ok, so this is a bit of an odd-ball question, but bear with me please.
so, the tomy rabbit hole swallowed me many years ago, and during that time, as i have been collecting, i also put together a basic database of stuff i havent found yet, and any variations of paint, design and other differences.
one range was the tomy push n go toddler trains, which of course features thomas and friend, specifically thomas, james percy and even the fat controller in his car.
my hunt has identified 3 different variations released over the years, mainly in the drivers but also in the style of the engines themselves. i will use the driver desciptions to make things easier: squat body, painted face and molded face.
squat body: the driver is square and basic. the earliest design. the engines are also basic, with chunky wheels that stick outside the body.
painted face: the driver is taller, has painted eyes and mouth with a molded nose. likely the second design? the engines have been cleaned up.
molded face: the driver has a proper molded face with recesses for the eyes. the most recent design? the engines faces may have been updated.
now, with thomas i have been able to find images from all 3 variations which makes sense given he is the most popular character. with james i have been unable to locate any evidence of a painted face model, and percy has not been seen in the molded face.
does anyone recall, from searching ebay, google or jauce, seeing the ones i am missing from the database? they may not have released all 3 characters across all variations, and this is partially supported by the fact i have found images of a paint splatter thomas and buzz buzz james, both with molded face drivers.
thanks in advance
so, the tomy rabbit hole swallowed me many years ago, and during that time, as i have been collecting, i also put together a basic database of stuff i havent found yet, and any variations of paint, design and other differences.
one range was the tomy push n go toddler trains, which of course features thomas and friend, specifically thomas, james percy and even the fat controller in his car.
my hunt has identified 3 different variations released over the years, mainly in the drivers but also in the style of the engines themselves. i will use the driver desciptions to make things easier: squat body, painted face and molded face.
squat body: the driver is square and basic. the earliest design. the engines are also basic, with chunky wheels that stick outside the body.
painted face: the driver is taller, has painted eyes and mouth with a molded nose. likely the second design? the engines have been cleaned up.
molded face: the driver has a proper molded face with recesses for the eyes. the most recent design? the engines faces may have been updated.
now, with thomas i have been able to find images from all 3 variations which makes sense given he is the most popular character. with james i have been unable to locate any evidence of a painted face model, and percy has not been seen in the molded face.
does anyone recall, from searching ebay, google or jauce, seeing the ones i am missing from the database? they may not have released all 3 characters across all variations, and this is partially supported by the fact i have found images of a paint splatter thomas and buzz buzz james, both with molded face drivers.
thanks in advance
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