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This article is about 'the Japanese range'. You may be looking for 'the original name for the British range or the Croatian title'.


Tomica (Japanese: トミカトーマス) is a die-cast Thomas & Friends range made by Takara Tomy in 2004. In 2012, a new range was made where the engines have couplings, rolling stock and a new track system.

Characters

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

  • Golden Thomas (discontinued)
  • Silver Percy (discontinued)
  • Ben (discontinued)

2012

2013

  • Silver Percy (old range, discontinued)
  • Luke (discontinued)

2014

2015

  • Surprised face Thomas (discontinued)
  • Hiro

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Sets

The sets can be folded up and some of them make the engines talk when placed on a certain area.

2004

2005

2006

2008

2009

2012

2013

  • Thomas Basic set (discontinued)
  • Blue Mountain Crossing set (discontinued)

2014

  • Suspenseful Yard set (discontinued)

2015

  • Cranky and Big Mountain (discontinued)

2016

  • Rolling Thomas Case

2017

2018

2019

2022

All Engines Go

2022

2023

  • Kuru Kuru Mountain Set
  • Thomas and Percy's Sodor Island Map Set
  • Diesel

Tomica

2011

  • Thomas with Troublesome log Truck and green Troublesome coal Truck

2013

2014

2015

  • Ōigawa Railway C11 Thomas (re-designed, discontinued)
  • Keihan Densya Thomas 2015

2016

  • Ōigawa Railway C11 Thomas (re-designed)

2017

  • Thomas Car
  • Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt
  • Various rides set (Keihan Densya Thomas 2017, Keihan Bus Thomas Direct Exp., Thomas Bus)

2021

  • Gordon with Express Brake Coach

Trivia

  • The following characters were planned but were cancelled in the old range:
  • In the old range all the characters had an IC chip called "α system" built in and it enabled them to talk.
  • The new range is equipped with couplings and can be connected.
  • The Express Coaches included with Gordon and Henry, and the Narrow Gauge-styled coach in the Thomas with Freight Cars pack are repainted Branch Line Coaches reused from Annie and Clarabel's models.
  • Tomica is also Thomas' name in Croatian and Bosnian.
  • The brake vans in the newer range are backwards.
  • Emily was the only female character to be released in the old range.
  • Diesel was the only diesel engine to be released in the old range.
  • Many of the characters had different whistle/horn sound effects in the original range:
    • Thomas used Edward’s Whistle.
    • Edward used his Series 4 whistle.
    • Gordon used Duck’s whistle. Oliver would've also used Duck's whistle.
    • James used his Series 4 whistle.
    • Toby used a different bell sound.
    • Duck, Donald, Douglas, Harvey and Arthur shared Henry’s Series 2 whistle. Stepney would've also used Henry's Series 2 whistle.
    • Emily shared Henry’s normal whistle sound.
    • Murdoch used Arthur’s whistle.
    • Diesel used a generic American horn, which he would later have in Series 13. Daisy, Mavis and Salty would've also shared that same horn sound.
    • Bulgy shared Bertie’s Series 4 horn sound.

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