original tooling.

Did you check the order parts section on the website?

Quote from: Awesometrain77 on July 25, 2024, 01:09:40 PMTbh realistically here are some figure ideas I had .

Sodor brass band

Sodor VIP - Duke ,duchess, earl ,mayor, Alica botti , lord callan

Sodor workers - miss Jenny , dock manager , Tom tipper ,Cyril the fogmen , the foremen ,  Jem Cole , hand keeper Jack

Other pack - Alfred , Alfred's wife , little Thomas , fuzzy the dog , Mr.Bubbles , Ruth the inventor

Passengers - thin clergymen , fat clergymen , the grumpy passenger , bird watcher , the lady  with the large hat
 

Another idea is a first responders pack
SSRC people , and police officers maybe some people for them to save or stop like the climbers or sailor John , baz or Bernie

Maybe another passenger pack
Containing the welsh bird watcher , the lady in the pink skirt , the puppet show entertainers , and chef (maybe Mr.jolly if a render of him was made  as he has had some merch of him made )

Awesometrain77, your ideas for future human figure packs are great. I also think there should be more packs with animals. Bachmann needs to make a pack with cows and bulls. I'm surprised that they weren't Bachmann's first choice for animals.