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Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo
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Fri, 13 May 2005 04:02:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
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Ahem. Thomas the Tank Engine books and records (7” 45 RPM!) were very popular
in Australia in the early 70s.
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What happened since?
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So while the TV series may have propelled it
onto the North American stage, that is not necessarily the world stage.
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Well, the success of the series prompted the major motion picture release, which
could rightly be called a “world stage”.
I realize that the books have been around a looong time. But as actual
toys, Thomas, it seems to me, is a rather recent phenomenon. I had Brio as a
kid, but no Thomas Brio (as is now). My dad had Marklin train set, but no
Thomas characters were ever sold by model railroad manufacturers (that I’m
aware).
And, to be honest, what really turned my crank about Thomas were the videos
produced by Britt Alcroft. To me, without the videos, the Thomas stories by the
Rev. Awdry become just another little engine that could.
JOHN
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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| (...) I'm going to be a pedant here and argue that there is no Thomas BRIO now, either. At least not in the US. It's a clone, not real BRIO. This site suggests that one company that makes BRIO **compatible** Thomas stuff is Learning Curve. (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
| | | Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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| (...) Ummmmm does it matter? They were very popular in countries other than the UK, so they (the characters/stories) were propelled to the world stage many years before anyone thought of a Brio Thomas or TV series. (...) Sure, but it had already (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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| (...) Ahem. Thomas the Tank Engine books and records (7" 45 RPM!) were very popular in Australia in the early 70s. So while the TV series may have propelled it onto the North American stage, that is not necessarily the world stage. ROSCO (20 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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