One other suggestion for HO Scale is Timothy. Because the China Clay wagons would be perfect for him, and he can pull a whole line of them. Since no model of his basis exists, he can be popular to both Thomas and non-Thomas modelers. Another engine to work with Bill and Ben. He's also a smaller engine, and wouldn't be too hard to make. Blue Bill and Ben would be repaints, but Timothy would be a new tooling.

If Bill and Ben were to eventually get made in Large or N Scale, they most likely would have red wheels, as they'd be based on their CGI renders. They had black wheels in the model series. All three of Diesel's models (HO, Large and N Scale) have silver siderods, despite having been black since Season 6. If Large Scale ever gets a newly-tooled engine again, Bill and Ben would be the safest bet; two engines with one tooling. But if Large Scale gets anymore repaints of existing toolings, Bachmann can make Origin James, Sidney, 'Arry and Bert. We'll see how popular Mainland Diesel is in HO Scale.

The last Class 08 repaints for HO Scale are Splatter, Dodge and Fernando. With Sidney coming soon to HO Scale, he can also find his way into Large, or even N Scale at some point. If Sidney is a popular seller, Bachmann could possibly announce him in both Large and N Scales at the same time, so he can exist in all three scales, like Diesel and Paxton.

I would love for Bachmann to make Harvey, or Diesel 10 in HO Scale. Harvey would be simple, and his crane arm doesn't move up or down. The cogwheel can raise and lower his hook. A self-propelled rail crane would be unique for Bachmann. Diesel 10 would be the second larger diesel in HO Scale, and his claw would be a bit more complicated, but can be made manually operable. He would still have moving eyes, and only his rear bogie would be powered.

The next HO Scale engine could be anyone at this point. Whiff, Harvey, Diesel 10, Norman, Timothy, Hiro, you name it. Bachmann is known to surprise us at times. Harvey or Diesel 10 could be the next surprise announcement. We didn't think they'd be making Flying Scotsman.

I really like some of these ideas, especially the ones that are tied to some classic Thomas episodes . The Chinese dragon would be epic. The refreshment Coach as well .


A signal piece would be very cool to see.

I thibk Havery well wagon and works unit coach.  Could be a very feasible substitute for a full on breakdown train in the line. Which is something that would be very expensive to produce, and I am not so sure that many parents would be willing to pay that much for a unpowered rolling stock.

A hopper wagon would be a cool release .

Diesel 10 is the ultimate villain and is ultra popular and with expensive products, such as flying Scotsman . I think they should definitely consider him.

A hopper wagon would be fun however I feel like if they did a hopper wagon this would honestly be a good opportunity to do  a model character in the form of Hector

One other suggestion, I have is a well wagon with the jet engine

All of the painted samples from the stream looked great! I'm especially impressed with the N scale diesels, and the new color for the China clay load is a massive improvement. Also, it's great to hear that Duncan isn't fully off the table and that Bachmann is trying to figure out a way to bring him to market. Fingers crossed 🤞

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Though I missed the stream, I was impressed to finally see n-scale Diesel's painted example. I'm not certain about Paxton since he's a copy of Diesel with a different face and paint scheme. It appears all of the 2023 NMRA products have their models completed. To quote Matt, n-scale Henry's unpainted sample could be revealed at some point during the summer season after some minor fixes. Definitely excited to see Henry's model and possibly Edward and/or Duck's announcement for the NMRA train show in August. I include both as the backlog is being cleared for potential new projects.

My opinion of Bulgy is mixed due to the lack of interior design.

Added posts to a second area, and made 30 more.I use 8x8 HO Scale lumber and my mitre box to get a nice 45 on top.They are sitting in a paint wash overnight.

Started making road posts, and added some debris and a worker to this scene.

So tonight's reveals were the updated China Clay load for the wagon, along with the fully painted samples of Bulgy, N Scale Diesel and Paxton. I will definitely pick up N Scale Diesel, but may or may not get Paxton right away. As for N scale Henry, there's last minute changes being made for him, but we should see his first unpainted sample by August. HO Scale Flying Scotsman is coming along, and should be revealed by the end of the year. We may actually see samples of HO Scale Sidney and Mainland Diesel in the July stream, as those will be there any day. Looks like the next reveal will be HO Scale Sidney and Mainland Diesel. HO Scale Salty will be returning in 2027 with no further delays.

Duncan hasn't been forgotten, but when Bachmann does revisit Duncan, they will try to make him based on Douglas, so that Douglas could be made from his tooling to make it worth it; appealing to both Thomas and non-Thomas fans.

Maybe at some point, Bulgy could also be made in his green livery, as a mobile vegetable stand. Then we'd have two versions available. As Bulgy would say, "Down with railways!"

Very excited for the N scale Diesel! He will be a day one purchase for sure. I'm not too sure if I'm going to get Paxton too; I'll have to see how the range does in the coming years and who else they announce in the future.

Bulgy looks all right. He's the only character who actually benefited from the extra details that were hastily added to the characters in Season 23 (particularly the rivets). I already own a Bandai TECS Bulgy with some appropriate modifications, so I may stick with that one, but this could be a nice alternative for those who don't have a Bulgy model on their layout.