In case you didn't know, The Sir Topham Hatt ERTL Wind-Up appeared in a episode from The Sooty Show, and there were some of the die-casts in Chucklevision, Special Attraction. The ERTL diecast do show up in other TV shows as little easter eggs.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
I had no idea that’s pretty cool
@FlyingDuckMan360 Жыл бұрын
@Isles of Foreign Rails The ERTL models of Thomas and James appeared in the Full House episode, "Be True to Your Preschool"; Nicky and Alex can be seen playing with them when Uncle Jesse shows Aunt Becky the application for the Bouton Hall Preschool. An ERTL sticker face Thomas appears in the Bill Nye the Science Guy episode, "Structures", during a "Nifty Home Experiment" segment, where it can be seen crossing a bridge made out of drinking straws (at the time, Bill Nye aired alongside Shining Time Station on PBS).
@flowerfrombfdi Жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD I USED TO LOVE SOOTY SHOW AS A KID
@elisekehle8520 Жыл бұрын
Generally though, I must say they improved as they went on. Gordon always looked too stretchy to me, which may be more accurate to his real life proportions but resulted in him being shorter than most others. Also Edward's face, ugh. Otoh, 199 was terrific, so were Wilbert and 16, and as a kid who always felt sorry for Smudger, I was overjoyed to get him with a more sympathetic face.
@amitysluzara2022 Жыл бұрын
Ertl had so many fire items! I didn't know they made so much I only knew about a few of these. I'm also grateful to Ertl for kicking off Thomas merch (it would've probably happened anyway but it was the first when the show was made so I see it as the kick off.) Truly an amazing merch line that I can't help but love despite its flaws
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
And not only that. They even made Ten Cents and Sunshine from Tugs. I’ve been somewhat inspired to make edits of the other characters in ERTL.
@amitysluzara2022 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaW5621 I think its really cool that they made some Tugs characters in Ertl as well as Thomas ones! You should definitely make those edits! I'd love to see them!
@The_Anime_Figure_Collector Жыл бұрын
Interestingly the Mini line had quite a bit of releases. Before keyrings and the Lego style sets I remember owning some playsets. Each set came with a piece of the world and a character. You could combine these sets and make a larger playset which at the time was pretty substantial. I remember them being super nice quality and definitely a ton better than those Lego ones
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
That’s really cool. I was shocked that the mini line had a ton of stuff because I just didn’t understand the appeal but reading some people explain to me the appeal has made me realize why this line was a thing
@mr.slowking_64 Жыл бұрын
The best merch range
@GreenDinoRanger Жыл бұрын
Man, I loved these when I was a kid. My mother and grandparents got me a lot of the early season toys. Sadly most of mine have a lot of chips and paint damage or missing buffer stickers because they would bang against each other in the container I kept them in. I remember having to be careful with the coaches and trucks because they were just hollow plastic unlike the engines, vehicles and characters. Although I only remember seeing these on the shelves for about 5 years. I don't know if we ever saw any characters beyond season 5 here in Australia.
@DMH62291 Жыл бұрын
ERTL Thomas toys were my favorite. I had the following: Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Toby, Duck, Donald & Douglas, Oliver, Diesel, Mavis, Bill & Ben, Bertie, Trevor, Harold, Duke, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Stepney, D199, the Diesel from 'Bowled Out', Wilson, 16, Culdee and Godred. Also had Henrietta, a milk truck, an oil truck, 1 red coach, 1 green coach, the breakdown train and the Dragon.
@Joey1581123 күн бұрын
I had them all. Still got most but 1 fuel tanker, Mavis and tiger moth got lost moving house and donald, carolije, george, harold and trevor were broken
@savagegardenfan9680 Жыл бұрын
I've grown up with the Ertl Thomas line. I have Almost Every Character made. with the Exceptions of Elizabeth and Jock.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Oh wow that’s awesome
@DieselD7101 Жыл бұрын
Glad you’re doing more ERTL content, GP! Also, I don’t know if noticed this or not, but Bear’s promo art features him with a U-hook coupling.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Well I’m glad to be doing it! Also that is a very neat detail I didn’t even notice that’s really cool
@AmusedAnimator Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar All engines go Trackmaster more like all engines no crackmaster
@GreenyCreations Жыл бұрын
i love how this video comes out at time when im starting to collect more ERTL Engines love the video as well
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
It’s also at this time where I start editing all the ERTL models for Deviantart and adding characters from Tugs and season 9-onwards.
@twistedaxles9126 Жыл бұрын
ERTL is the most underrated TTTE toy line, so underrated that theres not even knockoffs of it.
@briandesens144 Жыл бұрын
Awesome can't wait to see this video
@briandesens144 Жыл бұрын
@tarix my favorite ertl is jock the new engine but I don't have it sadly 😢 😔 😞 😪 😕 😐
@briandesens144 Жыл бұрын
@tarix that is cool have a great day
@XYZ_is_taken Жыл бұрын
the uk exclusive ertls are mostly from after the die-cast range stopped in the US and elsewhere
@coilstrike Жыл бұрын
so underrated honestly this guy
@peterglover1271 Жыл бұрын
Ertle dye-cast Thomas line was great.
@user-ym1ip4dp1s2 ай бұрын
Love the skylanders music :)
@BottomOfTheBarrelProductions Жыл бұрын
The Reason some Ertls were only released in the United Kingdom is because The United States switched to take along two years before the UK
@ngiotsas7757 Жыл бұрын
0:55 skylanders giants soundtrack gotta love it!
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Skylanders music is just so incredible
@ngiotsas7757 Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar I know man between Giants and swap force their soundtracks are really good!
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
I love Skylanders.
@harrisonallen651 Жыл бұрын
There was also special red variant of Sir Topham Hatts that came with a red livery and with the message “Happy Holidays” at the back. Not only this is like the third oldest range of Thomas merchandise next to the likes of Hornby and Wooden Railway, but also one of the most interesting pieces of merchandise in the show’s history.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
That is awesome! It’s like he was Santa lol
@merlinandmurdoch7837 Жыл бұрын
“Sir Topham Hatt livery”
@rayryde1724 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P Ertl 1986-2001
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
ERTL had a good run
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
1986-2004 for Britain.
@Doeksen507 ай бұрын
I love the skylanders song on the background😌😌😌😌😌
@lnerengine2644 Жыл бұрын
Ertl Gold Rail was not the only connection between Bandai and Ertl, as Bandai released Ertl the Thomas die cast line in Germany in the late 90s (1996-7/8), some points of note were that it had RTL2 on the packaging and had Teer and Milch instead of Tar and Milk respectively. Bandai also released Thomas Wooden Railway and My First Thomas in Germany around the same time too.
@Iced_Cake Жыл бұрын
The wind up engine’s faces fit perfectly on the wooden railway counterparts.
@HenrysHelpful Жыл бұрын
I never knew I needed a windup sir Topham hatt
@MelmackProductions Жыл бұрын
Lady only used the Rheneas mold for the prototype advertising. She had her own mold for final production.
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
Lately I’ve started doing edits of ERTL on Deviantart. This includes modify the characters to be more consistent and accurate. It also includes adding more characters and even the Tugs range they did.
@jordywatson1179 Жыл бұрын
My second favorite line
@Joey1581123 күн бұрын
Ertl was rhe best. Best range of characters and even actual background roadwah stuff getting models too and not made up stuff like wr. 😊
@COBO2 Жыл бұрын
I swear there where large scale versions of ERTL Thomas and Percy I remember seeing them in a shop.
@crimson_roblox9437 Жыл бұрын
yay! one of my favourite merchandise lines that one of my favourite KZfaqrs!
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
That’s pretty cool
@shaydailly Жыл бұрын
Should the Ertl toys be continued?
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
I honestly don’t think so. If they were I would be open to it
@NoahLikesTrains Жыл бұрын
Yes
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
I love Take Along, but I’m open to ERTL returning to Thomas. I’m planning up what could have been if it didn’t get discontinued.
@joejira2809 Жыл бұрын
I can explain the minis as someone who was a child during that time and owned them. It was the days of Polly Pocket where the appeal was a playset you can carry anywhere especially play during long car rides.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Oh that actually makes sense. For me I just didn’t get the appeal
@ThomasTrainzAdventures Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@ThomasTrainzAdventures Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar np
@allisonkrueger8330 Жыл бұрын
2:04 it’s horrifying 😳 9:05 Percy looks stoned AF 😂 9:16 Annie be lookin like she’s giving us the bird 😂😂
@Pepperknight341 Жыл бұрын
4:39 The image you used is from, what I like to called, the O gauge Thomas pull backs. There were only 2, Thomas and Percy. 9:11 Those must be prototypes, because the one I remember had sticker faces.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
The ERTL wiki didn’t say they were prototype unless I misread it. I couldn’t find them anywhere because if you search up ERTL Thomas Preschool toys you don’t really get anything
@Pepperknight341 Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar Okay, so I was wrong about the sticker faces, but those are prototypes as the faces in the retail versions are a bright orange, where as these are pale yellow.
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
Does this mean they could run on the same track as the narrow gauge models used in season 4?
@Pepperknight341 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaW5621 If you have a chasis.
@DanknDerpyGamer Жыл бұрын
Still have all my old Ertl Thomas trains, and 4 of the miniature world playsets (where a hinged door on the bottom let you store the miniature trains in them) - I don't think I'd ver get rid of them...
@shirokumaotaku Жыл бұрын
I'm such an idiot...I loved My ERTLs so much & had them for years but one time I got really bored & started to cut off all of buffers & couplings etc. Of course now as an adult I regret it so much because of how rare they now are...
@YourMomma2023 Жыл бұрын
I actually own ERTL Bill, Ben, Rheneas, and Sir Handel
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Жыл бұрын
Reject ERTL. Return to Take Along.
@mouseylings63947 ай бұрын
8:54 i own that toby and yep it is very cursed and i am think the truck has seen some horrible things
@E2ForLife Жыл бұрын
My 4th Favorite Range
@elisekehle8520 Жыл бұрын
Percy and Toad are strangely leviathan
@dealee3413 Жыл бұрын
I like ertlllllllllllllll so much
@Splodge-productions_2010.7 ай бұрын
Everyone knows that jock the new engine is rare, very rare in the ertl diecast
@elisekehle8520 Жыл бұрын
I confess that I really want a Bear, but every time I look at his model I'm so disappointed in the lack of texturing on the face. I mean, 199 was friggin perfectly made years beforehand. 7101 seems to sell for over 100 dollars these days, so I tend to content myself with a very fine spiritual successor model, Derek.
@PyroFusionBlox Жыл бұрын
City of truro is one of the best ertl merchandise. Prove me wrong.
@monsieurliquorice Жыл бұрын
Metroid Prime Music. Mmm
@TomTom67913 Жыл бұрын
I’m more of a plarail and nakayoshi bandai guy but I do have some Ertl and I do love it
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Understandable
@ThomasTherobloxwoodentrain Жыл бұрын
I own majority of the main line up of ertls
@Themaidbawb Жыл бұрын
They didn’t add smudgers face on smudger cause they didn’t wanna feel lazy
@thepurplemyth Жыл бұрын
ayy nice
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@thepurplemyth Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar np
@samuelartist2007 Жыл бұрын
I have the thomas with sticker face i was a fan idk where i got it from, i didn't get it when i was a kid i got it few month ago, i think either i got it from flee market or outside store
@angreydoggo4357 Жыл бұрын
I love the content (since I grew up with ERTL's toyline), but man your voice was too soft and low. Might want to consider mixing the audio a bit better for later, since I could barely hear you.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice! I definitely should have ether talked louder or lowered the music audio
@alancanas Жыл бұрын
W
@gigachad88_2 Жыл бұрын
lol early i was here for the permeire
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Nice sorry I couldn’t make it there
@gigachad88_2 Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar bruh
@growlie26768 ай бұрын
9:33 You say that but, again they don't paint the running board white.
@allisonkrueger8330 Жыл бұрын
2:11 omg he looks so weird 😂😂😂
@Splendid_5 Жыл бұрын
You should try out BTWF Future update
@elisekehle8520 Жыл бұрын
Wait, ERTL isn't everyone else's favorite too?
@MVF_2024- Жыл бұрын
8:29 i recently got that james
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Nice
@MRnarumaki Жыл бұрын
WIND UP SIRTOPHEM HAT
@Alzaar_The_Gunzel Жыл бұрын
I personally don’t believe that the Silly Vans were ever UK exclusives. I think this because there was a Leokimvideo collection video from 2011 and at one point in the video, one of the Silly Vans was featured. I mention this because Leokimvideo lives in Sydney Australia.
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
The silly trucks and spiteful brakevan are dated 2001, suggesting they were planned to come out earlier than they did. This would be interesting if they did come out in Australia, unless he just ordered them online.
@Alzaar_The_Gunzel Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaW5621 in the video, Leo got the Silly Vans from a charity shop
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
@@Alzaar_The_Gunzel maybe the previous owner got them from Britain? Being from the nearby country, we never got Take Along Rusty but my mom got him in New York. There’s always the possibility right?
@Alzaar_The_Gunzel Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaW5621 well, that’s a pretty likely chance
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
@@Alzaar_The_Gunzel l just found out that you were right. ERTL did continue in Australia in 2002. Some say it lasted there in 2003 and 2004, but we can’t be sure yet.
@ThatERTLGuy1939 Жыл бұрын
Just to talk about some of the stuff you discussed.. 1. Maybe the reason Smudger and Bertram had different faces was because they didn't want children to be confused and think both were the same character. 2. I think the reason due to ERTL's worldwide discontinuation (Outside of the UK I mean.) was due to a Learning Curve merchandise contract. Note how Take Along (Released) and Wooden Railway (Updated) in 2002, a year after ERTL's discontinuation in other countries. Sorry if I'm being rude, but I just wanted to inform you on... stuff.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
That’s not rude at all thanks for informing me. I get where you are coming from with Smudger and Bertram’s faces but I don’t agree I still think Smudger’s face is just wrong and it doesn’t even look close to what it is supposed too.
@spearmintpony7105 Жыл бұрын
It was due to Gullane Entertainment getting bought out by HiT Entertainment that caused the ERTL line to discontinue.
@ThunderEngine Жыл бұрын
I've only got Thomas, Edward, Ben and Oliver
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Nice
@tanjoy0205 Жыл бұрын
I’ve only got the silver Thomas , I’ve always been curious which is rarer the Gold or Silver version ?
@andyalex115 Жыл бұрын
Are you still planing on making the illegal Thomas dubs video I’m sorry for asking this a lot I just want to know if it’s still coming out
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
So fun story about that video actually. I’m working on that video with a friend who knows a whole lot about Thomas dubs and he is helping me out with it. Idk if we are going to include the illegal dubs because that is how it started but I think we will mention them
@andyalex115 Жыл бұрын
@@DianaSttar Ok please do mention them as the illegal Dubs are very rare there is only some illegal Dubs that are known to exist like the Persian dubs the uyghur dub and the basma channel dub so if you want to find any of these dubs, just search them up on KZfaq, also in that video can you also add lost dubs
@NoahLikesTrains Жыл бұрын
1:46 I don't think that's blue bell I think it's a E2 in early livery
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
Sadly it is. Bluebell was originally gonna be more accurate to the RWS/rl Bluebell but ERTL then decided to be lazy and just repaint Thomas for some reason. Strangely this later inspired a Hornby model of an E2 in SECR green, which while not historically accurate does look pretty cool.
@BIG_RED_PRODUCTIONS_official Жыл бұрын
You forgot one in the massive Thomas models you forgot the remote control Thomas
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
I sure did lol
@D51_YT Жыл бұрын
Hi i like your oc.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Thanks lol
@paulytheking7365 Жыл бұрын
I only have one Errol: the city of turo.
@terimcgowan8759 Жыл бұрын
Actually have the 2001 milk tanker
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome
@erickbuicio87924 ай бұрын
How come the ertl Spencer Murdoch and the rest are the uk could they just released in North American
@summer_stanier Жыл бұрын
i had a giant rc ertle thomas as a kid, i wonder where it is now?
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Probably a land field or some thrift store or in somebody’s house. Unless you never gave it/threw it away it’s probably somewhere with you
@RileyZilla1001 Жыл бұрын
Ertl also made toys from Blade Runner and Star Trek. Ertl WAS cool. Now all they make is John Deere shit.
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
ERTL made some really cool stuff and it stinks how their potential is just not used. But I doubt any of the old toy designers are still at the company. Also I agree with you John Deer toys can just be so trash
@RileyZilla1001 Жыл бұрын
@Gannons Post I also want to make a custom Godred. I want to smash one Office Space style to make a Snowden Mtn Linda the real Godred. I love how happy the toy is even though it's real life fate is to be destroyed horribly and cannibalized... it's a very nice thought. 😊
@AtlasTheDude Жыл бұрын
Hey Gannon umm your game crashes on my device so i cant play it
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
Dang
@Kobsty86 Жыл бұрын
edwards face is wierd
@GustawStudios23 Жыл бұрын
I once owned a ertl metallic thomas but the being an idiot i was back in 2017 (or 2018) what to being the little idiot i was back then i completely ruined it
@greenengine03 Жыл бұрын
Ertl gets too much attention, literally what are you talking about?
@DianaSttar Жыл бұрын
It gets a good amount of attention I just don’t see it as often as others like Wooden Railway or TrackMaster. That’s just me though I’m not in the ERTL community so your probably right about ERTL getting too much attention lol
@hamishcameron1082 Жыл бұрын
It’s pronounced jemima🇬🇧
@cantfindclips Жыл бұрын
Surely someone on here knows why the scaling is off⸮ It is pretty obvious why! You make Gordon too big - he’s too long to go around the curve tracks. Engines are designed to fit with it’s accessories. Different gauge engines need to be compatible with other gauges for flexibility.