As there are finalizing the catalogue here are last-minute suggestions
M truck - the tooling is in the range and this item goes for a lot on eBay bringing it back would be amazing

CCT vans- I have suggested these in the past and I think these would be really nice considering the live lobster van has been discontinued Maybe they could properly reproduce the inspiration from the show and introduce a brown and blue version .
Trevor - since bulgy and sth car have happened. I think Trevor is long overdue. He would be really nice to see.
Spencer's brake coach - his composite coach is based on the model series design so I do think that his brake coach would also have to be based on the model series designed to match it which is actually fine because Bachman has the tool for the coach kit they used that being the collet brake coach

Troublesome truck 7 I do hope this has a classic face and is a LNER 12 ton van

Lei he could also use the LNER van tooling

Works unit coach and breakdown train -again super popular and very much suggested

I do think the pump trolley or skiff could be be cool to see

As for locomotives, which I doubt they will announce in the catalog
Diesel 10 is my 100% absolute most wanted mdoel however Harvey hiro and whiff would be close run ups diesel 10 is the ultimate villain. The characters introduction is 25 years old in 2025. not only would he be a great character to introduce for the 80th anniversary but it would also celebrate an anniversary for his I am more than certain that he would sell well regardless of the price is a very popular character, not just amongst older fan but amongst kids as well .
Hiro is a fan favorite character, a large, tender engine who even appeared in the reboot. He would definitely sell well and considering how big Thomas is in Japan that they literally have to get the range imported into Japan. Imagine how well he could sell there
Regardless, that is my list some varients  that I would also like to
see
Scrap Oliver and toad
These paint variance appeared in a very classic episode. That is a favorite for a ton of fans  myself included.

So it seems Thomas will be gone from the New York toy fair for good Mattel stopped after COVID . I remember New York toy fair 2020 which was the last one where we found out about LBSC Thomas and Busy bee James and the motorized rebrand of the trackmaster range .
I except to see painted sir Handel some time in Jan .
Glad to finally get an update on salty.

They have been testing out the waters for not just welsh NG stuff but HOn30 in general mainly for America the wording at the very end of the live stream makes me think Tallynn was more of a test for HOn30 as a whole for Bachmann I definitely could see them do more Welsh designs but also American stuff and this become a part of their huge offerings of scales I could see them doing a American design  before we get something like sir Hayden. I do think the Baldwin 2-6-2 is likely to be the next HOn30 product for them .

Salty is being worked on very glad to get an update on him . I hope he gets released by the end of next year 

So I just saw the Rebecca video from Bachmann they released today and Salty is heavily featured in the video . Pulling the brand new LNER 12 ton van gray . Good news for salty however, this is the older model so idk how to feel about this . Hopefully we see salty come back to the line next year .

Peter Sam would need heavy mods but it's worth it as not only can they make Edward Thomas but also other tatoo  class locomotives they will need more mods but there were a class of locomotives used by narrow gauge railways all over not just the UK but the world and they were not even all narrow gauge but also standard gauge .

As for a new tool TR locomotive I would really like to see Douglas as Duncan has been cancelled also if there were to a TR  Thomas character Duncan could be that as Douglas and Duncan don't look alike .also Duncan had a whole event on the TR called Duncan days . But idk if this could happen but it would be super cool .

Anyway I doubt either will happen next year .

But what I do think could happen next year is a new engine for the HO range now as they are likely still waiting to see how Rebecca does Ik they can't do Diesel 10 or Hiro . Nia is the character who replaced Edward at tidmoth sheds so Idk if that would be an ideal choice for the anniversary year . Harvey despite having the attachment is not impossible so maybe him but the most likely canadate is whiff
Here is how the rest of the decade could play out in terms on characters
2025 whiff
2026 Nia
2027 Hiro
2028 Iron arry and Bert catch up year
2029 Havery
2030 Diesel 10
Now without getting too ahead of myself I like this list and I feel this could happen but who knows   

A line that is a matter of if is the large scale line now there are some popular characters they have yet to make in the line that could warrant a tooling .
Edward is a main character thus is well known and could happen
Rosie is a female engine that could sell pretty well
Finally is Duck who is super popular with fans
As for rolling stock

12 ton circus vans and the Christmas reef van I could see being good sellers
And as someone who has seen large scale railways I do feel the blue open coach could be a very good seller
For other tankers bringing back the milk and oil tanker would be nice . And a pink 7 plank wagon that is seen all around in the CGI series .
Hannah and Henrietta could also be nice to go with Toby .

I doubt Mavis is popular enough to be in large scale honestly I feel like people just keep suggesting her because she is an Awdry character but tbh she would not sell well enough. Maybe 10 years ago you could argue she was more relevant then duck or Rosie much the show and merch forgot about her compare that to duck and roise who appeared till the very end .

For sir Handel being as sir Hayden there is a lot of ideas for that being 
Sir Hayden in TR green
Sir Hayden in TR red
Corris railway #10

Also side note if making Duncan out of plastic would keep the price down they should do that .

Quote from: SNER on November 21, 2024, 03:45:23 PMMaybe a pipe dream, but I'd love to see Bachmann announce Edward in both N and G scale next year.
I don't collect G scale due to space, aside from a Bachmann Thomas and 1994 Lionel James, but would preorder an Edward immediately.

Maybe a wild suggestion, but after N scale Edward, I think Oliver should be next. Having both Scruffy and Toad in the range is like having Henrietta without Toby or Annie and Clarabel without Thomas.

Also, I love the Talyllyn I just got (maybe we can get a 2024 blue livery too). Please plan on doing Dolgoch, Edward Thomas, etc. I'd also like to see the Talyllyn's bogie coaches too!

I second of this Oliver should happen next however I do not see him next over characters like duck or Rosie who are way more popular than him.
But Oliver is popular and he would sell. They are bound to do him eventually, and I think it is about time that they do him, considering that his brake van  and his rival are in the range. He could possibly reuse a lot of parts from Edward once they do him so I would love to see Oliver after they finishthe steam team

So for N scale if they do have to announce Edward at the NMRA that is fine but he should he announced the 80th anniversary year .

So as for rolling stock . I am pretty sure Bachmann is gonna announce some branchline coaches but I don't think we need them yet and they will require a new tool which is something I don't think n scale needs right now aside from Edward . Also, we have a ton of coaches I do think that red Express coaches could be a better option in terms of new coaches
Since they have a backlog in N scale apart from Edward I don't see anyone new coming for a few years .
In the meantime there are many repaints mainly of Thomas and James but also of Emily and Henry
And not to mention class 08s and a suggestion that I really like flying Scottsman

So as for rolling stock I also think we need to focus on existing tooling for catch up reasons . The 7 plank wagon is super simple as that tool already exists not just in the UK but in the Thomas line now for the first announcement of 7 plank  wagons they could announce the ones without the loads due to the backlog rn so they don't have to tool up coal loads .

Also Bradford could be done easy since the LMS brakevan is in the range and why not add the spikeful brakevan to have all of the sentient brakevans in the line.

I do like the idea of Toby's shed/barn. I do think that ffaquhar is a great station to make given how it appears in the classic intro from season 1-7 and is used for the outro credits from seasons 19-21 . Not to mention ffaquar is the area of Sodor the rev.w.Awrdy modeled . Ffarquhar could be reused for the Wellworth station .On the topic of that since we have both of the Harwick  engines why not reuse mathwaitte for harwick.

I do think if they do buildings again they need to have a large appeal appearing

retaining walls , sir tophamhatt office / MC bunn , intro bridge , Henry's tunnel portal , knapford church , crovens gate , watermill ,double engine shed ,Neptune refreshments ,and Mrs.Kinley  cottage  could really be cool to have.

For the kinley cottage they will only use that as the name and it just will be some background cottage that they actually have references for but painted in the colors of Mrs.Kinley  cottage.

So glad to see all the samples on to 2025 . Idk if a painted sir Handel will make the catouge hopefully he does .
Just as a review everything that has yet to be released that won't be out by the end of the year are the following
DCC Thomas set
Figure packs
Stanley
High side wagons
Sir Handel
TR coaches

Not shown yet
Gondolas
Gunpowder vans
Open coach
Tar tanker
Oil flatbed
China clay wagon
Sidney
Mainland diesel
DCC Thomas
DCC Percy
salty (updated mechanism)
Bulgy
N scale express composite
N scale express brake
n scale diesel
N scale Paxton
N scale Henry
N scale brakevan

 

Okay so we are prob gonna see some varients in 2025 here is a list of varients I could see happening
Pink Thomas
Gold Thomas
Streamlined Thomas
Bare metal Thomas
Turbo Thomas
Pink James
Percy's chcolate crunch
Green salty
Blue Bill
Blue Ben
Emily with 12
Silver Spencer
Scrap Oliver

Which ones would you like to see

If we don't get a Thomas Tuesday December maybe we will see a new model Monday .Anyway I really want them to focus on salty before we see Sidney and the mainland diesel . As it's been almost 3 years .

So Thomas  Tuesday is prob not gonna happen as they have a Piko stream and a Lionel Christmas stream after that.
 we got to see some samples of the slate wagons which I assume was what they were gonna show off that stream they look nice . Maybe we will get a event in December or later this month .

100 percent agree also we are on page 50 wow . But a platform would give a good place for figures to stand on . I would also like to see retaining walls . And a station sign pack containing all the signs for the stations .

Okay glad to see that Thomas Tuesday is not skipping November . I do think we will see Stanley and the finalized figures in packaging .