Unlicensed, un-defeatable, and undoubtedly awesome. Toot-toot is his death cry, and he will crush you as he screams his sweet revenge, all in the voice of Ringo Starr.
Thomas the Transformer is actually a man-mashing mix-up of Thomas the Tank Engine and two of his train-shed friends. The toy has already sold for a whopping $10 (Singapore dollars, which is about $7 US) and there is no mention as to names of his companions. Digging into the flash-heavy official Thomas site (which of course makes no mention of this toy), I can see that the friends appear to be Percy (in green) and, wait. The red is James, surely, if I remember my books correctly. James, it appears, has been offed from the official lineup.
Of course, just because the toy flouts intellectual property law (and Im sure all the money from the official merchandise is making its way to the Rev. W. Awdrys family) doesnt say anything about the seller, who has a top-end 98.8% positive rating on Ebay. But that doesnt stop us relishing his wonderful, spy-movie like offer on the auction page: Can meet you at MRT station (if pass by) for delivery without delivery charges.
Auction page [Ebay via Oh Gizmo and Geekologie]
Posted under Gadget Reviews
This post was written by publisher on August 6, 2009
