Quote Originally Posted by turtle_boy
Funny that thomas is made in japan and by none othe rthen takaratommy, even though it has a UK origen and I think used to be made by matell.(correct me if I'm wrong)
Tomy isn't the only manufacturer of Thomas & Friends. Other manufacturers include:
+ Meccano (Railway Series)
+ ERTL
+ Merit
+ Bluebell
+ Golden Bear Toys (My First Thomas)
+ Bandai
+ Learning Curve (wooden railway) - I think this company's been acquired by ERTL but I still see some toy packaging featuring their logo, I guess it's similar to how Star Wars and Transformers toys featured the Kenner logo even after it was acquired by Hasbro.
+ TAFWR (Sights and Sounds)
+ Hit Toys - distributes Tomy's Thomas Tomica Road & Rail series and their own toys are compatible with Tomy's.
+ Hornby Railways -
+ Bachmann (USA & Canada)
+ Lego (Duplo)