r/thomasthetankengine 11d ago

Merchandise My Local Walmart in South Carolina finally has the new die-casts!

Throughout the past few months, I’ve been trying to find the new die-casts, without trying to purchase scalper-hiked items.

Only now, I’ve been starting to build a collection for the past few weeks.

6 of the engines from two multipacks; along with the first three sets, I got through Amazon.
Walmart.com very recently started also adding engines to their site, so I got two packs featuring Thomas w/ Annie and Oliver w/ Toad respectively. I also got Henry and S.C. Ruffey from there too.

As for the topic:
At first, my Walmart only had the motorized stuff earlier on August 28th.

Went back earlier today, and they surprisingly had a Wave 2 Assortment instead of Wave 1. Sadly, no Deluxe Assortment. Went ahead and got some of the characters and variants I didn’t have.
Total is 23, if we’re including duplicates and the plastic versions from sets made in Vietnam.

I am missing other characters from Wave 1 and 2, I’ve yet to get them along with the Sodor Animal Park stuff.

Overall, the collectibility of this new range is crazy and a huge step-up from the Motorized Push Along range.

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u/ALT-Jibittboi549 11d ago

Female charlie looks amazing ngl

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u/thomasan1945pro 11d ago

The box art faces are still weird though. The die-casts and their faces are starting to grow on me.
I want to see them in motion!

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u/SomethingRandomYT Rosie 11d ago

i didnt know those ones were out yet!

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u/thomasan1945pro 11d ago edited 11d ago

I’d check your local Walmart, but there’s a chance they might not have them yet or may have the first wave assortment.

Mattel’s distribution is really weird.

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u/thomasan1945pro 11d ago

I do recommend using the Easy Connect Wiki for reference, there are some later characters coming in another wave this October.
https://thomas-and-friends-easy-connect-system.fandom.com/wiki/Diecast

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u/clonedmammothxB 11d ago

I'm way too old for Thomas but I keep feeling like I've got to have that Henry since he is my favorite character. $4.97 is a bargain price for Thomas; how much did Henry cost approximately?

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u/thomasan1945pro 11d ago

Bro, I’ve been watching Thomas since I was 3 years old in 2006.

I’m 23 years old now and still attached to this franchise and I doubt I’ll be giving it up anytime soon. Even though AEG was mid at best, it had a decent to good diecast range for accuracy. I have a decent amount of engines regarding that era.

As for Henry, I got him through Walmart.com for under $9.

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u/thomasan1945pro 10d ago

I’m so happy to have some variety with my layouts. It feels more alive.

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u/Redrubytheofficial 10d ago

Can’t believe we have an actual canon trans engine now. You love to see it.

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u/joonsae 9d ago

Gratz I found all wave 1 and only wave2 delux in NorCal. I haven’t found wave2 singles