Quote from: thomasj219 on February 28, 2025, 04:26:40 PMI noticed today Winston is gone from the catalog? Has he been discontinued?

yes he has.

I think Bachmann should start making alternate faces, Bachmann have been starting more risks lately for example the Figures, starting the N Scale line and making NG engines. They could sell the faces separately for the engines they have made it's great idea and I reckon could easily pay off.

I know for a fact people will take the face off the new RWS Plarail Thomas and put it on the Bachmann 80th anniversary set Thomas.

Quote from: Gotoit756 on January 08, 2025, 09:10:31 PMMy predictions for new Thomas releases coming soon will be...

-Stepney the bluebell engine
-Nia the African engine
-Duncan (narrow gauge engine)
-Duke
-Harvey
-Murdoch
-d199/spamcam
-d7101/bear
-kana
-sandy
-Carly
-aeg Thomas, Percy, James, Emily, Gordon and diesel
-class 40/the diesel/d261
-Caroline
-Tom tipper and his post van
-George the steam roller
-diesel 10
-whiff
-Neville
-Norman
-Charlie
-Boco
-Trevor
-bulgy
-luke

Bachmann have said time and time again they will NOT make AEG products.

This gives me hope for model series products

I think with the 80th anniversary and Mattel focusing on "Classic Thomas" I think the CGI mandate could get eased and we could get a Model character announcement maybe even this year lets wait and see.

Quote from: Awesometrain77 on December 19, 2024, 05:08:29 PMI am not saying that it should happen but it would be easy to do . Since Mike and Rex could share the same chasis and only 1 tender design .
 

I doubt they would make a Z scale line but it could be somewhat easy to make everything .

As for narrow gauge even if the mandate is lifted idk if they would even find it worth while to make certain characters
Freddie , Luke , Victor , Duncan , Millie and Duke would require a TVS design tooling
 
Mighty Mac Smudger and Protues could be easy repaints

I do think Duncan Victor Luke and Millie have a higher chance then duke or Freddie but knowing why Duncan was cancelled idk if any could happen .

Narrow gauge has a rolling stock back log but I do think we could get brown vans and troublesome slate wagons
For some new tooled rolling stock 4 plank wooden wagons seem likley .
green wagon
Black wagon
Green with rusty frames
Tan wagon
Pink wagon


 

They are running out of characters in NG that were in CGI there's only Luke, Millie and Duncan left. If Bachmann want to keep making NG characters, that dumb mandate will have to get dropped.

How would people feel about N scale Arlesdale Engines instead of Z scale?

Quote from: Awesometrain77 on November 25, 2024, 10:31:30 PMFor 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 .

What about a Yellow Sir Haydn that could be good for Proteus customs?

https://x.com/thomasmerchnews/status/1860383066134577228/photo/1

Bachmann Talyllyn is now officially in stock get ready for tomorrow everyone.

Quote from: RailsByRick on November 06, 2024, 10:15:42 PMMatt said Rebecca is "on the water" at the moment, even though I thought these were being shipped air freight to ensure delivery for the holidays. Might've just misspoke or used a general term.

So is Rebecca in trouble again?

Quote from: Mulfred100 on November 06, 2024, 06:54:31 AM

Quote from: harrison05 on November 06, 2024, 06:47:31 AMYeh still no HO Emily or Diesel.

OO. They are OO not HO. It's better then nothing, quit moaning

fair point I was just saying them because the they are pretty much the only much main characters who aren't on Bachmann UK in "OO" yet...

Yeh still no HO Emily or Diesel.

What quarter do we think Sir Handel is coming out? I reckon late Q2 maybe early Q3 or heck maybe even mid Q2.