ERTL Thomas Toys: A Short Nostalgic History 

I was born after the eartl line ended, but we would always find them at yard sales and thrift stores. Sadly, though, a lot of them got broken, so I am now left with only 13 or so. Some of the best toys ever though.

Fantastic video and now I know some ERTL Thomas lore and what!!! you found an ERTL Bear for a pound??? Lucky!

These were my introduction to the Railway Series in a way. I think right around the time the Complete Collection Hardback with all the Wilbert stories came out, I got an ERTL model of Sixteen at a Railroad Museum when I was 5 yrs old. I had no idea who he was for years. This was also my first time seeing a working Thomas Replica and even more exciting for me an actual full sized steam locomotive in steam, which I found much more interesting. Here I am 26 years later buying the things on eBay lol

Brings back memories. We had a collection of these. The range was so successful we could even buy them in Zimbabwe where we lived! We also used to use the shrink wrapped plastic from the packaging as jelly moulds.

I played with ERTL toys and collected them until either the 2000 or 2001. After that they were very rare to come by until they were discontinued in 2003. Whenever I watched Thomas I was always re-enacting the stories with them.

I've got a big collection of Ertl figures and I'm still collecting them now. I'm looking 4 ones like Jock and Neil at the moment.

I don’t really have memories with the (since I was born in 2012) but wen I watched videos of ertl Thomas toys i wanted one and now I have three a Boco a Daisy and a 1984 thomas

I never had ERTL toys as a kid, but I've gotten to like the range after I started collecting them in 2018. I remember taking my Thomas model on a real train ride on the Waitara Branch here in New Zealand. And as much as I like the inclusion of RWS-exclusive characters like Godred and Culdee, I don't like the weird and inconsistent scales of the models. For example, Toby and Diesel tower over Boco and Gordon, and that just looks ridiculous. Some the highlights in my collection are Percy (with a paper face), Godred, Culdee, City of Truro, Thomas and Sir Handel.

I still have my Childhood collection and now as an adult I have a mint in box collection. Emily, Jock and Spencer are the final Three I need. Just very expensive. Also you have to be careful as a lot of people on eBay over hype the price, so it pays to look around as you say. Great video, Thanks for sharing.

I love Thomas ertl trains.

Thomas and Toby are still here today

Amazing video, man! I was born after the range ended, but I did have one ERTL train growing up It was an ERTL Percy, it always stood out to me as "The cool one" from my Die Cast engines I had lol Though later on I eventually got some more (Like a metallic Thomas, sticker face Thomas James and Henry (All in mint condition might I add!) and some others in box) Its hard finding them cheap though, as I had a hard time finding a normal James for the longest time, idk why.

Ertl got discontinued right around when the hit era kicked off, however we were robbed by getting the narrow gauge coaches and Mike etc.

Had virtually all of them as a kid sadly had a fall out with family so won’t be able to get them back for my kids

The felt driver is for a fuzzy, felt board

I managed to snipe a shiny Rheneas on EBay back in June for £6, that was a steal

Tbh I feel like the 2003-2004 models were abit better sizing wise. Especially Spencer and Murdoch

i have an 1987 ertl james and a 1994 (i think?) skarloey. two of my favourite characters. i love your videos keep it up :)

Great video and collection my friend. Got my own collection as well and did a video on it as well. Enjoy my friend and well done ☺️🚂🚃

I got most of them. Ertl did do a rare Henry mk1 in his old shape

I know it’s a bit later after this video came out but do you need any ones you don’t have? Also how’s the collection going?

I gotta get an ertl for my forge day, especially the rare holiday one. I'm sorry for saying this but I had some wooden railway and loved the 3 pack I remember having a paint chipped james

2:42 why not print some?

I stole an ERTL Percy from pre school.

i own 2 paper face thomas's 1 paper face henry and 1 paper face james

There is no diesel 10