I'm not sure how this discussion is still going on, to be honest, every piece of evidence points to this being a one-off custom.
Why would a custom maker make an original box? Because it's funny? It's not hard to take the card from the back of a box, scan it into your computer, edit it, and print it out? People selling customs like Tom Moss do it all the time? They didn't make a custom plastic forming mold or anything, they probably took the plastic bubble off a real toy.
How does the image upload date or location confirm that it is a limited edition or that multiple were sold? I see no logical connection between it being uploaded in Quincy, CA in 2005 to saying that it is a limited edition toy or that several were sold or even made.
Who or what is PEP? It's probably just the initials of the guy who made it, and he thought it was funny to edit the Learning Curve logo to have his initials instead.
As Fred Pelhay said, it's a well-made custom. To say you couldn't make two near-identical ones... fair enough, but there's only one? It's just the same toy in and out of "box"? You don't need to mold a plastic bubble to fit the toy when you pop down to Toys R Us and buy the toy to customize because it comes in plastic packaging that will fit it? And resealing toys like Hot Wheels or the ERTL toys is not all that hard to do, although from the resolution of the pictures it's possible they just balanced the plastic bubble in front of the custom printed cardboard backing and it was never resealed anyways.
Wikipedia is for documented fact, sure, but it's open for anyone to edit - I can make any page say anything I want, many without even logging in, and unless another user or admin catches the error, it will stay there forever. For example, ever heard of the Aboriginal god Jar'Edo Wens? Or journalist John Seigenthaler's involvement in the Kennedy Assassinations? The fact that the wooden BART is no longer on the BART Wikipedia page stands as testimate that an editor somewhere along the way spotted that it was not factual, and removed it.
The furthest Learning Curve was involved in the production of this toy was manufacturing the original BoCo or whatever character the customizer bought to turn into the BART and the accompanying packaging. We know what promotional Learning Curve boxes look like, and its nothing like retail packaging
![[Image: Learning-Curve-Cargo-Car-Box.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/YvHbxgMf/Learning-Curve-Cargo-Car-Box.jpg)
![[Image: Special-Edition-Thomas-Track-Rider-Value-Pack-Box.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/BXDmDN9n/Special-Edition-Thomas-Track-Rider-Value-Pack-Box.jpg)
![[Image: Promofor-Coupon-Book-Box.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/Mn5bbFsq/Promofor-Coupon-Book-Box.jpg)
Why would a custom maker make an original box? Because it's funny? It's not hard to take the card from the back of a box, scan it into your computer, edit it, and print it out? People selling customs like Tom Moss do it all the time? They didn't make a custom plastic forming mold or anything, they probably took the plastic bubble off a real toy.
How does the image upload date or location confirm that it is a limited edition or that multiple were sold? I see no logical connection between it being uploaded in Quincy, CA in 2005 to saying that it is a limited edition toy or that several were sold or even made.
Who or what is PEP? It's probably just the initials of the guy who made it, and he thought it was funny to edit the Learning Curve logo to have his initials instead.
As Fred Pelhay said, it's a well-made custom. To say you couldn't make two near-identical ones... fair enough, but there's only one? It's just the same toy in and out of "box"? You don't need to mold a plastic bubble to fit the toy when you pop down to Toys R Us and buy the toy to customize because it comes in plastic packaging that will fit it? And resealing toys like Hot Wheels or the ERTL toys is not all that hard to do, although from the resolution of the pictures it's possible they just balanced the plastic bubble in front of the custom printed cardboard backing and it was never resealed anyways.
Wikipedia is for documented fact, sure, but it's open for anyone to edit - I can make any page say anything I want, many without even logging in, and unless another user or admin catches the error, it will stay there forever. For example, ever heard of the Aboriginal god Jar'Edo Wens? Or journalist John Seigenthaler's involvement in the Kennedy Assassinations? The fact that the wooden BART is no longer on the BART Wikipedia page stands as testimate that an editor somewhere along the way spotted that it was not factual, and removed it.
The furthest Learning Curve was involved in the production of this toy was manufacturing the original BoCo or whatever character the customizer bought to turn into the BART and the accompanying packaging. We know what promotional Learning Curve boxes look like, and its nothing like retail packaging
I have a website where I have been writing about and photographing many of the sets and pieces that I find interesting.
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