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RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - MrKirby48 - 03-19-2025
(03-19-2025, 08:16 AM)chrisjo Wrote:(03-19-2025, 01:21 AM)MrKirby48 Wrote: also they have characters not available on the dark side, such as Toby or Rusty.
I'm by no means an expert on Thomas bootlegs, just a casual observer, but these have to be bootleg boxes (with mistakes) don't they?
The Bill . Ville box has been around for at least seven years
Also, have we ever seen a 'bootleg' Neville before?
No, Neville doesn't exists in the counterfeit range. Same as Flynn, Harvey, Molly and Scruff.
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - chrisjo - 03-19-2025
(03-19-2025, 01:49 PM)MrKirby48 Wrote: No, Neville doesn't exists in the counterfeit range. Same as Flynn, Harvey, Molly and Scruff.
Well I think we should consider the possibility that they do now. The likelihood of a seller in China suddenly coming up with these stocks of genuine old Trackmaster items seems remote to me.
I would really like to know what others think about those strange Bill and Dennis boxes though?
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - MuddyPoppins - 03-21-2025
Idk..I think they might be real old stock.
It reminds me of years ago when Carrick Wilmot bought an entire shipping container of out of print BNIB Tomy/ Plarail old stock and sold it off piece by piece on eBay for years.
It doesn’t really make sense that they’d create new counterfeit packaging rather than just introduce new counterfeit offerings though the current distribution and packaging that is already established…does it?
The Bill box is in English and Scandinavian (Ville), so I am guessing that this stuff is from a leftover hoard that was left behind in China and never shipped after FisherPrice pulled the plug in 2012/13.
It has happen before…
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - chrisjo - 03-21-2025
(03-21-2025, 08:24 AM)MuddyPoppins Wrote: The Bill box is in English and Scandinavian (Ville)
Ah, that explains the strange boxes. I dug a little deeper and on the TTTE Wiki I found the information that in the Finnish dub of the TV series, Bill and Ben are called Ville and Veikko, and Dennis is called Timo. Only in Finland, not any other Scandinavian countries, though of course the merchandise in these boxes could have been sold elsewhere. These are really niche items.
https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Other_Languages/Character_Names
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - GreatGordonFan - 03-21-2025
(03-21-2025, 08:24 AM)MuddyPoppins Wrote: Idk..I think they might be real old stock.
It reminds me of years ago when Carrick Wilmot bought an entire shipping container of out of print BNIB Tomy/ Plarail old stock and sold it off piece by piece on eBay for years.
Is that what the weird plarail diesel was?
https://www.blueplastictracks.org/thread-4854-post-59402.html#pid59402
Muddy made a video about it but i dont have the link.
Also, who/what is Carrick Wilmout?
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - MuddyPoppins - 03-21-2025
https://youtu.be/e0WCnvu9_tA?feature=shared
This is the video that made me want to be Muddy Poppins..
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - MuddyPoppins - 03-21-2025
(03-21-2025, 06:18 PM)MuddyPoppins Wrote: https://youtu.be/e0WCnvu9_tA?feature=sharedBummer…the sound is missing.
This is the video that made me want to be Muddy Poppins..
Music track was: Where do the Children Play.
(03-21-2025, 09:15 PM)MuddyPoppins Wrote:(03-21-2025, 06:18 PM)MuddyPoppins Wrote: https://youtu.be/e0WCnvu9_tA?feature=sharedBummer…the sound is missing.
This is the video that made me want to be Muddy Poppins..
Music track was: Where do the Children Play.
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - Super - 03-21-2025
The sound was perfect for me. One of my all time favorite videos.
RE: NEW trackmaster bootlegs - MrKirby48 - 04-06-2025
(03-19-2025, 01:21 AM)MrKirby48 Wrote: Probably all of you are familiar that most of the counterfeit Trackmaster is often found in Aliexpress.
This is not a bootleg (I think), but it caught my attention.
NIB Fisher Price Trackmaster models! They are more expensive than the typical fake Trackmaster, also they have characters not available on the dark side, such as Toby or Rusty.
Link; aliexpress.com/item/1005008523683118.html
UPDATE: New engines were added from this listing, which are
"TF-GUI-STEPNEY" Standard Stepney and troublesome truck with blister packaging type
"TF-GUI-THOMAS" Flat driving unit Thomas and blue van with Blister packaging type
"TF-GUI-PERCY" Flat driving unit Percy and JNR Guard's van in red with Blister packaging type.
"TF-GUI-DODGE" Standard type Dodge and light blue van with cardboard packaging type.
"TF-GUI-DUKE" Standard type Duke with windowed box.
"TF-GUI-DUKE-L" Standard type Duke with cardboard packaging type.
"TF-GUI-RHENEAS" Standard Rheneas and JNR Guard's van in blue with blister packaging type.
Seems Mavis with troublesome truck and Molly were removed from the listing.