Trainboy and company Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I was quite into Thomas the tank engine when I was a young boy. I read all of the Railway Series books, and I watched the older episodes narrated by Ringo Starr and a couple narrated by Michael Angelis on the television. I think Thomas the tank engine is what inspired me to take up my Model Railway hobby. I only watched episodes from series 1 to series 5 as a young boy. I have quite recently watched a couple of series 7 and series 8 episodes on YouTube, but I personally wasn't too keen on them, because they seemed too modern for my liking. I didn't like the look of the new characters like Fergus the traction engine, Harvey the crane engine, Salty the dockyard diesel etc, and I hated how they got rid of the original opening title and changed it to the "They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight" as heard today.I prefer Ringo Starr's narration, to be honest, because I grew up watching the series 1 and series 2 episodes narrated by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 And quite painful I believe. Oh sorry I thought you said Neuralgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 You’ve got a nerve posting that in this thread WTD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I completely understand how you feel, Trainboy and company and I agree with you. I also do enjoy watching Series 7 onwards, including the CGI episiodes and films. None of these will ever beat Series 1 and 2 however, which is narrated by Ringo Starr, in the UK versions. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainboy and company Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 GNR-Gordon-4, I personally thought it was rubbish after series 5, but that is my own personal opinion. I did watch a couple of series 7 episodes on Youtube. Fergus and Emily got on my nerves a bit, but I quite liked the look of that big red LMS Ivatt Class 2MT called Arthur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasTankEngine Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I have just turned 50 and I’m still a big Thomas and friends fan. So my wife bought my the Thomas trainset But yes ringo in my eyes is still the best narrator. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainboy and company Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 ThomasTankEngine, I couldn't agree more. I liked Ringo Starr's narration the best, and even now I still like to watch Thomas the tank engine episodes as a guilty pleasure of mine. I personally view the old-style Thomas as suitable for all ages and a prorgamme you can never be too old or too young for, wether you are one year old or 103 years old. 😀I haven't seen any of the new CGI episodes and I know absolutely nothing about the new characters, but I have purchased a couple of the newer battery powered trains so that I could use the shells to make custom models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I appear to have missed some replies to this topic. I am slacking for sure! 😮 😆 😉 😀 @trainboy and company I like Arthur too. Despite his last appearance was back in 2008 in Series 12, he is one of my favourite characters. I always wanted Hornby to release Arthur, but now Hornby no longer have the Thomas & Friends license, I will just have to hope Bachmann Trains release him. @ThomasTankEngine Cool. Enoy your new Train Set. 😎 😉 😀 I am 22 and I still love Thomas. I have a very large collection of OO / HO models, from Hornby and Bachmann Trains. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainboy and company Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 GNR-Gordon-4, I liked Arthur, and yes it is a shame that a Hornby model of him will unfortunately never be created. I just hope that Bachmann will someday create an Arthur model. I wouldn't have minded having a Hornby Fergus the traction engine either, but I could imagine that Hornby would have had a hard time trying to make him. I do have an ERTL Fergus the traction engine, and I either put him on a flat bed so that he can be pulled along by a Hornby locomotive, or I sometimes put him on the track as a non-moving locomotive with some wagons behind him to make it look like he is pulling a line of trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I have very little doubt Bachmann Trains will release Arthur, as that range seems to focusing on CGI characters only, these days; Unless Arthur comes back to the TV series, whcih would be very nice. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Maybe once the licence lapses we can ditch this area of the forum in favour of it moving across to the Bacchy forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 No, please don't ditch this section, RAF96. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XleeHS Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 The later model seasons are charming in their own ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarell-1268443 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 AMEN. I say Thomas died after season 3 and was scrapped into a Heinz baked bean tin. Season 1-2 were everything. Season 3 Expands the Cast a bit... I mean we have to Love the little engines.... but the modern series were awful.I know the episodes near by heart. Long live Thomas.P.s I have a book signed by the rev himself. The hard back book, SODOR, the island, people and its railways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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