Four new talking engines similar to the Thomas and Percy released in sets last year have been found on Mattel's service website here https://m.service.mattel.com/us/Search?i...tchany&N=0
Looks like we're getting an express coach with some kind of hinge, probably to open it up and play inside, a milk tanker variation of the orange tanker from the also upcoming Percy pack, and a version of the troublesome van, possibly with face on the back. All the engines seem decorated in some way, although I couldn't tell you if they are based on episodes of the show or not.
It looks like Annie and Clarabel have some functionality as well, maybe by sliding the red thing back and forth passengers appear and disappear in the windows?
Interestingly, in an analysis meeting earlier today Mattel mentioned the success of the talking Thomas and Percy sets at the end of last year, possibly they have decided to see if these individual talking releases will also do well. I'd be interested in the tanker if the face is different from the Percy pack, and the van if it has a 3D face on the back
Looks like we're getting an express coach with some kind of hinge, probably to open it up and play inside, a milk tanker variation of the orange tanker from the also upcoming Percy pack, and a version of the troublesome van, possibly with face on the back. All the engines seem decorated in some way, although I couldn't tell you if they are based on episodes of the show or not.
It looks like Annie and Clarabel have some functionality as well, maybe by sliding the red thing back and forth passengers appear and disappear in the windows?
Interestingly, in an analysis meeting earlier today Mattel mentioned the success of the talking Thomas and Percy sets at the end of last year, possibly they have decided to see if these individual talking releases will also do well. I'd be interested in the tanker if the face is different from the Percy pack, and the van if it has a 3D face on the back
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