The person who cared enough about the plastic James, Percy, Edward and Toby props despite Hit using newer brass models at the time. To a extent he saved them from being chucked out and instead took them home. Only for him to sell them off over the next few years to prop dealerships, deserves a major w
Fun fact: pilot Thomas actually got scrapped, as for the Marklin engine, he got scrapped, too, in season 3, they where starting to have more, and, more, so, they found no point in using him, anymore.
Well, just his original model, his brass model made for the movie is at hara and 3 extra brass models made for the special "the great discovery" are on display at explore the rails and Drayton Manor respectively (2 at explore the rails, 1 at drayton)
Thomas: QUIT TELLING EVERYONE I'M LOST, I'M DOWN IN A MINE AGAIN!! Sir Topham Hatts: If only Thomas would be found right now. Thomas: GOSH DANG, SIR!! I'M STUCK IN THE MINE AGAIN, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE SEND THE CRANES!! Sorry, I thought about an old reference from a very good movie. 😂😅
That's only a rumour lol, it's very likely to be true, but all we know is that it was considered to be in some cancelled s25 episode before AEG was greenlit so it is in Mattel's hands in some way I guess
I'd rather it stay lost tbh. If Mattel do have it, I hope Sam and Sean don't find out as last I talked with them, they didn't know where it was but Micheal White does for some reason (he was the one who provided the s25 Thomas info) if it did turn up, you bet it would be repaired like shit knowing Sam and Sean and there reputation of mishandling the props
Thomas's plastic model could be in storage around late 2021 and early 2022 i heard rumors that the model itself is in mattels HQ somewhere in there office i did thought percy would also be there but after seeing his condition after being purchased by thomastankmerch i do think that thomas's model is just in storage and kinda in the same condition as percy.
The props ThomasTankEngineMerch and Mattel/Sam Wilkinson has aren't the same ones from the original 80s/90s show, they are rebuilds by HiT. The pilot Thomas and Gordon were referbished for S2 then turned into scrap props for subsequent later seasons. The whereabouts of the originals are either unknown or have been bin'd
loving all the "other trains" but where is lady?? I have looked everywhere to find who has her but if I see her I will buy and restore her! btw really love her and molly!
The Thomas prop’s location has been apparently confirmed, and it’s not in a good place. It turns out to be at Drayton Manor, as the model there has features only the Perspex model had, such as certain proportions on cab windows, dome and funnel. Quite sad really.
@@spinosuchusdude7302 I’ve just done some more research, and it’s been pointed out to me that the pictures of Thomas I’ve been looking at were in fact of a replica they built and put on display. Idk if it’s either the had one on whilst the other was being restored, or that there are 2 on at the same time. Here is where I found the truth: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nS09-lqy4uw.html
Most of the backdrops and grass were thrown away around season 2, Everything else was preserved for use intill season 12, Some of the buildings, and tracks were donated to drayton manor and HARA, some of the structures were sold or given away to crew members. The rest were thrown away. likely because HIT thought they had no value.
The back, you are alowed to go, you just have to pay a fair amount of money. last event they kept a broken model of duck there as well as boco I think.
@@BrandonRogerRoger-kq4rm people wont give you the thomas prop. they wouldnt give up something so valuable. and besides, 1 thomas episode costs 50,000$ to make. just get the bachmann OO/G scale models, the hornby HO scale models or the lionel G scale/0 scale models.
