Take-N-Play Gator's Chase & Chomp

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The prototype of Axel showed him having Vinnie's tender repainted. His final model has his correct tender. It is currently unknown why Gator was brought to Sodor in his debut, why he left and why he returned in Long Lost Friend. The prototype for Stephen the Original Steamie had Dash's cab and bunker, a tall funnel and a silver driving wheel. Donald and Douglas's original models had long, 6-wheeled tenders. Their 2015 models had shorter, 4-wheeled tenders.

On the 2013 models of James and Edward, their handrails extend onto their smokeboxes, though this portion is unpainted. Harvey's original model had a metal hook, while his 2015 model has a plastic hook that is moulded onto his crane arm. His crane arm is static to one position and cannot move up or down, it only has motion to move 360 degrees. Culdee's model has buffers, despite the fact that his Railway Series illustrations and depiction does not. From their 2013 re-design, Edward, Henry and James gained lamp irons; however they are not painted.So far, three characters exclusive to the Railway Series have been produced: D199, Culdee and Big City Engine. The second change occurred from mid-2014, when numerous models were again re-designed with complete re-works to their overall appearance including: their wheel configuration, height, length and overall detailing. The second re-design was the biggest change in Take-n-Play's history. All new introductions to the range acquire the changes in their initial release. Most re-designed engines now use a standard four/six-wheel chassis and engines who have more than six wheels having their additional wheels moulded onto the sides of their undercarriage. Furthermore, all tender engines now receive a four wheeled tender while models with once moving bogies, all gained static structures. The smaller two-way magnets were also replaced with a new one-way system, identical to that used on the Wooden Railway range of toys. The cabs, domes, whistles and any other detailing on the top of the engines also shrunk in size. The models were also made out of a cheaper metal. This re-design is the current design for the Take-n-Play range to date. Hank's models do not have front couplers despite that his television series model does. Interestingly, Connor and Caitlin's models have front couplers, while their front couplers are concealed in the television series. This is also the case with their Wooden Railway models. The 2014 re-release of Kevin has rail wheels and magnets on both front and rear, incorrectly depicting him similar to a railway runner. Includes sprinkle covered James, Sodor Sweet Shoppe jelly bean tanker, and Cargo Car with ice cream drums.

Includes chocolate covered Percy, Cargo Car with chocolate cargo, and Sodor Sweet Shoppe jelly bean tanker.Like Diesel 10 and a few other characters, Gator remained in future merchandise lines long after his final appearance in the television series. Thomas' Railway Adventures! (includes: Thomas and a DVD featuring the episodes, The Early Bird and Slippy Sodor) Target exclusive. Includes Thomas, Victor, Cargo Car with Christmas tree, and Cargo Car with containers. Although Gator's real name is Gerald, he is known as Gator due to his resemblance to an alligator. He longs to travel and is excited about going to sea. He works on a railway in a faraway land, which runs up into the high mountains and into a village. Once, Gator had to cross the bridge leading into the village but became scared because of the bridge's massive height. In the end, Gator decided that he had to be brave and crossed over the bridge safely.