I began writing a thread about these immediately after seeing them, only to find you've done a better job.
Either way, this range was is going to be very good. I especially like how they made Percy shorter than Thomas and gave Gordon a similar chassis to Arthur and certain tender engines (albeit with a short bogie instead of a fixed axle). The eight wheel design looked wrong and made almost everyone look like a Shay, as someone put it before me. I just wish they kept the previous wheel style, because it's the only thing that ruins them in my opinion. Let's hope Mattel might surprise us and launch them anyway later this year, like the improvements to Motorized. Only time will tell.
Either way, this range was is going to be very good. I especially like how they made Percy shorter than Thomas and gave Gordon a similar chassis to Arthur and certain tender engines (albeit with a short bogie instead of a fixed axle). The eight wheel design looked wrong and made almost everyone look like a Shay, as someone put it before me. I just wish they kept the previous wheel style, because it's the only thing that ruins them in my opinion. Let's hope Mattel might surprise us and launch them anyway later this year, like the improvements to Motorized. Only time will tell.
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