Thomas the Tank...Raven?!?! Azarath Metreon Choo Choo!

I've known about the blind bagged Thomas the Tank Engine mini-trains for a while now, and the fact that certain DC Comics characters can be found therein. But only now am I finding them in my neck of the woods. I found four of them from the 2016 Wave 3 batch this past week!

Raven! A Raven train is just absurd and I love it. This is actually a train named Belle as Raven, according to packaging.

The blind bags are not only coded (Raven is number 61) but you can also see through them pretty well by moving the train inside up to the white part of the package. So the guesswork is pretty easy to work around on these things.

Flynn as Firestrom! Firestorm is number 60.

Victor as Hawkman. Hawkman is number 62.

Rosie as Supergirl. Supergirl is number 59.

These trains are ridiculous but irresistibly fun. They're off the rails! It's neat to see the broad range of heroes and villains (well, in this case just heroes) that have been released so far. You don't see much of Raven anywhere and Firestorm doesn't get much play either.

Some DC characters have been released in multi-packs, but I think the blind bagged versions can only be found in the blind bag series and aren't duplicated in the multi-packs (and vise versa). Blind bags are $1.50 each which is a fine deal for the size and for what you get here. Go get some!

Harley Qwednesday :: Harley Quinn, I Choo-Choo Choose You!

Mattel revealed another of their 2015 San Diego Comic-Con exclusives this week - a set of Thomas the Tank Engine/DC Super Friends mash-up minis - and whoa nelly the set will include a Harley Quinn train!

Woo-WOOOOOOO!

The set is a 2015 SDCC exclusive. Well, they say the Batman train (and the packaging) is the SDCC exclusive part, and early indicators suggest that the rest of these guys (most importantly, Harley!) will be available at general retail. Hopefully I can confirm that as fact before SDCC 2015, because (channeling Don Cornelius) I need that Harrrrrrrrrley Trrrrrrraiiiiiiin!

Also if this set doesn't sell out at SDCC (and if it does I'll eat my hat) it will be available on MattyCollector.com after the 'con, and I will probably resort to spending way too much for shipping and this whole silly train set itself just to get my hands on the Harley Quinn train.

The Thomas the Tank Engine Minis are new this year from Fisher-Price. From what I can tell they are sold in three packs and blind bags. I hope and pray Harley is made available in the three pack format, but I am fine with squeezing stupid little bags of trains to get her if I need to. It's still a much better option than trying to track down an SDCC exclusive set, or worse, buying anything off the MattyCollector website!

Below are the official details on the exclusive set from MattyCollector:

Thomas & Friends™ Super Friends Minis

The world’s favorite engines meet the world’s greatest super heroes as Thomas & Friends™ collide with DC Super Friends™ for a mighty mashup! The engines who keep the Island of Sodor running now have heroic new makeovers as MINIS with designs based on the heroes seen in DC Comics.

This exclusive San Diego Comic-Con pack features five fantastic MINIS mashups, including:

• Exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con: Diesel as the Dark Knight version of Batman!
• Thomas/Superman
• Spencer/Cyborg
• D10/The Joker
• Millie/Harley Quinn

Best of all, it includes a premium, exclusive-to-San Diego Comic-Con package complete with a new comic story revealing the origin of the Thomas& Friends/DC Super Friends mashup and dynamic light-up action! It’s the perfect introduction to the Thomas & Friends/DC Super Friends MINIS.

All ABOOOOARRRRD!

Random Toy Pic: 88 Miles Per Hour!

This is how we play with Thomas the Tank Engine in this household!

My daughter inherited her big brother's Thomas the Tank Engine collection. I immediately brought out the Back to the Future DeLoreon Hot Wheel and we were able to get her up to 88 mph and saved the future together!