Valid point...but Season 7 (when Emily & Spencer were introduced) is closer to the roots of the series than what HiT's cooked up...but that's just me. BOT.

I think both Oliver and Boco stand a chance...Oliver more so than Boco, though. Bachmann seems to be sticking with the more classic characters from the Allcroft & Mitton years than the HiT years...not to say they won't start producing the likes of Rosie, Stanley, Hiro, etc. I think outside of the parents with little kids who are fans of Thomas, the majority of HO/ Electric consumers of the Thomas world are the kids from the original generation of Thomas who are now old enough that if they still have an interest in Thomas, they'll want the characters who they grew up watching...they'll want the Daisys, the Stepneys, etc. instead of the Billys and Dennis' of the world...just my 2 cents.

Boco, I think would be somewhat logical seeing as Bill & Ben are being released this year. Yeah, he was only in a handful of episodes, but who's episodes was he in mostly? Bill & Ben's. He's probably a few years away from consideration, but I don't think he's as far of a cry as some think.

My wishlist
-Duck
-Devious Diesel
-Oliver the Great Western Engine
-Daisy
-Boco
-Harvey

Personally, I'd be fine with any characters/ rolling stock/ buildings from the classic Seasons 1-7...there's very little from the current age of Thomas that I would want on my layout (once it FINALLY gets built)

As mentioned above, patience is a virtue.

We had to wait a long time for Emily to come out last year, and she turned out to be one of the best models the Bach-man has come up with. I can safely say the same thing will be true for not only Edward, but Mavis as well.

Remember, it's about quality rather than quantity.