Not much is known of the second annual in the holiday theme other than it will contain 64 pages.
The Thomas & Friends: 2012 Holiday Annual hits UK book shelves on March 3rd 2012.
Thanks to SI3DFilms for the alert.
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Second 'Holiday Annual' due for 2012 UK date
The UK will be treated to another Thomas & Friends Holiday Annual in Spring 2012.
Not much is known of the second annual in the holiday theme other than it will contain 64 pages.
A brief description of the book reads; With stories, games, activities and loads of stickers, this title presents a summer treat for Thomas fans.
The Thomas & Friends: 2012 Holiday Annual hits UK book shelves on March 3rd 2012.
Not much is known of the second annual in the holiday theme other than it will contain 64 pages.
The Thomas & Friends: 2012 Holiday Annual hits UK book shelves on March 3rd 2012.
Friday, 9 September 2011
Royalty returns for Thomas & Friends in theme park visit
Thomas & Friends will once again be visited by royalty, this time in Thomas Land, Staffordshire, UK.
The Countess of Wessex is due to make the special visit to Drayton Manor's steamside theme park also to open a new but different attraction.
Thomas Land UK's facebook page made the following announcement;
The Countess of Wessex is due to make the special visit to Drayton Manor's steamside theme park also to open a new but different attraction.
Thomas Land UK's facebook page made the following announcement;
Romford Recorder's win offer for town's Diesels viewers
The Romford Recorder are giving away a family ticket to see the new Day of the Diesels special in Romford.
The prize for winning not only includes the chance to see the film on a 10:30am, Sunday September 18th screening in Romford's Vue Cinema.
A £50 voucher to spend at the town's local Frankie & Benny's restaurant is also up for grabs by answering a simple question.
Day of the Diesels arrives in Vue Cinemas nationwide in the UK on Saturday September 17th and Sunday 18th in 10:30am screenings.
The prize for winning not only includes the chance to see the film on a 10:30am, Sunday September 18th screening in Romford's Vue Cinema.
Day of the Diesels arrives in Vue Cinemas nationwide in the UK on Saturday September 17th and Sunday 18th in 10:30am screenings.
Thursday, 8 September 2011
S4C begins first CGI Thomas broadcasts
S4C's Cyw block have already starting airing the Season Thirteen episodes of Tomos a'i Ffrindiau.
Wales' TV network beforehand showed the Sixth and Seventh Series but have since proceeded with the first CGI Series.
Along with this, the 2010 Series can also be viewed on S4C's S4/Clic Catch Up service where the first four episodes are already available.
Tomos a'i Ffrindiau airs on Monday's to Thursday's at varying times on S4C's Cyw block in Wales.
Wales' TV network beforehand showed the Sixth and Seventh Series but have since proceeded with the first CGI Series.
Tomos a'i Ffrindiau airs on Monday's to Thursday's at varying times on S4C's Cyw block in Wales.
Thanks to PrettyRosie1995 and SI3DFilms for the alerts.
UK nickjr. follows on revamped Thomas with new website
nickjr.'s UK website have undergone a revamp, also affecting the Thomas & Friends page.
It has been years since the Thomas & Friends page was tranformed but has now followed up owing to the CGI change of the show.
The Games and Painting activities remain the same although a new clips page has been added.
Three clips are available to watch from the Season Fourteen episodes; Being Percy, Thomas' Crazy Day and James in the Dark, all in 16:9 Widescreen.
It has been years since the Thomas & Friends page was tranformed but has now followed up owing to the CGI change of the show.
Three clips are available to watch from the Season Fourteen episodes; Being Percy, Thomas' Crazy Day and James in the Dark, all in 16:9 Widescreen.
Thanks to SI3DFilms for the alert.
SiF's charity auction goes on track
SiF's ebay charity auction is now available where bids can be made for the next 9 days.
The prizes for winning are the books, Thomas and His Friends from the Railway Series signed by Christopher Awdry, The Thomas the Tank Engine Man and Sodor: Reading Between the Lines.
The auction is in aid of the Clic Sargent Children Cancer Charity and to the honour of Matthew Dawson, a member from the SiF Forums who died from a form of cancer.
The current bid is at over £50.00 with delivery costs at £3.25 that will be shipped to the winning bidder anywhere in the world.
The prizes for winning are the books, Thomas and His Friends from the Railway Series signed by Christopher Awdry, The Thomas the Tank Engine Man and Sodor: Reading Between the Lines.
The current bid is at over £50.00 with delivery costs at £3.25 that will be shipped to the winning bidder anywhere in the world.
Duncan and Thomas' photo for 'Friends and Family'
Lionsgate Publicity have published the Thomas & Friends promotional shot for the Hit Brands Friends and Family DVD release.
The image is from Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon, an episode from the Twelfth Season.
Also available is a large version of the DVD cover where a shot from another episode of the above can be seen featuring Thomas and Percy at the Docks from Heave Ho Thomas!.
Friends and Family hits US DVD shelves, Digital Download and On Demand on November 8th 2011.
The image is from Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon, an episode from the Twelfth Season.
Friends and Family hits US DVD shelves, Digital Download and On Demand on November 8th 2011.
Bachmann orders Knapford Station for swift UK date
Bachmann's model of Knapford Station will be available very soon in the UK this September .
The station is available with three platforms and two roof's where track can be placed in between the platforms.
Trains On Time have made the product available for a purchase of £65 in a new factory sealed condition.
Bachmann's Knapford Station arrives in UK model and hobby shops on September 13th 2011.
The station is available with three platforms and two roof's where track can be placed in between the platforms.
Bachmann's Knapford Station arrives in UK model and hobby shops on September 13th 2011.
Thanks to therailwayinspector3 for the alert.
'Day of the Diesels' on iTunes Australia and US
iTunes in Australia and the US have released the Day of the Diesels special both in it's entirety's to be purchased.
The British language speaking version can be bought for $9.99 Australian Dollars, where the running time comes in at 57 minutes and 28 seconds.
A preview clip is also available, by pressing the play button, part of the beginning scene of the special is shown for 30 seconds featuring the voices of Michael Angelis and Ben Small.
Meanwhile the American version can either be rented for $3.99 American Dollars, also rented in HD for $4.99 and can be bought at the price of $9.99.
The run time for the US version comes in alternatively at 1 hour 13 seconds while a modified version of the second trailer can be viewed by clicking the View Trailer tab.
Day of the Diesels is now available to purchase on iTunes Australia and iTunes United States.
The British language speaking version can be bought for $9.99 Australian Dollars, where the running time comes in at 57 minutes and 28 seconds.
A preview clip is also available, by pressing the play button, part of the beginning scene of the special is shown for 30 seconds featuring the voices of Michael Angelis and Ben Small.
The run time for the US version comes in alternatively at 1 hour 13 seconds while a modified version of the second trailer can be viewed by clicking the View Trailer tab.
Day of the Diesels is now available to purchase on iTunes Australia and iTunes United States.
BUY 'DAY OF THE DIESELS' ON 'iTUNES'
Thanks to TMRReturns for the alert.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Hornby's date commitments to five engines in the shed
Five Hornby Thomas & Friends models have had their release dates revealed.
The longly-awaited Murdoch will be released at the end of October with Dart coming out a week beforehand as told by Wonderland Models.
Confirmed by amazon.co.uk, the Royal Mail British Stamp Collection's special products will all be in shops by September which involve the Thomas, Percy and James models accompained by the new stamps in their sets.
The Hornby Thomas & Friends models for Autumn 2011 will arrive in model railway and hobby shops in the UK starting from September 19th 2011.
The longly-awaited Murdoch will be released at the end of October with Dart coming out a week beforehand as told by Wonderland Models.
The Hornby Thomas & Friends models for Autumn 2011 will arrive in model railway and hobby shops in the UK starting from September 19th 2011.
PRE-ORDER
Thanks to SI3DFilms for the alerts.
Deliveries mean hard work for Trackmaster and Take-n-Play engines
Three more sets have been revealed for the Take-n-Play and Trackmaster product ranges.
Talking Thomas & Percy Hard at Work from the Take-n-Play series sees Thomas and Percy pull a truck of coal and a truck containing pipes respectively.
Both engine models include the talk function by pressing the button on top of each engines cabs.
Onto Trackmaster with the Dieselworks Delivery pack that includes a load carrying a generator, a fuel wagon truck and a Dieselworks van.
Lastly is Talking James at the Farm which has a talking Trackmaster James with a truck reading McColl's Farm. The image for the set uses a modified version of the James model but doesn't affect the one included with the set.
The description for the product reads; James has a very busy day at McColl's farm! The barn door swings open so you can feed hay into James' cargo truck. James talks and makes fun engine sounds.
The new sets will be available in shops worldwide later this year.
Talking Thomas & Percy Hard at Work from the Take-n-Play series sees Thomas and Percy pull a truck of coal and a truck containing pipes respectively.
Both engine models include the talk function by pressing the button on top of each engines cabs.
Lastly is Talking James at the Farm which has a talking Trackmaster James with a truck reading McColl's Farm. The image for the set uses a modified version of the James model but doesn't affect the one included with the set.
The description for the product reads; James has a very busy day at McColl's farm! The barn door swings open so you can feed hay into James' cargo truck. James talks and makes fun engine sounds.
The new sets will be available in shops worldwide later this year.
Thanks to SteamTeam for the alert.
Monday, 5 September 2011
Cancer charity auction from SiF to launch on ebay
The Roll Along Thomas Blog and SiF want you to participate in an ebay auction set up by the SiF team to raise money for the Clic Sargent Children Cancer Charity.
A valued member of the SiF Forums named Matthew Dawson sadly died from the cancer condition known as Rhabdomyosarcoma.
In honour of his memory, SiF will be running the auction where a Christopher Awdry signed copy of the newest Railway Series book, Thomas and His Friends is one of the things available to win.
Also included are the books The Thomas the Tank Engine Man and Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, both of which provide backgrounds to Sodor and Thomas. The items shall be shipped off for the winning bidder worldwide.
The auction starts this Wednesday September 7th 2011 where a link will be available on the SiF Fansite. Both Roll Along Thomas and SiF would like you to be kind enough to donate at least £1 or more to the charity.
A valued member of the SiF Forums named Matthew Dawson sadly died from the cancer condition known as Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Also included are the books The Thomas the Tank Engine Man and Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, both of which provide backgrounds to Sodor and Thomas. The items shall be shipped off for the winning bidder worldwide.
The auction starts this Wednesday September 7th 2011 where a link will be available on the SiF Fansite. Both Roll Along Thomas and SiF would like you to be kind enough to donate at least £1 or more to the charity.
With thanks to Ryan Hagan for his kind offer to help publicise the auction.
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