![]() ![]() They sold the products previously planned to be released by Learning Curve for early 2012. In late 2011, TOMY bought out Learning Curve and as such acquired the rights to the Wooden Railway line. 2011 saw another slight re-design in the form of new faces to coincide with the recent CGI Series switchover. These improved designs were manufactured until 2002, when they were replaced with a third generation of design, which included new and more detailed faces. The tender engines received an additional upgrade, with a moulded plastic coal pile for their tenders. The wooden funnel and smokebox were replaced with a separate plastic smokebox with a more realistic funnel. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the line was overhauled and the majority of the models underwent major redesigns. These models were relatively simple, with simple wooden stubs for the funnel and dome, while details such as windows, whistles and buffer beams were omitted. ![]() The Wooden Railway merchandise line for the Thomas & Friends franchise was created by Roy Wilson of Learning Curve in 1992, with the line becoming publicly available in 1993. These original models were primarily constructed with painted wood, along with metal used in the coupling magnets and axles and plastic for the wheels and faces. ![]()
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