Thomas Merch you've (probably) never heard of. 

i remember my grandpa buying me a Märklin Thomas to use on his layout. it was a fairly small german branchline like layout but somehow thomas fitted in pretty well on a layout designed for small german/swiss tank engines and railbusses. i remember the he later got 2 generic green marklin coaches which i used as annie and clarabell. to this day that Thomas is the only Märklin Thomas product ive ever seen.

I can’t believe the Woody Capsule toys haven’t made it into a cursed merch vid there’s something so off about them

There's one japanese brand that made T&F merch that was really accurate to the TVS. They looked so cool, worked kinda like a scale model, but they functioned with a magic wand. I hope you search for them!

I remember last year at a train show I stumbled upon a Shining Time RC set that included a figure 8 track with a tunnel, Toby, Henrietta, and a troublesome truck, never knew that existed!

2:45 seeing Spencer with a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement is just a cursed thing! I mean, he’s a bloody *PACIFIC!* not an Atlantic!

It's surprising how realistic the faces on the IR Thomas and Percy are. Not even Hornby could get faces that accurate to the model series.

I remember having this brand of Thomas characters that were sold in the checkouts back in the day. They were small cheap plastic toys with hidden wheels inside them, and they had the same moulds as their Take-Along models.

Tomy, Capsule, early trackmaster, and Plarail are the best hands downs. I remember coming home from school and making a different track running down my hallway everyday. Good times 😢

0:24 That's how I got into TTTE. I had collectable railway Charlie, Thomas and James. (and mega blocks Peter Sam and Rusty lol)

Someone needs to get one of those padlocks for The Lock Picking Lawyer. They're probably more secure than a Masterlock 😂

Micro rubber engines is one of my rememberable childhood stuff in the 2010’s. Sadly, I’ve somehow or elsewhere loss them. I’ll not forget.

I love small scale figurines, so I absolutely loved the My Busy Books toys. They were so satisfying to hold, especially James and Thomas, and the hard rubbery texture was so satisfying to feel. I remember playing with them outside in the dry dirt or in small gravel that looked like coal, I rarely ever used the playmat they came with. The originals were so soft, you could cut them with a razor blade and make your own engines, or just separate the tenders like I did. Sadly, the second book changed the material to a hallow hard plastic mold, which was less appealing to play with, and was prone to warping.

I remember when I was 4 years old, there was a big book fair. With only 10 dollars in my pocket I got Thomas and friends book with the Mirco rubber engines in the book. Unfortunately I do not have the book but I still have the engines , including Annie and Clarabel.

You just unlocked a core memory I had lost so long ago. Pulling out that plastic mat and the little rubber engines was so fun to me, but i could never fold the mat back right and the book would never close fully 😅. Thank you so much for digging that back up

I've seen a couple of these before. That iR Thomas set looks pretty cool.

I have the old busy book set, so much nostalgia

Fun fact: I own the first two iterations of the micro rubber engines and I can say with confidence that they look a bit different between releases, with the second iteration generally having less detail. So here's a list of (off the top of my head) stuff they changed (Also I'll just be calling them series 1 and 2 for simplicity): Series 2's returning engines don't have cab windows for the engines that had them, painted eyes, painted buffers, the paint on their faces looks a bit worse, and their colours are brighter. Series 1's James had bronze side rods. Yeah I can't be bothered to go get them and actually have a look at them to see if anything else is different.

5:08 “there were also road vehicles” *proceeds to list helicopter and boat*

Can't lie, I wish I still had all my ERTL stuff... I had loads, but my mum gave them all away, including some limited edition ones and the big Thomas carry case. 😭😭😭 Back in the days when toys were indestructible and hurt (if thrown at you by a sibling).

When I was little, I had the boss Oliver, Jeremy, and, I believe, Gordon. I have no idea where I got them, nor where they are now, but it’s nice to finally see somebody shine some light on the little toys I’ve been so perplexed by for years.

I know that finding every single obscure Thomas merch range but I was hoping that you'd mention one that I've been trying to find out if anyone knows about this particular range that came out in the UK around 2011. Found at my local Tesco, Hit also had other of their properties packaged this way but there were these navy blind boxes that had a superb quality, in both plastic and detail, Thomas character and some jelly beans. They had rollers on the bottom and had black couplings (L on front, loop on back). I've lost them all at this point including Rosie which I slipped under the gap of a broom closet door at a leisure centre. Hope this comment shines some light on this range and lets me know that I can't be the only one

4:53 We need to get the Lock Picking Lawyer to pick one of these.

Idk if you've covered them in other videos but there was a rare line of these like, wooden railway/take-n-play hybrid toys called Interactive Learning Railway. I had a couple of the sets growing up but I've barely seen anybody ever talk about them

If I had a nickel every time a company made an E2 in SECR livery, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t much but it’s strange it happened twice

For the coffee merch i have both the pull bacm ones ( Bell, Diesel, Diesel10, Hiro and James.) and the push along ones ( Percy with a banner, Charlie, Scruffy and 6 coaches with banners).

I’ve definitely heard of the micro Rubber Engines. Loved those toys when I was a kid.

I find it interesting. Also those rubber thomas bits? Ever heard of Ducking a jeep? See a parked jeep leave a rubber duck on the driver door handle. I would so do it with thomas.

I got serious flashbacks when you mentioned the Micro Rubber Engines, I remember eating Toby

I never knew that model series Mega Bloks existed til a month or two ago and i also didn’t know that mega bloks in general was still going

I had one of those books, loved playing with the map it came with and dragging them along

I own 3 engines from a brand called "De Agostini". They looked similar to Ertl engines, except they were more detailed and were made of plastic unlike Ertl. The three engines I own from this brand are Edward, Henry and Percy. There's also another brand called "Limited Edition Collectables", they looked similar to Take'n'Play engines except they were made of plastics, their wheels were static and they had no magnets. I only ever owned Thomas.

I used to love take along and taken play I had so many characters and thinking about them makes me want to pull them from storage for some nostalgia

this reminds me of two things 1-When I was little I was once given a culdee ertl but since I didn't know the brand I kept it but I never saw it again 2-I have an express car that I don't know what brand it is, and the bad thing is that nothing appears at the bottom

nostalgia hit me like a brick wall right around 8:16 like what happened to all the good toys 😔not at all referencing M * * * * * :) love the videos trainboy!

2:24 The Spencer Big Wheels are 4!

Babe wake up new trainboy video

Those locks are cool!!

I have the micro rubber toys and My Busy book (first edition) since I was younger!

When I was a kid it was ERTL or nothing. If they still made those awesome diecast I'd buy them alllll!

And theres a 4th book, featuring Thomas, Percy, James, Nia, Kana, Diesel, Sandy, Carly, Bruno and Harold!

2:11 I actually had one of these the first book specifically and I ended up eating Gordon and losing the others

I always thought the rubber engines were just called “the busy book engines”.

4:45 I have Old slow coach and The Union Jack Coach .Also Thomas ,whiff,Percy .And all the pull back modals .I always wanted to know what these are .

I remember having the rubber ones. But they did Spencer dirty making him a 4-4-2

The padlock and key ones are so cute!

I probably have the most nostalgia for my take and play Duck with black wheels, I’m so happy I still have it,

the konami IR train set looks to have continued past that into DigiQ trains so im wondering if anyone can check those out and see if the controls are also like that

7:26 looking at the remotes now they look like wii remotes Edit: I looked it up and these remotes came first before the wii remote that’s a bit………..odd to say the least……….

Thank you for telling me where some of my Thomas’s come from

I actually still have my DigiQTrain Series 500 Shinkansen from when I was a kid. Never got it to work tho. Want to grab it out of my closet when I have the chance.

The micro engines are used to have back in my old school I think I was in Second grade They would let us have playtime so that was an option and these engines used to be one of the things you could play with

I love the miro rubber trains and I also have a micro rubber Santa fe super chief. I lost some of the rubber trains but the ones I still have are Emily, Bertie, thomas, edward, Spencer, Rosie, whiff, James, Mavis, and a Santa fe super chief. I also made custom paper coaches for the rubber trains

BRO IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THOSE RUBBER ENGINES FOR YEARS I USED TO HAVE THEM THEY WERE ELITE

Why does James look bussin' with red wheels tho

Trainboy: there are so many things that come to mind. Me: that is an understatement. also, I have the rubber Toby.

Bro the micro rubber engines take me back. I was so young and I think I had the first one and then years later my baby brother got the newest one. It came full circle basically

Very strange stuff indeed, the marklin thomas stuff kinda goes hard idk why tho, would love to see more installments

I saw some of the woody capsules in a lot with some capsules plarails and a few other things on eBay a few weeks ago, I believe there was a Thomas, lady, 3 Gordons and 2 James.

My local model railway shop has just put an order in for 6 Bachmann N gauge Gordon, safe to say I’ve got my name on one of them. Don’t know when they are due in tho.

Barns and noble. That is where I got my weird rubber trains. Try searching there if you are on the hunt for rubber small trains aka the weaker version of the ertl minis

I remember another certain branch of plastic Thomas merch where their wheels were molded on and they would have two rollers under their chassis tender engines would have the tenders connected at the back like a coal bunker. If anyone knows what these toys would be called, let me know

I would of loved to buy the ir Thomas stuff if they made more of them, really sad the great looking merch isn't still around anymore besides Bachmann and I guess capsual thing but like the main 4 Thomas merch has all been discontinued which sucks

5:14 I bought the Spencer and hiro pullback toys at a flea market close to where I live aka in the United States so knowing they were Japanese toys it makes me wonder how they ended up here🤷‍♂️

On Ebay I got 2 of the crazy Thomas robot sets that went together like Voltron. Crazy Asian knockoff. They have completely different packaging and slightly different details. Look it up, Thomas Voltron is real

1:56 i had these, WhY CANT THE FUNNELS STAY ONE FOR ONE DAY

That one Thomas toy I played with as a kid was a cardboard dominoes set with the engines on them.

OMG! I completely forgot I had a few of the toys from BOSS.

I still have a lot of wooden railway and take a long from my childhood- plus some ertl. Part of me wants to see them get a new home, though, and not sit in the closet lmao

I remember getting a Micro Rubber engine of Thomas or Henry for Easter like 8 or 9 years ago and I don't really remember anything after that :/

4:25. I thought this was a sponsorship at first lmao

I had the micro engines ever since I was a wee boi. Fond memories playing with them

The micro rubber engines came with a fold-up mat you could use them on.

I still have the second my busy book and I do enjoy playing with them as well as reading the book maybe someday I would like to get the rest of the my busy books.

I remember knock-off kinder surprice Thomas eggs.

0:33 I had a tomy thomas that I would play with for hours but I lost it in my old house and I never got it back

1:56 I have them. They came in the my busy book Thomas set

I actually own Märklin Thomas and Percy

I personally had the Shake Shake Bridge from Misty Island Rescue

FINALLY we got mention for the busy book lads,Bro those were my childhood

You should make a video on Magazine only and Merchandise only characters

I actually have the rubber hollow Percy,Edward,and Clarabel but in a thrift store

Anybody else remember there first thomas item mine was the track master sir handle and the bolder set

I grew up with early trackmaster. The Tomy steam along Thomas. And the early cgi talking trains. Best childhood ever. The rubber toys are a great. I used to recreate the scenes. But the current trackmaster toys lack detail.

No way! I forgot about the micro rubber engines I had one of the books, I broke Gordon’s funnel tho They were my childhood

you should make a video about deagostini thomas they are like ertl

Ye know those rubber toys I actually have them ye seem when I was younger my mom and dad used to get me and my brother those rubber engines. and I dont really recall harold in the sets, actually I think it was whiff because I have a rubber whiff and it looks just like the other rubber models. I remember when I was like 4 or 5 I remember pretending to remake TVs stories in my head I actually found those model this year. I found. Thomas Edward. Gordon. 2 James's. Percy and toby and whiff and Bertie and annie and clarable and mavis. Unfortunately I never found Henry soooo... I think henry was lose in time. Well until I find him of course

good video man ur the best ever keep the work up :)

I Actually used to have the little my busy book Thomas Engines.

1:43 i know This thomas toy Before is from a thomas book called my busy book right

I’m surprised you didn’t cover the tomica diecast Thomas line

Nostalgia: *goes through my veins* Me: HOLY SH*T I REMEMBER ALL OF THESE

the micro rubber engines are called my busy books they come with a mat a little book and figureings they made 4 busy books 3 cgi thomas and 1 aeg thomas busy books

1:52 literally had these when I was 2

I have a micro rubber thomas!!! 😊 Yippee!! Thanks to My mom to give me that book as a gift!

So A LONGGGGG Time Ago I Owned The Second Thomas Book With The Rubber Engines And I Have No Clue Where It Is But I Do Know That I Still Own Whiff From That Book.

The micro engines book 1 was my childhood.

The micro rubber engines come with a playmat that you can play with them on

Can the Tomy Mighty Mac actually spin around? If that’s true then idk how I did not find this out until now

There’s this one Thomas merch I had but can’t remember what it’s from I think it was a mini Gordon or Edward I think I got from a chocolate egg and they were a bit small then the my first book engines

i actually have 2 of the boss coffee toys which were captain and a van