Do you remember Thomas the Train? Light blue locomotive, also goes by Thomas the Tank Engine, has trouble with hills? Turns out he and his trainyard gang are still around, and apparently quite huge in Japan and the world of cheap toy knockoffs.

Moeyo went to Japan's Toy Festival and came back with a disturbingly enthusiastic report concerning Thomas' latest unlicensed adventures.

It seems that the train-man's been taking up crimefighting on the side, as two motorized figures were seen deploying Thomas and friends' secret weapons: giant robots. Footage of the top-secret operations is available below. Thomas himself took to the front lines as a humanoid soldier, allowing his dead, vacant expression to strike fear into the heart of the railway industry's foes.

To battle greater enemies, Thomas and his pals are capable of uniting, forming a freakish menage a' train, able to fight  on multiple vectors, with terrifying train-faces on all sides

Other models on display that are surely aides to Thomas' quest for vengeance/justice were Happy Drama Cat, a horror-world incarnation of Doraemon...if Doraemon's face could split in half to reveal an elephant's countenance, and Robot Taekwon V, Korea's version of Mazinger Z. 

Truly, this is the age of slow news days.

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

lyfeforce

I saw Thomas gestalt toy over on Tomopop a few days ago. My reaction remains the same: Wat.

SeancetheBLADE

Holy hell Hockey,

when I read this it made me think of Blane the Mono. Ya made it sound so sinister Whats so bad about have a Crest of Thomas's blank expression over your metal chest right?

What a brilliant idea I must say.

Jon Snyder

THOMAS WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU! MY FOND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE RUI...

Wait, I don't have any fond childhood memories of Thomas the Tank Engine. Carry on.

gwjunkie

I do happen to have fond chilhood memories of Thomas. Vague memories, granted, but fond.
This only improves upon them.

AdzPearson

"One day, Thomas was minding his own business, when suddenly a nasty robot appeared and started to fire lasers at the passengers. 'Release the Gundams!' shouted the fat controller."

I don't know if that would be a good or a bad thing.

fission2

i just giggled like a little girl. and it felt good.

thanks japan!

Rewarp

I remember reading a story book about Thomas while I was no taller than an anime idol's knee, and I do like the novel idea of trains deploying steampunk robots in a snow-covered town in Scotland.

MaXDemage

When I was young I watched the cartoon, and trust me, if there wouldbe giant robots in it, it would make it 100 times better...

And @AdzPearson
You sir made my day.

The-Excel

Rewarp

Il est très bien!

lyfeforce

Reading this again makes me wish the Brave Express Might Gaine toys were still around.

AdzPearson

@MaxDeMage: Glad you found it entertaining. XD

That 'Mecha Thomas' just reminded me of a 'Mecha Ivor' I saw in an animation mix video. If anyone's not familiar with Ivor The Engine, it was a very old version of Thomas The Tank Engine with paper cut outs. Oh, and it was set in Wales of all places (where I'm from).

...and it had a dragon that existed without anyone thinking twice. Not kidding.

Bashamo

only in Japan.

Ronin H. Mentalix

agreed bashamo.

>< Only in Japan. >