New King of the Railway Take 'n' Play

New King of the Railway Take 'n' Play

The Fisher Price website depicts what is to come from Take 'n' Play with a first glimpse at Stephen the aptly named Rocket engine. Since the initial appearance of Stephen on the collector poster more pictures have surfaced. 

This collector poster gave fans a first look at Stephen. it is available to be printed and viewed online and is suggested as a printable, from the Fisher Price website, which looks like it is still in construction. Further pictures appeared of Stephen close up and with the background removed. This enabled us to have a very good look at him.

On first impression he looks impressive but on closer scrutiny, you may argue that he is lacking in places. For example his tender is attached, he is all one piece, it would have been better if he had a separate tender. His wheel arrangement is correct although very close together. His funnel is very short, but if it was longer the packaging would have to be specially adapted for him, also it would be more likely to snap off completely. It is interesting that his nameplate says 'Rocket' rather than Stephen.  

A new picture of Stephen with a treasure chest and gold horse has appeared today. There are a couple of differences between the above picture and the original picture of Stephen  For a start his funnel has changed colour. Also he has little speckle of gold, but that is part of the theme. There is a bit of silver detailing in his piston. View this image here.

Finally is a picture of a Take 'n' Play set, featuring what we can assume is Ulfstead castle featured in the trailer. this is from the Fisher Price website. The description for which says:

"There’s plenty of action and excitement in this fast-paced toy inspired by the King of the Railway DVD movie! The Troublesome Truck tries to catch Thomas as he races down the spiral track! Will it be successful in catching him? As Thomas zooms downward the flags unfurl and the treasure drops. Connects to other Take-n-Play™ portable playsets and folds up for easy portability and storage! Includes a die-cast Thomas engine, a Troublesome Truck, and two additional play pieces."

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