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Re: New Thomas Duplo Trains
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:32:27 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
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I agree absolutely. I prefer to stick to the characters in the original 26
books by Rev. W Awdry and the 14 by his son Christopher Awdry. Those stories
were closely based on real events on real railways, making the more modern
tales look ridiculous. It’s a shame many younger kids don’t know the
difference. I learned a lot about railways from reading those books.
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I don’t understand your (plural) objections.
To take an example: there seems to be an objection to Spencer but he is based on
Mallard a real engine
on a real railway from 1938 - 1963. That would teach that steam engines
continued to evolve and be used in real-life applications into the mid 20th
century. Is that a bad lesson to learn?
Is everyone objecting to the poor stories or do people have a cut-off date in
mind (ie: 1899 or whatever) when they think of Thomas? I personally find a lot
of the newer more PC stores just boring and pointless but that is about the
writing not the characters being used.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) I found Spencer a poor substitute, considering that Mallard was featured in the original books, in the story of Thomas' visit to the National Railway Museum in York, UK. Yes, there were A4s in silver streamlined livery, but the name could have (...) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New Thomas Duplo Trains
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| (...) I agree absolutely. I prefer to stick to the characters in the original 26 books by Rev. W Awdry and the 14 by his son Christopher Awdry. Those stories were closely based on real events on real railways, making the more modern tales look (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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