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+ | |manufacturer = * [[HiT Toy Company]] {{Note|2007-2009}} |
| − | * [[HiT Toy Company]] {{Note|2007-2009}} |
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* [[Fisher-Price]] {{Note|2009-}} |
* [[Fisher-Price]] {{Note|2009-}} |
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+ | |main_material = Plastic |
| − | |released= |
+ | |released = * 2007/08 {{Note|US}} |
| − | * 2007/08 {{Note|US}} |
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* 2008 {{Note|UK}} |
* 2008 {{Note|UK}} |
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| + | |discontinued = 2020 |
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| − | |predecessor=[[Motor Road and Rail|Plarail Thomas<br>Motor Road and Rail]] |
+ | |predecessor = [[Motor Road and Rail|Plarail Thomas<br>Motor Road and Rail]] |
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'''TrackMaster''' is a battery-operated toy system manufactured by [[Fisher-Price]], [[Mattel]] in the US. The range was launched in 2007 after previous owners, [[Tomy|TOMY]], lost their licence to [[HiT Toy Company]] to make the [[Motor Road and Rail]] range. However, TOMY did not sell the range in the UK up until 2010. In 2010, Fisher Price picked up HiT Toys' license. The engines run on special plastic train tracks and until 2010, the roadway vehicles ran on a special grey road. In 2014, the range was redesigned. Engines are faster and run on new grey track. There are special track adapters to connect the new-style track to the old-style track. The engines can also climb up steeper inclines but can no longer free-wheel. Following the discontinuation of [[Adventures]] in late 2018, the |
'''TrackMaster''' is a battery-operated toy system manufactured by [[Fisher-Price]], [[Mattel]] in the US. The range was launched in 2007 after previous owners, [[Tomy|TOMY]], lost their licence to [[HiT Toy Company]] to make the [[Motor Road and Rail]] range. However, TOMY did not sell the range in the UK up until 2010. In 2010, Fisher Price picked up HiT Toys' license. The engines run on special plastic train tracks and until 2010, the roadway vehicles ran on a special grey road. In 2014, the range was redesigned. Engines are faster and run on new grey track. There are special track adapters to connect the new-style track to the old-style track. The engines can also climb up steeper inclines but can no longer free-wheel. Following the discontinuation of [[Adventures]] in late 2018, the |
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* [[Kevin]] {{Note|re-designed}} |
* [[Kevin]] {{Note|re-designed}} |
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* [[Darcy]] |
* [[Darcy]] |
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| − | * [[Emerson]] |
+ | * [[Emerson]] |
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* [[Percy]] |
* [[Percy]] |
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* [[Nia]] |
* [[Nia]] |
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| + | * [[James]] |
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==Turbo Engines== |
==Turbo Engines== |
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===2020=== |
===2020=== |
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| − | * Raul and Emerson |
+ | * Raul and Emerson |
| − | * Gustavo and Avocado |
+ | * Gustavo and Avocado |
| − | * Golden Thomas |
+ | * Golden Thomas |
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* Merlin's model is chrome. |
* Merlin's model is chrome. |
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* Ashima's hyper glow model incorrectly depicts her as a 0-4-0 than a 0-8-2. Her standard model also has uncolored middle wheels. |
* Ashima's hyper glow model incorrectly depicts her as a 0-4-0 than a 0-8-2. Her standard model also has uncolored middle wheels. |
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| − | *Etienne's prototype shows him with siderods. This error is also present on Raul and Gustavo. |
+ | * Etienne's prototype shows him with siderods. This error is also present on Raul and Gustavo, who feature them on their final models. |
* Gina's model has six wheels while her other models have only four. Her single pack model also has golden siderods. |
* Gina's model has six wheels while her other models have only four. Her single pack model also has golden siderods. |
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* Many post-2014 models lack bogie wheels or cylinders, and Rebecca's buffers were inaccurately sized. She also lacks a front coupling detail. |
* Many post-2014 models lack bogie wheels or cylinders, and Rebecca's buffers were inaccurately sized. She also lacks a front coupling detail. |
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* Lorenzo's tender is backwards and the stripe is placed in the wrong spot. Lorenzo also has additional treble clef details on his cab not present on on his animation model. |
* Lorenzo's tender is backwards and the stripe is placed in the wrong spot. Lorenzo also has additional treble clef details on his cab not present on on his animation model. |
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* Beppe's model is oriented the wrong way, and his taillamp is absent. |
* Beppe's model is oriented the wrong way, and his taillamp is absent. |
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| − | * Raul is longer than his actual length onscreen. Likewise, Gustavo and Emerson are also smaller in size. |
+ | * Raul is longer and squatter than his actual length onscreen and has yellow wheels. Likewise, Gustavo and Emerson are also smaller in size. Gustavo also lacks pantographs and Emerson's wings are collapsable. |
* Since 2018, the quality on the Trackmaster models have been notably downgraded, with poorer printing, often sold in the wrong packaging, and roughly edged plastic. |
* Since 2018, the quality on the Trackmaster models have been notably downgraded, with poorer printing, often sold in the wrong packaging, and roughly edged plastic. |
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* In the Raul and Emerson set, The coach that goes with it are the same colors as Beppe from TrackMaster Lorenzo and Beppe. |
* In the Raul and Emerson set, The coach that goes with it are the same colors as Beppe from TrackMaster Lorenzo and Beppe. |
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Revision as of 18:20, 5 December 2019
TrackMaster is a battery-operated toy system manufactured by Fisher-Price, Mattel in the US. The range was launched in 2007 after previous owners, TOMY, lost their licence to HiT Toy Company to make the Motor Road and Rail range. However, TOMY did not sell the range in the UK up until 2010. In 2010, Fisher Price picked up HiT Toys' license. The engines run on special plastic train tracks and until 2010, the roadway vehicles ran on a special grey road. In 2014, the range was redesigned. Engines are faster and run on new grey track. There are special track adapters to connect the new-style track to the old-style track. The engines can also climb up steeper inclines but can no longer free-wheel. Following the discontinuation of Adventures in late 2018, the die-cast range was modified with wheels and couplers made for TrackMaster.
Engines
2007Note: All engines from this year to 2013 have all been discontinued, and if an engine is redesigned, the older version was discontinued afterworlds.
2008
2009
20102011
2012
2013
2014
20152016201720182019 |
Rolling Stock
2007
- Annie and Clarabel (discontinued)
- Henrietta (discontinued)
- S.C. Ruffey (discontinued)
- Toad (discontinued)
- Rocky (discontinued)
- The Breakdown Train (discontinued)
- Troublesome Trucks (discontinued)
2008
- Hector (discontinued)
2016
2017
2019
Vehicles
200720082009
20102011
20152017
20182019 |
Remote Controlled Engines
2008
2009
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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Talking Engines
Special talking engines with flip-faces and special track were made for Hero of the Rails.
Regular talking engines were later made by Fisher Price. 2010
2011
2012
2013
2015
2016
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Hyper Glow Engines
2018
2019
Celebration and Storybook
2020
Turbo Engines
2018
- Turbo Thomas Pack
- Turbo Percy Pack
- Turbo Diesel Pack
2019
- Turbo James Pack
Greatest Moments Packs
20082009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
20192020
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Packs
Some of these packs are only sold in the US.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2017
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Deluxe Engines
2011
- Thomas in a Jam!
- Toby and the Clown Car
- Salty's Fish Delivery
2012
- Thomas and the Stinky Cheese
- Mavis' Rocky Delivery
- Peter Sam's Blue Mountain Supplies
Destinations
2007
2008
2009
2011
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Track Packs
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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Trucks and Tracks Packs
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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See-Inside Cars
2011
- See-Inside Mail cars
- See-Inside Livestock cars
- See-Inside Passenger cars
- See-Inside Sodor Horse Show
- See-Inside Ice Cream Express
Cargo and Cars packs
2011
- Brendam Shipping Co. cars
- Spaghetti and Meatballs Delivery
2012
- Blue Mountain Quarry Blast
- Build a Signal
- Troublesome Trucks
2013
- Sodor Lumber Delivery
- Castle Cargo Delivery
- Royal Castle Gates Delivery
- Brendam Bay Cargo Delivery
2014
- Rail Repair
- Dockside Delivery Crane
Sets
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
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Trivia
- Whiff and Madge are missing their eyebrows.
- Isobella is the only member of the Sodor Construction Company not to have a TrackMaster model.
- Flip-face models of Gordon and Percy were seen on the back of some 2007 boxes, but were never released.
- The Slippy Sodor Thomas' funnel is simply a regular funnel painted red.
- Since 2010, the buffers in some sets have been depicted as a brick wall.
- TrackMaster track was used twice to break the world record for the longest toy train set. The first was at the Thomas Land Theme Park in the UK in 2008 and later at The Workshops Rail Museum in Australia in 2010.
- Some of the newer tender engines have their battery compartments as part of their motors, contained within the engine boiler so as to avoid having a wire that could break between the two parts of the engine. As of 2014, this change has been made to every engine as they all use the same chassis.
- Since 2012, the engines have had holes in their wheels so that they can be held into the packaging by plastic sticks for security purposes. As of 2015, they still have these holes, but the sticks were only utilized with the first redesigned Greatest Moments packs.
- Nelson's alloys and front beam are black instead of red.
- Harvey and Mighty Mac are unpowered. A powered coach (a works unit coach for Harvey and a cream and green coach for Mighty Mac) is used to push them. This is because Harvey's crane takes up too much space to house a battery, as does Mighty Mac's end-swapping function. These engines and their respective coaches have special couplers to make them easier to push.
- Stephen's prototype showed him with two lamps and a smoother bufferbeam.
- Connor and Caitlin's coaches are closed vans with stickers on the sides.
- Bash and Dash's prototypes show moss on their cabs.
- Hank, Belle, Timothy, Splatter, Dodge, Paxton, Diesel, Murdoch, Den, 'Arry, Bert, Skarloey, Rheneas, Peter Sam, Duke, Bertram and Freddie's side-rods don't move and Molly and Mighty Mac lack them completely.
- The truck in the Castle Quest set does not have a rear coupler and is abnormally tall.
- Bash's prototype has a Skarloey Railway blue coach and a brown truck.
- Dart's prototype has grey wheels but was later changed to the correct colour in the final model.
- In 2014, the engines were redesigned, with a new, less powerful (but faster) motor, a longer wheelbase, unpainted buffers, silver siderods (with the exception of Gina) and couplers, printed details and interchangeable chassis.
- As all 2014 models use the same chassis.
- Edward's 2014 model's pilot wheels are moulded into his running board and the prototype of the model shows them unpainted. The wheels were coloured for the final release.
- Samson's model lacks his number. This is fixed in his single pack re-release.
- As of 2015, the talking engines now have separate cars/trucks or tenders.
- The UK release of the Avalanche Escape set is missing a few risers, a burst-through door, the truck, the fossil and the Scrap Monster. As a result, the track configuration is different.
- Timothy's dome is red instead of blue.
- A number of individual copies of Gator's model are only painted the lighter shade of green, while most Gator models are accurately painted two-tone green.
- The Muddy Gordon and Spencer are recolours of Snowy Gordon and Spencer.
- Ryan's prototypes show him with the correct purple wheels, but his final design shows him with black wheels for an unknown reason. This was later fixed on the muddy Ryan model.
- Philip has a an early CGI promo on his box.
- The Flying Scotsman has oval buffers like Gordon when they should be circle shaped.
- An edited image of Jeremy's model was used in the twentieth series episode Letters to Santa
- In the Winged Thomas set, Annie and Clarabel are painted blue, similarly to the way they appeared in Thomas' dream sequence in the Streamlining scene from The Great Race, except they're wearing goggles.
- Hugo's motor also powers a gear which makes his propeller spin when he runs.
- In the Treasure Chase Set, the sign for Arlesburgh is misspelled as "Arlesburg".
- Merlin's model is chrome.
- Ashima's hyper glow model incorrectly depicts her as a 0-4-0 than a 0-8-2. Her standard model also has uncolored middle wheels.
- Etienne's prototype shows him with siderods. This error is also present on Raul and Gustavo, who feature them on their final models.
- Gina's model has six wheels while her other models have only four. Her single pack model also has golden siderods.
- Many post-2014 models lack bogie wheels or cylinders, and Rebecca's buffers were inaccurately sized. She also lacks a front coupling detail.
- Emily's middle wheel is molded onto her body.
- Lexi is inaccurately a 0-4-0 than a 4-4-0.
- Darcy's model is based on a boring machine, while her actual design is based on a roadheader.
- Lorenzo's tender is backwards and the stripe is placed in the wrong spot. Lorenzo also has additional treble clef details on his cab not present on on his animation model.
- Beppe's model is oriented the wrong way, and his taillamp is absent.
- Raul is longer and squatter than his actual length onscreen and has yellow wheels. Likewise, Gustavo and Emerson are also smaller in size. Gustavo also lacks pantographs and Emerson's wings are collapsable.
- Since 2018, the quality on the Trackmaster models have been notably downgraded, with poorer printing, often sold in the wrong packaging, and roughly edged plastic.
- In the Raul and Emerson set, The coach that goes with it are the same colors as Beppe from TrackMaster Lorenzo and Beppe.
- Gustavo has a bufferbeam and buffers on his front instead of a plough.
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