Quick Question

Just a quick question but why was the Talk n Action American James so hard to find, I know that all tna trains are somewhat rare but if it was released in America then why would it be so hard to purchase. It is probably the hardest tna train to find but why is it so rare. In the us there are millions of thomas fans and it wouldn't take long for every kid to get up to date with the latest Thomas gear so there would've been a lot of sales. So why is the tna American James so rare?

[ripley802]

Just a quick question but why was the Talk n Action American James so hard to find, I know that all tna trains are somewhat rare but if it was released in America then why would it be so hard to purchase. It is probably the hardest tna train to find but why is it so rare. In the us there are millions of thomas fans and it wouldn't take long for every kid to get up to date with the latest Thomas gear so there would've been a lot of sales. So why is the tna American James so rare?

Great question. I do not know the answer but would agree this is the most rare it would seem. I say this only because at really any given time you can search the Japan auctions and find the other rare Japanese TnA version (Gordon, Henry, Toby, and D10), but you really hardly ever see a TnA American Accent James listed. If there is one it is hidden within a large lot. I have been fortunate to find and purchase 3 of these. I have two and one was sold to Muddy for his awesome collection.

Great question. I do not know the answer but would agree this is the most rare it would seem. I say this only because at really any given time you can search the Japan auctions and find the other rare Japanese TnA version (Gordon, Henry, Toby, and D10), but you really hardly ever see a TnA American Accent James listed. If there is one it is hidden within a large lot. I have been fortunate to find and purchase 3 of these. I have two and one was sold to Muddy for his awesome collection.

Yeah, I find it hard to believe that an AMERICAN tna James is the rarest of all tna enginesq

[ripley802]

Yeah, I find it hard to believe that an AMERICAN tna James is the rarest of all tna enginesq

Just my opinion and may not be the case if looking at the quantity produced etc. I am in the US so I would think if the American Accent James would be easy to find anywhere it would be here. Maybe someone else will have a bit more info.

Just my opinion and may not be the case if looking at the quantity produced etc. I am in the US so I would think if the American Accent James would be easy to find anywhere it would be here. Maybe someone else will have a bit more info.

When was it produced Mr R? Was it around the time that Tomy lost the Thomas licence outside of Japan? If so maybe there were only a few produced with the USA chip before the licence expired?