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Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Printable Version +- Blue Plastic Tracks (https://www.blueplastictracks.org) +-- Forum: Blue Plastic Tracks (https://www.blueplastictracks.org/forum-36.html) +--- Forum: Takara/TOMY/Plarail/Tomica world (https://www.blueplastictracks.org/forum-2.html) +--- Thread: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES (/thread-118.html) Pages:
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RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Super - 01-24-2021 My mistake...nevermind.... ![]() ![]() RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - FfarquharDeveloper - 01-26-2021 If anybody's still interested in that Thomas & Kenji set a video on it just got uploaded, unfortunately, it seems it's not available in all countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAWUZXj8BwY&feature=youtu.be RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Super - 01-26-2021 Blocked here in the States for me. Have any other Links? RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - DuckGWR - 01-26-2021 Here is a copy on Twitter https://twitter.com/NWRThomas25/status/1353975358047981569?s=19 RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Super - 01-26-2021 Thanks Duck, I can see that one. I am not a Thomas collector so I may be out of line but....as a Plarail collector, I am not impressed with this set at all. I am also curious as to the HiT Entertainment Logo at the beginning of the video. Are they still around collecting money? ![]() RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - DuckGWR - 01-26-2021 Yes, HiT Entertainment is owned by Mattel but they still use the name. As a Thomas collector, I am not that impressed. I think Mattel's licensing is hitting fairly hard. 20 years ago an engine chase set was around 5000 yen.... and included two motorized and two unmotorized engines, two loops of track, and an automatic switch ![]() Now for 6600 yen we get one motorized engine, a pullback (which, I admit, I don't actually dislike that much since learning it is an episode tie in), and a loop of track with passing siding, all made as small as possible by the use of the new half straight stoper. The same thing has been happening with Bachmann's Thomas models over the last 20 years. Here are prices from the 2002 catalog, when the range started: ![]() And 2012: (Mattel bought HiT in late 2011, and with it the merchandise rights and control over license fees) ![]() And now last year (2020): ![]() A three times price increase. The price versus inflation between 2002 and 2012 rose about 16 dollars over inflation (the original 32 dollar price was worth about 40 dollars by 2012), but the 99 dollar list price is more then double the original 32 dollar price tag after inflation (about 46 dollars today). It seems Mattel has been raising the license fee since taking ownership of HiT. The toys they produce themselves, which is most of them, are obviously not effected by this, but come with their own numerous downsides RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Super - 01-26-2021 But the video is Plarail....does Mattel make Plarail put their HiT logo on their videos? RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - DuckGWR - 01-26-2021 Yes, it is around the Plarail website in some places. It might be because they are using promotional photos from the TV series, which Mattel still distributes through HiT Entertainment, or because the characters are licensed through HiT Entertainment. Otherwise if licensing was done through Mattel themselves they would have Mattel or Fisher Price logos and license information instead ![]() RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Super - 01-26-2021 That makes sense, thanks for the explanation Duck. ![]() RE: Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES - Collin Joe - 01-27-2021 Now I'm starting to think this will either be Takara TOMY's last year with Thomas merchandise, or their last year focusing on just the OG show, they might as well switch to the reboot merch next year, since I'm Pretty sure TOMY is just squeezing out that last bit of OG Thomas juice just for season 24. |