Thomas Dark Side

Thomas the Tank gets some new friends via a very special look into the dark side of the illegal toy industry making Thomas & Friends toys. If you can't stand the sight and sounds of some very distorted Thomas models this is not a video for you. This is a follow on from my video Thomas V Thomas.

All toys were purchased from stores in Sydney's western suburbs.

Web Links:

http://www.thomasandfriends.com/au/Thomas.mvc/Home
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine
http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Duplo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit_consumer_goods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfeit
http://counterfeit.com.au/

Category:

Education

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[RoundupResistance]

The Gusto Choo Choo was found by Fair Trading New South Wales this year, and such fakes should belong in a museum.

[leokimvideo]

@RoundupResistance well I still see it out in the shops, so much for NSW Fair Trading

[JaffaCaik]

The last one looks awesome!

[leokimvideo]

@JaffaCaik for a clone lego it actually is..!

the weird sound chip lets it down

[truro125]

of coarse these are official! who hasn't heard of easy comedy the mini train?

[leokimvideo]

@truro125 lol

[leokimvideo]

@CineSteam it seems the gusto choo choo is basically all over the world, been reported sightings in many places

correct, these knocks off toys show us just how good the real thomas stuff is even though there is a passion to have far too many versions of him to buy, mind you it makes for a excellent item to collect

[leokimvideo]

@TheTrainboy7 welcome to my fav button

blocked

[ATLXBL]

annoying

[KurtsDesigns]

i got a toy that makes these exact noises from a pound land lol

[pgj1997]

So $145 in Vietnam is $7 in the US. In that case when you're in vietnam, your considered rich. Wait, US dollars? I thought you lived in australlia.

[TopGearlover2002]

6:39 Stare into my eyes: The Return...

[MrMichaelDogson]

I found that fake trackmaster thomas set at a discount store, I used the fake Thomas as a scrap engine for display, and the two couches I set up in a switchyard as display pieces on my tomica/ track master layout

[TopGearlover2002]

"Stare into my eyes, and I'll own you!"

LMFAO

[TheRandomationStudio]

a lot of the pictures from the second model are from the thomas portion of the hornby catalogue 2008