I honestly think that any of the following would be great additions to the Thomas line. Especially if Mattel would just lift the CGI only rule as and expand the options for characters instead of multiple repaints.

Engines:
Flying Scotsman
Murdoch
Shane
Nia
Ashima
Stepney
Derek
Boco

Rolling stock:
Flying Scotsman water tender (if sold separately, this would definitely sell even within non Thomas modelers)
Troublesome truck #7 (standard gauge slate wagon as seen in Thomas train to the mainline in journey beyond sodor)
Rickety
Fred pelhay
Silver tanker
Old coaches
Troublesome truck #8 (teal salt wagon also seen in Thomas' train in JBS)
Bradford
S.c.Ruffey (rebuilt version)

Narrow gauge engines:
Duke
Smudger
Freddie
Mighty Mac

Narrow gauge rolling stock:
Green open coaches
Brown brake van
Flatcar

I'm not saying I won't. I just think that there a lot of characters that played a bigger role in making the franchise what it is that deserve to be made first. Stanley is a great character and I will probably buy him at some point. But I would definitely buy characters like Murdoch, stepney, flying Scotsman, Bradford, Derek and boco in a heartbeat. Even bear, D199, and class 40 would all be great additions.

Quote from: mtrocke88 on August 02, 2024, 01:23:42 AM...Stephen62 is it? N scale sudrian insulted me calling me childish and entitled. I'm sorry but I don't like being treated like that. I only intended to make a point and if I offended anyone, I sincerely apologize for that. I didn't even mean to upset anyone. Like I said, it's very frustrating that Mattel used a cgi mandate to stop Bachmann trains from making non cgi characters to begin with. And I didn't exactly say we're the only ones Bachmann should cater to either.
That's it. I need a break from this forum, at least for awhile.

I hear what you're saying. I hear what you're saying. Mattel really needs allow more freedom with characters selection. It's weird for me that I love and hate Mattel. My son and I collect Jurassic world stuff together and they are currently done by Mattel and they are doing a terrific job in that department, but I hate that they are involved with Thomas just because of all this limitation crap. There are so many characters that people have been clamoring for for years and they are why we can't and because of that we sometimes get repaints like busy bee James or origin Thomas or James because Bachmann run out of ideas because of being limited. And it was not as bad until recently because we still had shapeways until recently and they were a way to get some of the things that Bachmann couldn't make and now they are not an option anymore.

I we understand what you're saying and yes beau was a very odd choice and he might've sold in preorders, but that probably had a lot to do with he was supposed to be a limited character and they weren't going to make too many of him according to going Blaine on an episode of Thomas Tuesday. So collectors were preordering him to have them in their collection before they were sold out. But I do really believe that Mattel should really consider the older generation more because it started with them. If the show kicked off and our generation didn't like it, it would've been a complete flop and would not still be around today for younger generations to be enjoying it. And with the age restrictions on these models and for the prices they run for. I would not be buying these for a young child that is growing up on that ridiculous AEG rebooted version.

I k ow I w said about Murdoch so many time, but I really think that with people clambering for him and got how much he's been listed for when he does pop up on eBay, I think Mattel should worry about redemption and back off on the cgi era only rule and allow him as well as other characters to be made since they had a big part in that disaster known as all engines go. And to think that their reasons for that show was to target children, which is honestly bogus considering the whole franchise in general which includes those other characters that keep pushed aside was ALWAYS a children show. And the constant introduction of new characters is why people still love it the franchise even as adults (myself included). I really think Murdoch and even flying Scotsman with both tenders would sell extraordinarily well. Even if they had to sell the water tender separately as a piece of rolling stock (which I think also would sell well itself since they are so rare on eBay as well

So while looking online for different brands of track to get for when I start my layout and knowing that it had to be U.k. like cuz that what Thomas is based off of, I was wondering why Bachmann doesn't try to make some of these types of turnouts like double slips and 3 way turnouts and etc in ez track form? It would even be nice to see an ez track form of flex track. Because of this lack of possibilities in track, I feel that I'm gonna need to go with track from PECO. Does anyone else feel the same way?

I'm very anxious to see what is announced next month. There are a ton of things I hope to see announced, but I know it won't all come at once. So here's my wishlist for this year

HO scale engines:
Murdoch
Boco
Sidney
Stepney
Flying Scotsman (with smoke deflectors,with longer funnel and dome)
Wilbert
16
Derek
Nia

HO scale rolling stock:
Old coaches
Orange branch line coaches
Brown mail van (2 axels)
White mail van (topham circus)
Troublesome truck #7 (slate truck)
Bradford the brake van
Kipper vans
Topham circus open wagon
Tar wagon (reintroduced)
Ice cream van (reintroduced)
Flying Scotsman water tender (if they sold this separately, it would help not make the flying Scotsman so expensive like it would be if it was sold all together)
Circus flatbed
Rocky
Flatbed elephant wagon

Ho sets:
Breakdown train
Circus train set
Express set


Narrow gauge:
Duke
Smudger
Freddie
Mighty Mac

Narrow gauge rolling stock:
Gunpowder van
Green open coaches
Flatcar
Brown brake van

Does Bachmann make a regular version of flying Scotsman and if so is the chassis exactly the same as the Bachmann Gordon model?

Quote from: JLK2707 on August 10, 2023, 08:01:39 AMHopefully they will do Duncan, but I would just want him in either the RWS design or the TV series design before the CGI.

I agree. I like all the narrow gauge engines better in the model series

I'd really like to see in the future for
Ho scale engines:
Murdoch
Flying Scotsman (double tenders)
Derek
Boco
Arthur
Wilbert
16
Sidney
Nia

Narrow gauge engines:
Duke
Duncan
Smudger
Mighty Mac
Freddie

HO rolling stock:
Troublesome slate trucks (as seen in journey beyond sodor)
L&b long wagons
China clay wagons
Rocky the crane
Breakdown train set
Old branch line coaches
Orange branch line coaches
Flatbed with paint drums (reintroduced)
Well wagon (reintroduced)
Tar wagon (reintroduced)
Circus train set
Brown mail van (with 2 axels)
Brown cattle wagon (reintroduced)

Narrow gauge rolling stock:
Green open coaches
Gun powder tanker van
Flatbed

Definitely boco over diesel 10. Diesel 10 is my least favorite out of all the diesels. But I worming seeing Derek and class 40 as well. Bachmann will never make diesel 10 anyways because of his claw

Still think they should've just made Duncan and smudger instead of a yellow rheneas. And duke is definitely a legend in the narrow gauge

Murdoch and Derek would definitely be cool

I think it would be really cool to see the red gondola like freight cars from the episode entitled Henry's forest. It would also be cool to see heavy hector. And to also see the well wagon brought back would be nice too