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Bandai Pocket Fantasy

First written December 23, 2024

Bandai's Pocket Fantasy (トーマスタウン) series included several boxed sets of small plastic Thomas the Tank Engine characters based on the previous and coexisting Thomas Town series.

Year Name Description Photo
October 2002 Pocket Fantasy Station Storage case that unfolds out into a playset with road and rail features and interactive elements
       
       
May 16 2009 Big Thomas Station Rerelease of the unfolding Thomas-shaped playset storage case with new bannered Pocket Fantasy Thomas  
May 16 2009 Play and Clean Up Box Storage case that slides open into a multi-level playset
       
       
       

There were a few special release Thomas Pocket Fantasy items in Japan.

This clear blue Pocket Fantasy Thomas was included as a "freebie" with the toddler magazine Maebe in March 2006. It would have been neat if the stickers on the side were transparent in the blue parts...

This silver Thomas was included with a Thomas the Tank Engine HAPPY BAG sold by Hoopee Woopee beginning in April 2011. I think it is neat that he just has a black number 1 with no other lining. A similar gold Thomas was included with a different bag in 2010.

Actually, I have the little zippered pouch that the Thomas originally came in as well, although I don't have the larger bag.