This is actually a knock off/"dark side" toy. It has obvious hallmarks that clearly give away the fact it's not legit:
1) The Thomas image on the box is mirrored (his lamp and brakepipe are on the wrong side).
2) The track system appears to be a road, and there are things such as a petrol station, signs and road cones, but the only characters are engines.
3) Even though the characters' colours are right, they all have black wheels and Thomas and Diesel's faces look wrong.
4) Spencer is missing his tender, even though James has the "bunker tender" that sometimes appears on licensed toys.
5) Even on Japanese boxes, the English Thomas & Friends logo is still used. Here, it appears to be Chinese, and since I can't read it, I assume it either has nothing to do with Thomas, or it's not a literal translation.
6) The billboard (?) at the top says "the most popular gifts...", and the barrier says "carefully" instead of "caution" or "danger". That's what Leokimvideo calls "typical dark side reads".
7) There is no "© *year* Gullane (Thomas) Limited" anywhere on the box, nor is there a HiT Entertainment logo, or any toy companies associated with Thomas.
1) The Thomas image on the box is mirrored (his lamp and brakepipe are on the wrong side).
2) The track system appears to be a road, and there are things such as a petrol station, signs and road cones, but the only characters are engines.
3) Even though the characters' colours are right, they all have black wheels and Thomas and Diesel's faces look wrong.
4) Spencer is missing his tender, even though James has the "bunker tender" that sometimes appears on licensed toys.
5) Even on Japanese boxes, the English Thomas & Friends logo is still used. Here, it appears to be Chinese, and since I can't read it, I assume it either has nothing to do with Thomas, or it's not a literal translation.
6) The billboard (?) at the top says "the most popular gifts...", and the barrier says "carefully" instead of "caution" or "danger". That's what Leokimvideo calls "typical dark side reads".
7) There is no "© *year* Gullane (Thomas) Limited" anywhere on the box, nor is there a HiT Entertainment logo, or any toy companies associated with Thomas.