A box full of goodies!! Thomas & Merlin Coal Hopper Set w/ Hurricane, Frankie, Lexi +

**Super** · **Super** 04-02-2018, 11:59 PM Track Engineer

What did you get Star?

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 04-03-2018, 12:44 AM Moderator

Something else to mention regarding the Thomas/Merlin set. Merlin has no decals/stickers. You get a sheet that has them in them which needs applied along with the ones on the bin where the plastic balls go and the buffer stop.

**Super** · **Super** 04-03-2018, 02:24 AM Track Engineer

I hate when they do that. I would much rather have them factory installed or better yet no stickers but paint. Now if they would put in extra sets of stickers that may be better because if you make a mistake or damage a sticker trying to put it on. I do hate that.

StarSwitcher07 · StarSwitcher07 04-03-2018, 04:19 AM Harbor master

(04-02-2018, 11:59 PM)Super Wrote: What did you get Star?

Same as Ripley, along with little diecast Tomica toys of a dusty Thomas and Merlin.

**Super** · **Super** 04-03-2018, 11:57 AM Track Engineer

What do the Diecast Thomas and Merlin look like Star?

NDI13 · NDI13 04-03-2018, 02:59 PM Member

Hi. Did you get a gold ball with your set? I believe the gold ball is part of the lottery ticket for the Silver Thomas

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**Super** · **Super** 04-03-2018, 03:10 PM Track Engineer

OMG!!! Is that true? Thats how you get in the drawing for the silver Thomas??? I didn't know that, is this the only way to enter?

NDI13 · NDI13 04-03-2018, 03:17 PM Member

I am not sure but based on the images of the gold ball and a promo video I saw which I am trying to now recall where I saw it. And the fact that i just opened my set and saw a gold ball.

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MuddyPoppins · MuddyPoppins 04-03-2018, 03:47 PM Collector

Hmmm...that's very interesting, but if it's true
(We've all seen Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory), it seems like there would be quite a few counterfeit "golden ticket balls" that would begin to start popping up too.

Did you get a gold ball? Super? Ripley? Starswitcher?

**Super** · **Super** 04-03-2018, 04:16 PM Track Engineer

@Muddy

I didn't buy that set, had I known about this I may have. Maybe everyone of these sets has a gold ball because they still are only entered in a drawing for 100 of the Silver Thomas's so that could include thousands of entries but how would they prove or enter?. Star, Ripley, do you have gold balls? (that sounded weird)