My Experience with AliExpress & Tomy/Thomas Knockoffs

I have noticed that even though I have seen a lot of knockoff stuff on AliExpress I have also noticed what looks like new Trackmaster packaged items for cheap. I can't say they are real but they do have the Trackmaster logo like this Trackmaster Hank for $11 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/HANK-trai...1614c1a28c

Yey!!! Ordered 3rd Feb, arrived today, and that period includes Chinese New Year. As far as I can see it's the genuine article, good enough to fool me, anyway! Some of the paintwork on the piston rods is a bit tatty - I wonder if it could have been a factory 'second' because of that? Easily touched up though, so I'm VERY happy.

Thanks to Super for doing the leg-work!