Emily downunder
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Elmtree Line said:"Duck" is rumoured for release in 2014
That would be left of field has he is a very minor character and I don't know if he has even been in the recent series but good for modellers. I would of thought that out of the smaller engines Diesel, Mavis or Salty would come soon to add a diesel to the range.
James Day
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Re:Emily downunder - Going Rather Off Topic
Steve,
That is a pretty good point. I have no idea which characters are or aren't in the current version of Thomas. I have only seen it occasionally in the past three years or so, and was less than impressed by the CGI version with the nasty plank-like rails.
The only good thing that CGI seems to have brought is figures that actually move, and are less wooden and stiff that the limited arm waving that the animated model figures could deliver.
The Marklin tracked animated model version Thomas was a sheer joy to watch, following on in the true tradition of Thunderbirds, Camberwick Green etc.
Would Wallis and Gromit be anything like as enjoyable if they were CGI? I rather doubt it?
I have to confess th,at I have no interest in the Hornby virtual railway either! (Real thing every time please!) Whilst ranting I am also baffled by why my daughter's 7 and 9 year old male cousins walk past the model trains running in the garden, without even looking to go into the house to play on computers!
I am probably starting to show my age .......
Rant over......
Sorry!
Steve,
That is a pretty good point. I have no idea which characters are or aren't in the current version of Thomas. I have only seen it occasionally in the past three years or so, and was less than impressed by the CGI version with the nasty plank-like rails.
The only good thing that CGI seems to have brought is figures that actually move, and are less wooden and stiff that the limited arm waving that the animated model figures could deliver.
The Marklin tracked animated model version Thomas was a sheer joy to watch, following on in the true tradition of Thunderbirds, Camberwick Green etc.
Would Wallis and Gromit be anything like as enjoyable if they were CGI? I rather doubt it?
I have to confess th,at I have no interest in the Hornby virtual railway either! (Real thing every time please!) Whilst ranting I am also baffled by why my daughter's 7 and 9 year old male cousins walk past the model trains running in the garden, without even looking to go into the house to play on computers!
I am probably starting to show my age .......
Rant over......
Sorry!
James Day
Guano Corner Rly - Runs weekly - Guano permitting
Re:Emily downunder - Going Rather Off Topic
Steve,
That is a pretty good point. I have no idea which characters are or aren't in the current version of Thomas. I have only seen it occasionally in the past three years or so, and was less than impressed by the CGI version with the nasty plank-like rails.
The only good thing that CGI seems to have brought is figures that actually move, and are less wooden and stiff that the limited arm waving that the animated model figures could deliver.
The Marklin tracked animated model version Thomas was a sheer joy to watch, following on in the true tradition of Thunderbirds, Camberwick Green etc.
Would Wallis and Gromit be anything like as enjoyable if they were CGI? I rather doubt it?
I have to confess th,at I have no interest in the Hornby virtual railway either! (Real thing every time please!) Whilst ranting I am also baffled by why my daughter's 7 and 9 year old male cousins walk past the model trains running in the garden, without even looking to go into the house to play on computers!
I am probably starting to show my age .......
Rant over......
Sorry!
Steve,
That is a pretty good point. I have no idea which characters are or aren't in the current version of Thomas. I have only seen it occasionally in the past three years or so, and was less than impressed by the CGI version with the nasty plank-like rails.
The only good thing that CGI seems to have brought is figures that actually move, and are less wooden and stiff that the limited arm waving that the animated model figures could deliver.
The Marklin tracked animated model version Thomas was a sheer joy to watch, following on in the true tradition of Thunderbirds, Camberwick Green etc.
Would Wallis and Gromit be anything like as enjoyable if they were CGI? I rather doubt it?
I have to confess th,at I have no interest in the Hornby virtual railway either! (Real thing every time please!) Whilst ranting I am also baffled by why my daughter's 7 and 9 year old male cousins walk past the model trains running in the garden, without even looking to go into the house to play on computers!
I am probably starting to show my age .......
Rant over......
Sorry!
James Day
Guano Corner Rly - Runs weekly - Guano permitting
Re:Emily downunder - Going Rather Off Topic
Steve,
That is a pretty good point. I have no idea which characters are or aren't in the current version of Thomas. I have only seen it occasionally in the past three years or so, and was less than impressed by the CGI version with the nasty plank-like rails.
The only good thing that CGI seems to have brought is figures that actually move, and are less wooden and stiff that the limited arm waving that the animated model figures could deliver.
The Marklin tracked animated model version Thomas was a sheer joy to watch, following on in the true tradition of Thunderbirds, Camberwick Green etc.
Would Wallis and Gromit be anything like as enjoyable if they were CGI? I rather doubt it?
I have to confess that I have no interest in the Hornby virtual railway either! (Real thing every time please!) Whilst ranting I am also baffled by why my daughter's 7 and 9 year old male cousins walk past the model trains running in the garden, without even looking to go into the house to play on computers!
I am probably starting to show my age .......
Rant over......
Sorry!
Steve,
That is a pretty good point. I have no idea which characters are or aren't in the current version of Thomas. I have only seen it occasionally in the past three years or so, and was less than impressed by the CGI version with the nasty plank-like rails.
The only good thing that CGI seems to have brought is figures that actually move, and are less wooden and stiff that the limited arm waving that the animated model figures could deliver.
The Marklin tracked animated model version Thomas was a sheer joy to watch, following on in the true tradition of Thunderbirds, Camberwick Green etc.
Would Wallis and Gromit be anything like as enjoyable if they were CGI? I rather doubt it?
I have to confess that I have no interest in the Hornby virtual railway either! (Real thing every time please!) Whilst ranting I am also baffled by why my daughter's 7 and 9 year old male cousins walk past the model trains running in the garden, without even looking to go into the house to play on computers!
I am probably starting to show my age .......
Rant over......
Sorry!
funandtrains
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Re:Emily downunder - Going Rather Off Topic
Since I have a 3 year son I get to see the current TV quite regularly they play a few old ones with the models rather than CGI still, I link the look of the series best that has a blending of models and CGI from a few years ago.
Since I have a 3 year son I get to see the current TV quite regularly they play a few old ones with the models rather than CGI still, I link the look of the series best that has a blending of models and CGI from a few years ago.
spoz
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A guess might be that Duck is an inside cylinder 0-6-0 of about the same size as Thomas so he would allow them to use the same mechanism. I should think all they would need to do new would be a couple of injection moulded body parts; even things like the chimney moulding could probably be common so development time and cost would be minimised. Of course, you could probably make the same argument for the 08 class (can't remember the names) - but weren't they villains? While Darth Vader models might sell well I don't think the three year old market is into owning villains in a big way.funandtrains said:Elmtree Line said:"Duck" is rumoured for release in 2014
That would be left of field has he is a very minor character and I don't know if he has even been in the recent series but good for modellers. I would of thought that out of the smaller engines Diesel, Mavis or Salty would come soon to add a diesel to the range.
Mavis was an 0-6-0 diesel as well (class 04 maybe? shakey on that) but I think quite a bit shorter in the wheelbase. But I suspect given the gender issue we will probably see her in the not too far distant future.