Quote from: IndianaJones12 on May 02, 2009, 11:29:24 AM
Or, maybe you could just give him a link to your website(I forgot the name). Well, if you the Thomasfan247 on youtube.

I am. But right now my layout is under construction. I'll try to have pics up by tonight.

Quote from: James The Red Engine on April 29, 2009, 10:02:55 PM
Hello Mr. 247
I was wondering if you could post pics here of your layout that I could see.  Thanks.

Sure! I'll take a few pics and post them by tonight (hopefully). And BTW you don't have to call me Mr. 247. You could just call me Chris.

Quote from: jettrainfan on April 25, 2009, 10:09:59 PM
Like lets say Strasbourg R. R. is your favorite day out with Thomas or like mine, the cuyahoga valley scenic railroad, or even your own,etc. then buy the coaches or make them your self and have your layout a day out with Thomas event!

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh. If I did a Day Out with Tomas I would deffinately do the Strasburg RR. Only because I live in PA and I've been there. Plus it's where thy filmed the 10 years of Thomas DOWT scenes.

Quote from: jettrainfan on April 25, 2009, 12:40:28 AM
Hey,has anybody thought of a ho scale day out with Thomas? I might do one..........

What do mean by an HO scale Day Out with Thomas?

Quote from: Guilford Guy on April 25, 2009, 08:00:02 PM

Quote from: ThomasFan247 on April 24, 2009, 10:11:50 PM
As James from MOAB T&F series would say, "Shut my mouth!" Those models are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!! The detail is perfect. When I first saw them I thuoght they were the actual TV models stripped from their paint. You could probably pass them for the real models. Like Santa Fe Bluff said since the models are larger, much larger then the HO, you can add more details. I can't wait to see what Thomas and Percy will look like. I'm hoping they'll have extremely accurate faces, and I'm sure they will. I know they will deffinately have better detail than the HO. My God I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited!!! It's a good thing my mom and I are making a garden railroad this year (well we're not entirely sure yet). Again  FANTASTIC models!!!!!!! 

-Chris 

1. You sound way too excited, which makes you look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.
2. You can't leave Bachmann Large Scale track outdoors.
3. You look like a watchamacallitcuzicantsayit.

1. I don't care.
2. I never said I was using Bachmann track.
3. I DON'T CARE!!!

As James from MOAB T&F series would say, "Shut my mouth!" Those models are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!! The detail is perfect. When I first saw them I thuoght they were the actual TV models stripped from their paint. You could probably pass them for the real models. Like Santa Fe Bluff said since the models are larger, much larger then the HO, you can add more details. I can't wait to see what Thomas and Percy will look like. I'm hoping they'll have extremely accurate faces, and I'm sure they will. I know they will deffinately have better detail than the HO. My God I'm gonna pee my pants I'm so excited!!! It's a good thing my mom and I are making a garden railroad this year (well we're not entirely sure yet). Again  FANTASTIC models!!!!!!! 

-Chris 

Are the Trainz Thomas & Friends Models compatible with Trainz 2009? Thanks,

ThomasFan247

Quote from: Sparks on March 22, 2009, 12:52:29 AM

Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 12:19:30 AM
URL please? I can't seem to find it on the site. Could there be a Flying Kipper Set coming?

I still doubt a Kipper set. Not enough mixed rolling stock vans for the Kipper train (TV wise).

Vent Van:

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Quote from: Chaz on March 22, 2009, 02:31:34 AM
I think set wise, I don't think we will get any "Special Edition" sets.  Unless if it was something like Thomas and Bertie's Great Race or Percy Proves a Point set, etc. (Something that doesn't have an engine in a different sort of condition, (IE Thomas Comes to Breakfast, A Better View for Gordon, etc.)

Oh and some responses to donaldengine9's suggestions:

Hank, Flora, Hiro, Kevin, and Victor - WAY too soon to assume that they are coming out, maybe in the future.  I have my doubts on Season 12 and 13 characters, the only new Thomas character I can see having a chance being made would be Stanley.  Though I'm sure in time chances of Hiro being made will be much higher.   Hiro looks like an awesome character, and I can definetely see him coming out, but much later though. 

RWS Donald and Douglas - Big no... Bachmann focuses on the TV series characters, if they were to make Donald and Douglas they would be in their original black colors like in the TV series. 

Gordon's Special coaches - Spencer's Special Coach has been done and they are pretty much the same model, just used for different purposes. 
Breakdown Train pack - I can see the breakdown train and works coach being sold seperately, not together though.

Narrow Gauge Engines - Not possible I'm afraid, I'll show you a post from our good friend Guilford Guy (modified post) who gave reasons to why the Narrow Gauge Engines will not be made:

Quote from: Guilford Guy on August 01, 2008, 07:27:39 PM
1. They don't make HOn2, and aren't going to start anytime soon since its an obscure scale in this country, very few model it, and they already are pleasing the narrow gauge crowd with On30, and 1:20.3.
2. So many more people by their Spectrum Equipment as opposed to the Toy Thomas Equipment, which is why they don't announce as much for Thomas as they do for their other HO equipment.
3. Its an obscure line in the show, so why would they focus on something seen less often.
4. It would require thousands of dollars to make the molds for something that won't sell well.
5. They'd have to engineer another line of track for the HOn2 stuff to run on.
6. HOn2 is too small for the market of small children that Bachmann is aiming to sell to.

I think what donaldengine9 meant by Gordon's Special coaches was the blue coaches.

Quote from: derricknscaler on March 18, 2009, 09:03:55 PM
yeah but i also want a n scale gorden and edward so that i would have all six of the first engines in the series

That one I can't really help you with. 

New list!!!!!  (a 4-6 year range, maybe?)

HO-Scale

Duck
Diesel
Arry & Bert 2 pk
Stanley
Molly
Hiro
Breakdown Train-2 Cranes, 2 Flatbeds, Works Unit Coach
T.Truck #3 & #4
Grey Tanker
Black Tanker
Bolster Wagon w/Log Load
Bolster Wagon w/Pipe Load
Red Pipe Car (as seen in "Percy's Big Mistake")

G-Scale

James Set-James, Fuel Tanker, Blue Open Wagon, Brake Van
Gordon Set-Gordon, G Coach, G Brake Coach
Henry Set-Henry, Coach, Brake Coach
Bertie
Harold
Sir Topham Hatt

Quote from: derricknscaler on March 15, 2009, 09:13:07 PM
i want to make a thomas engine in n scale with a minitirx 0-6-0 engine i have it dosent look like any charters but i want to customise it but i need a way to make in n scale face for it

You could just buy a Tomix one. They make Thomas, Percy, James, & Henry + Annie, Clarabel, 2 T.Trucks, Fuel Tanker, Foolish Freight Car (Vent Van w/Face), S.C. Ruffey, Mail Coach, & the Express Coaches (Red). You probably aware of that though.

Yeah, you can remove it. You have to have a special Thomas though (aka the one in the set).

Quote from: Chaz on December 28, 2008, 03:19:15 PM
I think everyone would agree with you on that one, nothing can ever beat the original series/characters.  I hope we get more of the original characters too rather than newer characters, but I guess we have a lot of possibilities of old and new characters coming out by Bachmann so I guess you can never really tell who they are going to make. 

Hint: Salty being made surprised everyone.

Edit: For the sake of it here is a list of the top ten possible engines I could see coming by Bachmann (Not all at once of course, and certainly not confirmed).

Duck - For reasons mentioned above.  It seems reasonable to add engine number 8 to the range, not to mention he has become a lot more popular now, even with his recent appearences in Season 12

Diesel - As mentioned earlier, Diesel seems very possible at this point.  I wouldn't be surprised if he came into the range of announcements in 2009.  Plus we already have Mavis and Salty (two well known diesel engines) so it would make sense to add the diesel that started it all (If you guys take my meaning. )

Donald and Douglas - It would be interesting to see both of them come out since they recently appeared in Seasons 11 and 12.  I don't think we will see Donald and Douglas in the range though until Duck would be announced or confirmed. (Engines 8, 9, and 10..). 

Bill and Ben - Bill and Ben do appear occasionally in the newer series, more than Harvey but not as much as Salty.  I think it would be really interesting seeing how Bill and Ben would turn out by Bachmann, especially the fact Hornby's is out of scale...

Oliver - Oliver I could see coming out too mainly because he played an imporatant part in Emily's character as in being the engine rescued with Thomas and his train.  Plus you got SC Ruffey made by Bachmann as well, so it would make sense if Oliver and Toad (Would be announced later too like what happened with Toby and Henrietta) would be made by Bachmann.  However, like Donald and Douglas, I think Duck would have to be made first before Oliver would.

Arry and Bert - Arry and Bert I would say are slightly possible.  Mainly because of the same case with Donald, Douglas, and Oliver being made after Duck, I could see Arry and Bert being made after Diesel would be made.  (The exact same thing Hornby and Lionel did...)

Harvey - Played a major role when he first came into Season 6 and was given the same treatment as Salty when Season 8 came in.  Before Salty was announced or made I thought both Salty and Harvey had the same odds and since Salty was made I think there is a good chance with Harvey.  It would be even better too if a breakdown train came out around that same time too.

Arthur - I think Arthur has a good chance of being made, if Bachmann would make Arthur he would look great!  Even if he hasn't appeared recently he is still somewhat kinda popular, but I must admit I am starting to think less and less it will happen.  But then again you never know.

Molly - Molly seems to be a fairly decent character into the newer series, I think she somewhat has a chance of being made, and possibly a better chance of being made than Arthur. 

Rosie - As I mentioned earlier, Rosie has become very popular into the newer series and even had her own Season 12 episode.  I can see Bachmann adding Rosie to their range.

Stanley - The Great Discovery was very successful (Much better than T&tMR and CAE, IMO).  Stanley seems to becoming very popular very fast, being added to so many ranges (Even the remote control Trackmaster range where the only engines are him and the three main engines).  Plus a lot of people including myself thought Hornby was going to make Stanley due to all of the Great Discovery buildings (including Stanley's Shed) which was a huge letdown when Hornby didn't announce him.  I think he is even possible to be added into the Bachmann range, not to mention I think Stanley would turn out to be a great addition to the range itself.

Actually the R/C engines are Thomas, James, Percy, Stanley, & Molly. I think she has moving siderods on the R/C version but I'm not possitive.

Quote from: Chaz on December 27, 2008, 04:56:55 PM
Hmm, Bachmann making Rosie is actually pretty possible at this point, not totally sure.  If I were you, I would wait until February after the New York toy fair when Bachmann makes new annoucements for the Thomas range.  I certainly don't want you to end up like how some people did with the Henrietta situation.  (AKA three people made Henrietta models right before Bachmann announced her being made into the range...) 

I was one of them!