Bachmann N scale Thomas and Friends range

[Lemosteam]

Note the item number on the (93801 old, 93810 new) boxes is also different.  Design revisions perhaps?

@MK what is the number on your box?

[MK]

Note the item number on the (93801 old, 93810 new) boxes is also different.  Design revisions perhaps?

@MK what is the number on your box?

Uh oh!  Until John asked, I didn't go down to the basement to look for the box.  It looks like there is an intermediate version with the OLD box and the NEW design!  Mine has the old item number with the styrofoam cradle but Thomas is of the newer desing (less the coreless motor).  But the box is *almost* the same.  The top portion is slightly different.

Borrowing Peteski's picture:



And here's mine:

[peteski]

Note the item number on the (93801 old, 93810 new) boxes is also different.  Design revisions perhaps?

Yes, I did mention that in my write-up.

[EspeeGoldenState]

The faces are different as the newer was updated to the current look of Thomas.  The CGI version of Thomas is different than the models from previous seasons.

Chris

[peteski]

The faces are different as the newer was updated to the current look of Thomas.  The CGI version of Thomas is different than the models from previous seasons.

Chris

That makes sense (even if the difference is fairly subtle).  I did hear about the show changing from physical models to CGI. I'm not an avid watcher of the program - I just like to play with little model trains. 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Did you squeeze the face out to get them apart?

[DKS]

Did you squeeze the face out to get them apart?

That's going to give me nightmares for the next week...

[Steveruger45]

That's going to give me nightmares for the next week...

Yeah, creepy.  Gives a whole new definition of the “slinky effect”.

[peteski]

Did you squeeze the face out to get them apart?

Ed, if you changed the gray color to brown, that would be something I would expect from @chicken45  :  Mr. Thomas Hanky!   

You have been hanging around with him too much! 

OTOH, this kind of posts is why I like to hang around TRW! 

[MK]

Thomas got food poisoning!   

[chicken45]

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Ed K. made this if people hate it. 

[haasmarc]

I got all 3 of the latest release for the grandkids.  Thomas and Percy run ok, but James does not run well at all.  Very noisy and jerky.  When I opened him up, he has a very small motor compared to Thomas.  He may have a gear mesh problem.  That would account for the jerkiness and noise.  I haven't had a chance to really try and track it down.