The Rise & Fall of Cool Props' Thomas Line 

Bruh this fandom has become so dedicated that we practically made a whole potential range kinda useless

The seam gaps and inaccurate paint completely ruin the Coolprops items. For that price you should be getting something at least on par with the models fans are creating.

GTA 6 before CoolProps Bill and Ben?

People could be confused when they see a Thomas episode that was made by them and the don't know about the props 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

This was an interesting video. As much as I would love a full set with Thomas, Annie, Clarabel there's no way I'm paying that much for it so it's most likely I'll get just Thomas when I scrounge up more money and hopefully I can get one before this decade ends. The reason why I prefer to get one is because I just don't have that level of talent. I can make great customs but I can't make something to this scale so buying one is my only option. Anyway keep up the good work Tidmouth.

750 dollars make seem like a lot but it makes sense considering how expensive it is to manufacture and when you buy it your supporting great replica makers

I think that the price is more substantial of an issue than it seems. Like, $750 for a non-motorized, no eye-mech, no smoke replica just seems really unreasonable (especially considering the inaccuracies you mentioned as well!)

interesting and informative vid!

I have one myself. Personally I do say it was worth the wait but not quite the price. I feel like the price should have been a little lower. That being said, I’m glad I have it anyway. It’s a nice novelty and when you’re not looking at it from six inches away, it looks like the real thing. The seam lines are actually not that noticeable on mine. I suspect it must be a lack of a consistent quality control. It does sit on a shelf in my train room and I love looking at it as Thomas was and still is a huge part of my life

I thought about getting cool Props Thomas because it looks like the model series from hit and classic eras but after looking at the prince, yikes that would possibly waste my savings account for my payments I would think about making a replica from scratch soon

What would interest me would be if someone made a gauge 1 CGI thomas...

I bought the Thomas w/Annie and Clarabel. To me, its THE biggest thing I've always wanted since I was a kid. For someone who grew up with Thomas since 1989, it was something I wanted. I had to save for it, but I am glad to have it.

This is definitely something to put on my bucket list.

The Coolprops set is really flawed and ofc while adding all the mechanics would be more pricey, externally it looks great! I’d love more characters in the range but they’d take ages to get to many of em it seems which is where i see the advantage the fandom has.

You should make me a cool props duck…

05:03 You have to remove the face and then the eyemech itself if you want to move the eyes. Sadly, you cannot control the eyes remotely. If you could, I might have considerd paying the 750 bucks for it.

Glad to see a whole video explaining this.

These are cool (no pun intended), but I’m NOT going to promise to get any of these replicas because they’re VERY expensive and hard to get for me. That’s why I’d rather buy something cheaper like an old Trackmaster model or a Bachmann model.

I wish coolprops made a lady coolprop

awesome work

Personally I'm either printing a gauge 1 replica off Thingiverse or getting the Bachmann G gauge one. Even if I had the money this one would seem wasteful.

Still sort of on the subject, it's the same with Daleks, there's a company that makes official replicas of Daleks, but they come at a high price, and aren't great quality. This is where, like the Thomas G1 fanbase, fans (like me) build ones ourselves which are better than the licenced replicas

To me, even though I never own CoolProps' Thomas line (though it would be cool if I did), I do think it'll be a new idea to display them with collectibles. That, and I wish that there are other companies would do something similar so that little kids would enjoy playing with, similar to other model train companies like Bachmann and Hornby.

Will Cool Props ever do a gauge 1 James model anytime soon as well???

Imagine a Cool Thomas prop next to a Lionel Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014

I got a replica troublesome truck THATS ALL I NEED not no hundred dollar replicas

They need to make cool props Edward.

As much as I would want to buy a cool props Thomas. $750 is too much for me. And it would be too much of a pain to keep one in decent condition because of having to brush dust off and risk of scratches and getting damaged.

Admittedly, I think the Coolprops replicas are interesting, but the biggest "no" for me about them is they're static. For that kinda money, I'd at least like to be able to run it and pull trains. What I'd really like is one of the Scottish twins, as they were always my favorites. Again, would rather have a runner to go on my garden railway than a perfect prop replica.

I commissioned Jamos to make me Thomas. I love the model so much!

Personally I wouldn't know where to begin trying to find someone to commission for a replica, and I am not buying a bulky ass 3D printer that I'd only use like once. Plus I am not good with paint so I see myself going "fuck i wish i just paid $750" while looking at my horrendous paintwork. If anybody sees this and knows any reputable modelers that are open for commissions lemme know, but until I find one I'm set on eventually just getting a Cool Props Thomas, but now that I know Annie and Clarabel can't move I won't get the trio. Also I don't think them adding mechanics inside would be a good idea considering they could get damaged during shipping and people would blame Cool Props and not the shipping company knowing this fandom.

I just got jumpscared by my own models

I'd LOVE a CoolProps Thomas Annie & Clarabel for my shelf tbh just that nobody in my family has that money

I think I'd rather spend my money on the Bachmann range

I want one so badly, but sadly they cannot ship to Australia. Would be great though.

Confusion and delay

It’s a shame that I never got a cool props Thomas

too expensive. i would like an accurate thomas and annie and clarabel (that move) replicas, but $800+ is too much atm

id rather just commission someone else to do it. if its $750 USD its probably gonna be almost double that. in AUD anyways 😭

I heard rumours about coolprops duck

Gauage one more like really big and expensive

As soon it was A. $750, B. UK and US only and C. not functional as a model train, let alone metal wheels to enable some conversion to make it a working model on the track that was when I started looking for parts to build my own that does run

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It's a decent model, but the price is way too much. MAYBE if it actually ran on its own I'd say it's good but for $750 there are too many issues.

$750 dollars? At that point just make make it a live steam G-scale model... I'm not buying that. Why does my bank account say -750 dollars?