The Everything Thomas Topic

[Chaz]

The slate wagons that were shown to me didn't look too bad, I didn't even care for the red one as much when it first got announced but even I'm impressed by it.  Got a chuckle out of the Sir Handel comment too, but I appreciate that they're still making progress on him and I'm sure we will see an update sooner or later. 

I was a little surprised by the van sample too, unless if there was some modifications they need to make to the UK tooling like removing the brake pipes.

It was a fun stream for sure and I hope we see the N scale Gordon in the packaging soon!

[TrainFan97]

Doug showed most of the painted slate wagons, the unpainted 12-Ton Van, which was confirmed to be a Bachmann UK tooling, and Beau in the package. HO Scale Beau is supposed to arrive in stock by Memorial Day. Still no unpainted sample of Sir Handel just yet, but they're getting there, since Sir Handel is well in progress, and should finally be shown within a few months, along with the unpainted sample of HO Scale Stanley. Hope the next stream would show N Scale Gordon in the package, who should arrive in stock this summer at the latest. Hope it won't be too much longer before they finally have the painted sample of HO Scale Rebecca ready, for real. It also shouldn't be too much longer before they show N Scale Henrietta fully painted. It may be a little while before they do show unpainted samples of the N Scale Express Coaches.

[Awesometrain77]

I expect to see painted 12 ton vans and sir tophamhatts car by the end of the year . If we are lucky a painted sir Handel and Stanley .

Are the figure packs done? I know they're not gonna show all of them off in a Thomas Tuesday. Maybe we will see a painted STH . And then we will see them all in the box. But are they painted yet? Last we saw was the unpainted sample

[N Scale Sudrian]

Bachmann's Facebook has a teaser for Rebecca's painted sample once more, now proclaiming it will be revealed in full during the "Thomas Tuesday" in two weeks... It looks very nicely painted and detailed... Definitely interested in seeing the full thing...

[Chaz]

I am a lot more impressed with how Sir Topham Hatt's car is coming along so far personally.  I appreciate how Bachmann was willing to give updates on that once they added wheels to the car.  I'm looking forward to adding this to my layout once the figure packs arrive. 

Hope we hear an update on N scale Gordon in the package/shipment soon too.

[TrainFan97]

At last, Bachmann has Rebecca's painted sample ready, for real this time. In a couple more weeks, we'll get to see HO Scale Rebecca, fully painted, in her entirety. That will be the big reveal for the May Thomas Tuesday. Hopefully N Scale Gordon in the package as well.

[RailsByRick]

On the topic of Sir Topham Hatt's car, what are everyone's thoughts of Bachmann doing more road vehicles? I'm very much looking forward to Bulgy, and I hope they'll continue doing more non-rail characters.
Personally I'd really like to see:

-Jack (the Bandai version is a nice substitute, but I prefer his CGI design).

-Alfie

-Oliver the Excavator

-Max and Monty (two uses out of one new tooling).

-Butch

-Kevin (absolutely necessary for when Bachmann get around to doing Victor).

Also, speaking of more than one use for a new tooling, hopefully Bachmann won't shy away from giving us a yellow version of Victor if/when they decide to do him (that would be THREE yellow engines in the NG line).