Well since I am not into the line and have no personal investment I can see the introduction of new characters and phasing out others as nothing terribly bad as all of these have been in many generations now and for a series to keep going change is inevitable and has to be made. Just take a look at other toy lines that faded away because they stayed the same and didn't try to bring new interest. That all being said just listening to all of you how about a different angle....if this is true and more and more new characters are introduced, isn't it more likely that the chances of seeing more new Plarail (not Trackmaster) trains in the series with the new faces? Now that would excite me especially with so much talk of wanting more Plarail and seeing the possibilities (of defacing) oops lol. Just a different perspective. Now I am not defending whoever owns those show rights and their decisions but what I see is a very good chance to see more Plarail models and isn't that what we all have been hoping for? Making the same train over and over again in different sets is getting old as far as I am concerned. Lets change it up
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