Friday 25 February 2011

Disney Pixar Cars - 1st and 2nd Series 1:55 Die Cast Characters

When the Disney Pixar "Cars" film was released, we at Thomas to You thought we would dabble and sourced the 1:55 Die Cast Cars Characters and started to sell them along with our Thomas Wooden Railway products.

We did this for a few months quite successfully but decided to stop and just put away our unsold stock. Now we have a website, I have decided to list them again and they seem quite collectible now. Below is a list of the 1st Series (with Desert Packaging, with either the original 12 Cars on the back or the extended 16 Cars after the release of 4 further Cars) and 2nd Series (with Supercharged Packaging) models that, at time of going to press, we had in stock. 

For a number of the Series 2 Cars, it was the first time the character had been released. We have provided an asterisk on the website listing to show when a car is a first release.

If you collect the 1:55 Die Cast Disney Cars, perhaps we have one to add to your collection. I have provided a link to each so you can drop straight onto the item - JUST CLICK ON THE CHARACTER NAME.

I hope we can provide you with something for your collection.

Disney Cars Lightning McQueen - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Dinoco Lightning McQueen - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars DJ - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Wingo - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Doc Hudson - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Doc Hudson - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Sally - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Green Ramone - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Lizzie - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars King - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Fillmore - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Sarge - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Sarge - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Mater - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Mater - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Leakless - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Sheriff - in 12 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Nitroade - in 16 Car Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Flo and Ramone - in Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Stanley and Red - in Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Boost and Snot Rod - in Desert Packaging
Disney Cars Tractor Luigi and Guido - in Desert Packaging

Disney Cars Lightning McQueen - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Dinoco Lightning McQueen - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Dirt Track McQueen - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Radiator Springs McQueen - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Boost - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Wingo - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Dinoco Chick Hicks - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Doc Hudson - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Hudson Hornet - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Purple Ramone - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Yellow Ramone - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Hydraulic Ramone - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars King - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Brand New Blue Mater - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Sheriff - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Hamm - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Stanley and Red - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Boost and Snot Rod - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Fillmore and Sarge - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Sally and Cruisin McQueen - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Buzz and Woody - in Supercharged Packaging
Disney Cars Mike and Sulley - in Supercharged Packaging
 
Hopefully they will sell quickly, as we have tried to price them realistically!

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Coming Soon

UPDATE - The items will ship from 14th February and are available to buy on our Latest Release page.

The following items from Learning Curve's Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System are due arriving soon and will be available in the UK from Thomas to You - Keep an eye on this blog or the Latest Release page on our website to check availablity (exact arrival date).

OL' WHEEZY LOGGING CRANE
Inspired by the "Misty Island Rescue" DVD, Ol' Wheezy is a rickety, old crane who is a new destination on Misty Island. Ol' Wheezy has an intersting way of lifting and slinging the logs into the cargo car for the engines.

VICTOR AND THE ENGINE REPAIR CAR
Victor is the manager of the Sodor Steam Works.Look at the glowing scrap in the scrap car! This exclusive new 2-pack features Victor, hauling hot scrap around the steamworks.  Inspired by the episode "Victor Says Yes". (Specialist Stock)

JAMES LIGHTS THE WAY
James has a new light to help him see better in the dark!  Inspired by the episode "James in the Dark".
Push the button on James to see his special lamp light up. (Specialist Stock)
These 3 new releases are due to arrive at Thomas to You in February and  only Ol' Wheezy is due for release in the UK later in the year.

ENJOY!!

Latest Releases - Already Available

The following items are in our UK based shop Thomas to You. Relevant page links are highlighted if you are interested in any of the items. Items described as Specialist Stock are not on general release in the UK but are available from us.

Thomas Wooden Railway Devious Diesel
Devious Diesel has been re-released in the UK and can be found on our Engines page.

Thomas Wooden Railway Toad
 Toad has been re-released in the UK and can be found on our Carriages page.


Thomas Wooden Railway Quarry Gift Pack
 The Quarry Gift Set is a new release that allows fans to buy Bill and Ben (that were foolishly retired) and there is also the very popular Mavis and a unique FFarquhar Quarry Car - Find it on our Multi-Character Sets page.
This is Specialist Stock.

 Thomas Wooden Railway Dash and the Jumping Jobi Wood Car
From the latest Misty Island Resue DVD. Terrific fun. Check out our Misty Island Rescue page, where we have a terrific range of characters and building alot, like this are Specialist Stock. We have Bash, Ferdinand, Captain as well as the Misty Island Adventure Playset.

Thomas Wooden Railway Scruff
Fun new character Scruff the Scruncher is Whiff's big friend. Both are terrific fun. Find Scruff on our Latest Releases page.

Also on our Latest Releases page you will find a selection of fun Thomas, Percy and Salty engines with special carriages (all Specialist Stock), including:
 
Thomas and the Buzzy Bees
  PLEASE COME AND VISIT US SOON
Salty and the Shipping Cars
Percy and the Engine Wash Car

Monday 7 February 2011

Who are Thomas to You?

Thomas to You are, in short, a specialist UK stockist of Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway product.

Set up initially to sell excess unusual trains that I was buying for my boys (to save on postage), I started to take it more seriously as I established sources overseas who could offer me items that were not available in the UK.

In 2006 I set up a website (to add to my eBay presence - where I maintain 100% feedback and have the best detailed rating I can find among sellers) - the website, Thomas to You, focuses on providing the widest choice available to UK customers - a selection of these products (not complete as there are too many to list) can be found on our Specialist Stock page.

Service is obviously important too - the world of Thomas the Tank Engine Wooden Railway is crowded and highly competitive. Our small size and focus on a single product allows us to provide a personal service to customers - those who return are recognised and welcomed.

We happily offer expert advice (If I don't know the answer then no one does) in what is a varied and complicated product range. Especially when starting out in the Thomas Wooden Railway world, the variety can all be rather overwhelming.

We process orders swiftly - normally same day and offer express delivery, which is particularly useful at Christmas. We welcome overseas custom but shipping can be expensive, so drop us a line first.

If you have a little engineer then you will struggle to find a better place to find hime exciting characters and destinations for his Wooden Railway collection. Check out our Latest Releases page to make sure he has the latest (and often most topical in terms of characters introduced in DVD's) characters and buildings.

Anyway - enough for now - this blog is going to provide news of new arrivals, exciting offers (we do have a Special Offers page that offers a variety of money saving ideas) so please feel free to bookmark this page and come back again. Alternatively you could follow us on Facebook where we also have a presence to keep up to date with developments in the Thomas Wooden Railway (like the Talking Railway range).

See you all soon.

Thomas to You