Tomica Yearbook

α Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas Tomica

The recorded release month is November 2004. The calendar lists it on the third Saturday of that month (November 20, 2004).

Release records

α Thomas the Tank Engine
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Model notes · English source

Introduction

α Thomas the Tank Engine (きかんしゃトーマス) is an exclusive Tomica. It is primarily released in Japan.

Overview

The α Thomas the Tank Engine was released November, 2004. It could be ordered for a two-month period through a form which was available in Maebe magazine, a Shogakukan-published magazine aimed at babies. It was later re-issued through the same magazine in March, 2008.

Description

The toy includes the main figure of the α Thomas the Tank Engine. It is equipped with an α chip, allowing for interaction with certain track sets, and is a gold version of the original Tomica.

It is based on the title character from the Thomas and Friends franchise.

Trivia

• Its base is the α Thomas Tomica 01 Thomas.

Original wiki source
[[File:Mebaethomasgoldbox.jpg|thumb|300px]]
'''α Thomas the Tank Engine''' (きかんしゃトーマス) is an exclusive [[Tomica]]. It is primarily released in Japan.

==Overview==
The α Thomas the Tank Engine was released November, 2004. It could be ordered for a two-month period through a form which was available in Maebe magazine, a Shogakukan-published magazine aimed at babies. It was later re-issued through the same magazine in March, 2008.

==Description==
The toy includes the main figure of the α Thomas the Tank Engine. It is equipped with an α chip, allowing for interaction with certain track sets, and is a gold version of the original Tomica.

It is based on the title character from the Thomas and Friends franchise.
==Trivia==
* Its base is the [[α Thomas Tomica 01 Thomas]].
==Gallery==
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Mebaethomasgold.jpg
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==Videos==
==Links==
===References===
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===External Links===
[[Category:Mebae]]
[[Category:Thomas the Tank Engine]]
[[Category:Tomica Alpha]]
[[Category:Gold Variants]]
[[Category:2004 Tomica]]
[[Category:Trains]]

Text and captions adapted from Tomica Wiki with formatting changes. Α Thomas the Tank Engine (Mebae) · Contributors and history · CC BY-SA 3.0

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