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RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - ROCKINATOR - 05-10-2015
Maybe that's what plarail should do...
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - NWRMainLineTerminal - 05-11-2015
(05-09-2015, 07:04 PM)plarailfan Wrote: I can't quite understand how FENBO can produce these Thomas liveried models ! Do they need to pay a licence fee to Mattel ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fenbo-Thomas-Advert-Train-Takes-1xAA-Battery-Used-In-Good-Working-Condition-/141631465244?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20f9e4a71c
Mattel owns the entire Thomas franchise now?! What about Christopher Awdry? And what about hit entertainment? Besides, isn't that train livery a real life train livery in Japan?
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - Ucwepn - 05-11-2015
Christopher Awdry sold it to Britt Allcroft, The Britt Allcroft Company (which changed to Gullane Entertainment in 2001) was bought over by HiT Entertainment in September 2002, a company specialising in children's entertainment.
Now Mattel owns HiT who owns Thomas.
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - NWRMainLineTerminal - 05-12-2015
Just something new here, um my profile pics gone on my device?!
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - Super - 05-12-2015
Read about it here NWR http://www.blueplastictracks.com/showthread.php?tid=1010&pid=9878#pid9878
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - Ucwepn - 12-20-2015
Been doing some more research and I will bold the important part of this statement...
The transaction is expected to be financed with a combination of cash and debt and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Mattel’s 2012 earnings, but is expected to be increasingly accretive as the benefits of owning these brands are reflected in Mattel’s results, including the addition of Thomas & Friends® wood business in 2013 and retention of Thomas & Friends® plastic and die-cast business from 2015 onwards.
read the whole article here: http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/newsdetail.aspx?nid=87
Sick of reading mattel annual reports they are boring lol
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - Trainboy90 Productions - 01-11-2016
Plarail Thomas is officially discontinued
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - thejintymodeller - 01-12-2016
Well, There Goes The Best Of The Battery Powered :/ (in my opinion) Its A Shame They'd Do That But Hey, At Least Its Not The End Of Plarail Entirely
RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - MuddyPoppins - 01-12-2016
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RE: The end of Thomas and friends from Plarail? - plarnold - 01-12-2016
(01-11-2016, 10:32 PM)Trainboy90 Productions Wrote: Plarail Thomas is officially discontinued
May I ask which 'official' channel this post was based on?
As far as I can see, no 'official' channels have stated explicitly the discontinuation of the series.
I would really like to know if this is true.
-plarnold