Well I'm disappointed. I was really excited for duncan to come after sir handel. but now I'm extremely disappointed. (I've been trying to coupe after I got hit by Helen). and now that duncan is canceled just is more disappointed. (hope he'll come to the line soon).

This is a subject I thought I'd bring up. I'm strongly considering buying the n scale toby model. (with henrietta coming soon and the n scale version of her will have the face she gained in season 18). I've strongly considered buying them. (though I did thought of buying the ho version of Toby but I'm just wondering if they'd ever do a second henrietta with the face in ho). just thought I'd bring that up for a discussion.

as i said before Samson and Bradford are the main 2 engine and rolling stock i really want them to do. (along with the slip coaches as 3 4 and 5). my reason is i thought they would make a nice companion with oliver and toad (of course when they announced they would do oliver and toad a decade ago that's when the first time i got excited for anything bachmann and also when daisy would be the third item i got really excited for). i just think samson would be a great move for bachmann to do (as long as if they did bradford to go along with him). even though they're catching up with the products they announced from two years ago and last year. i just think samson and bradford should be the next one's they should do more than ever in my opinion. and i also hope they'll update the ho henrietta. (i've taking a strong consideration of buying the n scale toby as the n scale henrietta will have the face). i've had thought of buying the ho toby just wish they'd update the ho henrietta with the face. but i guess we'll see.

I had recently thought of some more ideas of rolling stock for the narrow gauge line. (Some I already said and some I had thought of recently).

the green open air coaches (already mentioned those)
more of the break vans in the brown and grey paint (already mentioned those)
more of the box vans in the same color as the break vans just mentioned (again these new box vans are really nice) again mentioned those already
another slate wagon with slate (this one numbered 136 I looked at the Wikipedia page for the talyllyn railway equipment and bachmann has done the slate wagons numbered 101 164 and 178 so they should do the one numbered 136 to the slate wagons)
Some flatbeds (the one example I got is the one used to carry the headmaster's organ in faulty whistles)
the well wagon (the one used in the runaway elephant also add the elephant statue)
the narrow gauge crane with a flatbed (the one peter Sam was pushing in peter Sam and the refreshment lady)
and the side dump wagons (the ones used to dump stones out)

this was just some suggestions I thought of lately since bachmann has done the 6 narrow gauge engines I think they can add some more rolling stock to the line and these are a lot I thought.

Also more of the narrow gauge engines real life counterpart locomotives (since they're soon coming out with the real locomotive skarloey's based off I think they should do the rest of them).

so hopefully they do these one day.

Here's my top four picks I want bachmann to do (hope they give these a announcement in the new year or the next mid year announcements).


Duke (really want them to do him most of all since they've now done all 6 of the original narrow gauge engines I'd just want them to do duke to finish the group despite the mandate).
The slip coaches (to go along with duck and just to add more coaches to the line).
And of course both Samson and Bradford (again Samson and Bradford are my most wanted products after Samson and the fireworks).

Also I had a honorable mention
Stepeny
And D261
Now since there may not be a chance for these two to come in the range due to the mandate I'd like to see these three made if the mandate ends. (I was thinking stepeny and d261 as they both were done in the hornby range and both were made in the take n play range with the original magnets before the new magnets came in and i think that's what ended the range).

those are probably the most I'd like to see come in the range one day.

Since I've always seen a thread about going over what characters bachmann is going to do I thought I'd do one on the announcement with Duncan.

I was really excited that Duncan got announced cause he was the next narrow gauge engine I wanted them to do. I'm still excited.

since I started buying the narrow gauge engines bachmann has done I just totally like them a lot. (I was going to wait till they did all of them than buy them all but I decided to go ahead and I'm glad I did).

whenever he's released I'll be buying him and the gunpowder wagon (really surprised they're doing that one cause ertl was the only one originally who did this wagon). thought some may disagree I don't mind if Duncan is done like he was in the cgi series (I never cared how good looking the characters they brought back I was more excited about the one's they were able to return).

I've also hoped for duke too (just really want all 7 of the narrow gauge engines despite the demand from Mattel).

this maybe a repeat of what I might of typed on other posts I'm just happy that bachmann has reached all 6 of the original narrow gauge engines.

So I checked the announcements and honestly the one I'm most excited about is Duncan (I really wanted them to do him and I didn't expect the gunpowder wagons I just read that they were going to do Duncan and I didn't know what else they had planned for released). also I'm happy they're doing bulgy too (as he seemed highly requested). for the ho line well I was more excited about Duncan and the gunpowder wagons than the other stuff (that's just my opinion). but I may think about bulgy when he comes out. And my hope for next year is Samson and Bradford (they may not be everyone's most request but I'd really like them added to the range a lot just need to wait for 2024).

I just hope they give a progress on Sir Handel soon. than do Duncan when sir Handel is done. also other characters I want them to do in the standard gauge engines is Samson & Bradford (they've been my most wanted items ever since Samson & the fireworks). some are upset that that episode was going to feature Oliver and toad (but I'm glad they changed the role to Samson cause i said that I don't see Oliver afraid of fireworks). i also think Samson is overhated (I looked back at the other Samson episodes and I don't think he wasn't as bad as everyone says but that's just me I'd rather take him over Philip which I thought Philip was okay in season's 19 20 and I guess 21 but season's 22-24 I got annoyed with him). so Samson and Bradford are really what I also wish they'd do also the slip coaches (to go along with duck) and Porter (he was my favorite character of the cgi series until Samson & Bradford surpassed him with that title when Samson and the fireworks came). so I also hope they do them eventually too.

Thank you for the reply. I think I'm just a little excited that bachmann is almost done with the narrow gauge engines. originally I was going to wait until they did all of them. but I went ahead and started to buy them. the first one I bought was peter Sam (just how great he turned out). and also four of the blue coaches the blue break van and the recent box vans (I bought 1 of the blue version than a second one just cause I really liked the new box vans). i was going buy 6 of the blue coaches but I went with 4 and the break van (my reason is mostly with the characters in the railway series agnus Ruth Jemima Lucy and Beatrice and the blue box van used as a to go along with the others i guess that could be cora from the railway series). and I also bought all 4 of the slate wagons that are out. and I also bought rusty two of the red box vans 4 of the red coaches and the red break van. and just recently I bought rheneas. Skarloey is the only one left I need to buy. still hope sir Handel and the new rolling stock comes soon (I may buy most of them when they come out). I think I'm really excited that they almost got the narrow gauge engines done. I guess I was hoping they'd say they would do Duncan now and he would be done for 2025 (just the way I was thinking). and more rolling stock I thought they should do is the green open air coaches both the brown and grey break vans (and also more of the box vans in the grey and brown paint even though those never existed I just thought they'd be great with the other vans). and I still hope they can do duke (as I said he's the one character I really want them to do who's not been in the show for years). thank you again for the reply I really appreciate it a lot.

I had written that I've started to collect the narrow gauge engines. now that they've done skarloey rheneas rusty peter Sam (the first one I bought) and soon sir Handel. I've been anxiously hoping with the announcements coming soon I've really been hoping that they say that Duncan will be the next one they do (cause I really think he will after they give an update on sir Handel). and with seeing people complaining that they don't want bachmann to do Duncan as he was in the cgi series I really don't mind that they do him as he was in the cgi series. (I really never cared how good many of the characters they returned looked I was just happy with the returns they brought back). also I've been hoping they would do duke too (even though I've seen that Mattel told bachmann they can only do the characters that were in the cgi series duke is really the only character that hasn't appeared in the show I really want them to do at this point). so there are more characters I want to write that I want them to do right now Duncan is really the one I want them to announce really badly. so I hope Duncan will be the next one they say they do.

I really want them to do Duncan a lot (I just started collecting the narrow gauge engines). Peter sam was the first one I bought and 4 of the blue coaches the blue break van and two of the blue box vans. (also I bought all 4 of the slate wagons rusty 4 of the red coaches the red break van and two of the red box vans). and I just ordered rheneas and I hope to buy skarloey when I can. I'm hoping sir Handel will come out and the new rolling stock. I just really want them to say that Duncan is the next one they do with the upcoming announcements. and I also been hoping they'd do duke too (just depending if they can I just really want the original 7 narrow gauge engines a lot and they really did a good job on them). I also mentioned that I'd hope they would do Luke as he was always my favorite of the newer narrow gauge engines. although I would like for them to do Millie and Victor (hope they'd do Kevin to go along with Victor). and I don't know about mighty Mac and fearless Freddie (i sort of liked them when they were introduced but now I'm mixed on them weather I like them or not I still prefer the original 7 and the ones from the cgi series as I feel they're more likable but that'll have to depend on terms).