i also think i might be getting the boy in the blue overalls... if i get him, it means ive only got to find the girl with the bib. once i get her, my collection of tomy people will hopefully be complete.
ive decided i need to add a page detailing the differences between the tomy and trackmaster ranges. keep an eye out for it... eventually, it will get done. lol.
i also think i might be getting the boy in the blue overalls... if i get him, it means ive only got to find the girl with the bib. once i get her, my collection of tomy people will hopefully be complete. i found him in an online auction for $9NZD. he arrived today, along with the other 3 people from that set. he looks great, and is even an "error" as he has a blue "button" on the underside of his shirt. as far as i know, he is only meant to have 2 buttons, so the third is a fluke.
so, now i only need to find the girl in red with a white "lace bib" and also a boy who i think is wearing blue overalls with a yellow shirt. i finally got another old engine to open, and have posted a how to guide for home repairers. i will eventually do one for the thomas engines as well. the thomas ones contain the exact same gears, but in a little black housing box.
the parcel from stephen arrived today!!! :)
the older tomy engines i ordered were repacked into new trackmaster boxes, but still bearing the tomy name at the bottom of the box. i had fears that they were new engines, so checked the dates on the bottom. they had years like 2004, 2006 on them, which makes them original releases. the new trackmaster engines have the name stamped on the bottom, which will make life easier for parents and new collectors. i also got some spare parts: hooks and couplings for all engines, spare "boulders" from the big loader for my contruction zone and spare tyres as i had 3 older engines that were missing theirs. i have updated the tomy page, but need to get some trackmaster tracks down for those photos before i can update that page, so will likely do it tomorrow. ok, i just realised there are two engines missing from my tomy collections. they are thomas and the jet engine and the thomas holiday set, which came with snow covered tunnel, flying harold and special carriages. thomas also sports a snow plow. so, it has now been brought back to 98% complete.
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