Well, online I found an estimated shipping date for Bachmann Oliver on Train Sets Only that says April 5, 2016. I wouldn't count on that too hard, because it's been known to change. As for Bachmann Toad, I heard that he is supposed to be released in either April, or May.

For those of you that are interested, I found an estimated shipping date on Bachmann Oliver, and I also heard when Bachmann Toad is possibly going to be released.

Do you have a good feeling that Oliver's and Toad's model picture will be revealed in this year's catalog?

Does anybody know if the Bachmann 2016 catalog will be available to look at online right when the catalogs are released (February 13-16), or will it take some time to be uploaded online after they're released?

Why do we all have to be careful about what we say on here?

I have a good feeling that the Bachmann Oliver is going to be extremely close to the Hornby Oliver except the Bachmann Oliver will have the cgi face, black running board, closed cab windows and cab, and not as much detail as the Hornby Oliver like not having as many rivets as the Hornby Oliver. What do you all think?

How high of a chance do you think Oliver's and Toad's picture will be revealed in the Bachmann 2016 catalog?

Are pictures of announced products usually revealed, or available in the catalog a year after the catalog they're announced in?

Chaz, do you know if the catalog will be uploaded right away online on the Bachmann website in the catalog category as soon as it is released, you know where anybody can look at the catalog online through a pdf. file through Adobe Reader?

Are the Bachmann catalogs released in mid February every year?

Hey from the way the way things are shaping, these were supposed to be out in September of this year and they got out in July. Other stuff might be released early too. Yay!!!!!

Wait? The resin buildings that have been announced this year have already been released?

I know Oliver, Toad, and Skarloey are going to be released with the same exact face(s) that are shown in their illustration(s) because Iron Arry and Iron Bert were released with the same exact faces(s) as shown in their illustration(s) before they were released. I'm not sure if their bodies are going to be based off of the "Classic Series" or the "CGI Series". I guarantee all of you Thomas fans including me that their bodies are going to be based off of the "CGI Series". Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I myself prefer "CGI Series" Skarloey . "CGI Series" Skarloey looks better and he's better in proportion than in the "Classic Series". I like the lids on Skarloey's sandboxes.  I can't really complain about Toad. His body and face look pretty much exactly the same from the "Classic Series" minus that his color is lighter, his facial expressions are different, and he may be slightly bigger in the "CGI Series" than from the "Classic Series". I hope Bachmann makes Oliver look good. I'm not really fond of "CGI Series" Oliver. There is a little too much detail IMO, and he's too small. I would like for Bachmann to get rid of the unnecessary rivets on Oliver particularly on his saddle smoke box, and anywhere else to make this locomotive match with the other locomotives. I hope Bachmann gives Oliver a few nice "Classic Series" touches such as making him the same size as he was in the "Classic Series", giving him a white running board instead of a black running board , and painting his side rods the same color as they were in the "Classic Series". I don't know if they were gray or silver. But, I would like Bachmann to paint his side rods the same color as they were in the "Classic Series" instead of black from the "CGI Series".

For anyone who is interested in waiting for Bachmann's suggested price for HO/OO Oliver to be revealed, go to this website:http://www.trainsetsonly.com/page/TSO/PROD/160-58815.

afraid so, but you never know, they might do the three around the same time.
[/quote] Well according to the this website: http://www.tootallythomas.co.uk/blog/read_72132/bachmann-announce-new-releases-for-2015.html, Toad is being released in October 2015, and Oliver and Skarloey are both being released in November 2015. But on the caboose hobbies site here: http://www.caboosehobbies.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?manufacturers_id=85~1245&scales_name=HO+Scale&dfrom=08/02/2012&sort=8a&filter_id=85, both Oliver and Toad are being released in October 2015. I'm not sure about Skarloey though.