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Inside Gold Thomas - MuddyPoppins - 10-17-2016
While still trying to sort out all of the myth from fact about Gold Thomas, I thought I'd share this interesting detail right away...
It is NOT simply a modified version of a standard Thomas.
It's shell is not of standard blue plastic, and it's underside is missing one feature that has always been a staple of the Thomas model!!!
Does anyone recognize what's missing???
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - Super - 10-17-2016
Middle wheel????
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - MuddyPoppins - 10-17-2016
(10-17-2016, 04:27 PM)Super Wrote: Middle wheel????
Ding ding ding ding!!!
We have a winner winner chicken dinner!!
I knew you'd spot that right off Super!!!
Yes...I have never seen him made this way..
Every other version has that middle wheel.
It's not just painted gold but it's construction and design are also unique unto itself.
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - plarnold - 10-18-2016
@Muddy Poppins,
What do you mean? Have you never seen a Plarail blue Thomas without a middle wheel?
-plarnold
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - MuddyPoppins - 10-18-2016
(10-18-2016, 05:10 AM)plarnold Wrote: @Muddy Poppins,No I have never seen any version of Thomas with only 4 wheels...sometimes the middle wheel may be affixed and just part of the mold and painted, but generally middle wheels are the mechanism that releases to allow the shell to be removed from their locked slotted position that interacts and engages with said middle wheels...
What do you mean? Have you never seen a Plarail blue Thomas without a middle wheel?
-plarnold
Do you know of any other 4 wheeled versions of Thomas??
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - Starworld101 - 10-18-2016
Are there moulded holes for where the middle wheel would go? also does a standard Thomas have a J7 sticker inside.
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - MuddyPoppins - 10-18-2016
(10-18-2016, 05:10 AM)plarnold Wrote: @Muddy Poppins,
What do you mean? Have you never seen a Plarail blue Thomas without a middle wheel?
-plarnold
There are 54 different variant versions of Thomas in the Plarail/Tomy/HitToys/Trackmaster 1 line...from 1992 to current( this includes the newest "Original Green Thomas" just released by Plarail)
Of the 54 different versions, only 12 are different from each other in their design and construction, but no matter how Thomas is made or put together he has ALWAYS had a middle wheel included in his design.
These are the 12 different variants and configurations of different components that have made up Thomas' undercarriage construction that have been released.
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - sunhuntin - 10-18-2016
that thomas is beautiful, both inside and out! interesting about the wheels. wonder if they left them off because of the likelyhood of damaged paint from them "snapping" back into position?
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - Super - 10-18-2016
Strange, the one in the middle has no activation tab.
RE: Inside Gold Thomas - ripley802 - 10-18-2016
(10-18-2016, 08:45 PM)Super Wrote: Strange, the one in the middle has no activation tab.
The one with the large coupling? If so, that's one of the "real steam" Thomas's which the engine just has the steam components.