@Super
This new 2025 Thomas reuses elements from the AEG counterpart like the longer rear coupling, the giant red switch, the height, and the separately fitted middle wheel.
It presumably still uses the same TM2 drive unit where it's the motor going directly to the wheel without the ability to freewheel
This thing can not fit under plarail risers since it's 7cm (plarail risers have a max of like 5 to 5.3cm, the trucks might be able to fit though.
@jdogman
People (usually fans) refer to it as CG specifically just because thats the specific incarnation is based off of.
General public though that's just classic thomas because besides maybe the face, any person whos not familiar what the differences are between model thomas and cgi thomas and besides from like, the face, rivets, and handrails they won't be able to tell you any.
It actually looks okay though, it's taking a lot from TWR 2022 where they used the CGI orthographic reference sheets to design these, though updated to have rivets and handrails.
- Don't really have any major complaints about it other than it's kinda incompatible with everything that came before it, but given they're not working with Plarail directly for TM3 they can do whatever they want with the height and size since they're not bound to working within the constraints of an already existing toy train system.
The truck looks really good, wish it had a face and a separately fitted back coupling but it doesn't look terrible. We're finally free from the stupid cogwheels they introduced in 2017 and the axleboxes over the wheels look really good.
Looks to be the same dimensions as any trucks from TM2 though, it sits roughly around 4cm tall and 7cm long
This new 2025 Thomas reuses elements from the AEG counterpart like the longer rear coupling, the giant red switch, the height, and the separately fitted middle wheel.
It presumably still uses the same TM2 drive unit where it's the motor going directly to the wheel without the ability to freewheel
This thing can not fit under plarail risers since it's 7cm (plarail risers have a max of like 5 to 5.3cm, the trucks might be able to fit though.
@jdogman
People (usually fans) refer to it as CG specifically just because thats the specific incarnation is based off of.
General public though that's just classic thomas because besides maybe the face, any person whos not familiar what the differences are between model thomas and cgi thomas and besides from like, the face, rivets, and handrails they won't be able to tell you any.
It actually looks okay though, it's taking a lot from TWR 2022 where they used the CGI orthographic reference sheets to design these, though updated to have rivets and handrails.
- Don't really have any major complaints about it other than it's kinda incompatible with everything that came before it, but given they're not working with Plarail directly for TM3 they can do whatever they want with the height and size since they're not bound to working within the constraints of an already existing toy train system.
The truck looks really good, wish it had a face and a separately fitted back coupling but it doesn't look terrible. We're finally free from the stupid cogwheels they introduced in 2017 and the axleboxes over the wheels look really good.
Looks to be the same dimensions as any trucks from TM2 though, it sits roughly around 4cm tall and 7cm long
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(This post was last modified: 12-28-2024, 01:41 PM by FfarquharDeveloper.)
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