Horrifying Thomas Knock-Offs From AliExpress

Some frightening Thomas merch I found on Aliexpress... it's not recommended!
Become a Sam'sTrains engineer here: / @samstrains
Get your Sam'sTrains merch: teespring.com/stores/bullmane...
Thanks for watching!
Email: [e-mail]
Instagram: / samstrainsofficial
Facebook: / samstrains
Twitter: / samstrains

[@b12fan]

Fun fact: The Thomas Car isn't a knockoff. Its a offical item made by Tomica! And Tomica made more Thomas models. And there licensed by Mattel. Its based on a song called "You can only be you" Were Thomas imagines if he wasn't tank engine.

[@BenTheBlocksworldEngine]

That’s right. The Thomas Car is from the Dream Tomica range. Dream Tomica is a line of toy vehicles that makes vehicles out of popular characters, and Thomas is one of them. He was also made into a bus one time!

[@BenTheBlocksworldEngine]

@@Shark_Builds_Bro There’s a Percy bus?

[@storiesfromdifferenteras]

It still deserved to be trashed.

[@thetrainmaster968]

@Daniel Cafarelli You mean Bertie.

[@bosnian.gamer.2006]

Still terrifying tho.

[@rav_productions2136]

Sam's humor happens to be child friendly but so adult at the same time I had a blast with this.

[@SamsTrains]

haha that's great to hear - glad you liked it! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@nachojjful]

@@SamsTrains The Take n play Thomas, Clarabel, Lady, Spencer, and the Tomica car Thomas are real toys. If they say Gullane Thomas, it means they are real and not fake.

[@jessebourgelas8811]

4:56 That's what happens when you get into Henry's stash of welsh coal.

[@SamsTrains]

haha exactly right!! ;D

[@Canadiansteamengine43]

​@SamsTrains buy some official Thomas Wooden Railway items and track for a video

[@pubigub.7250]

Fun fact! Rusty used to have a smaller face in the earlier seasons. When his large scale model was built they gave him a larger face, which they also carried it over to his CGI model.

[@alisonwallace5619]

Quite Ironic in this situtation.

[@imatrainperson1195]

You know it’s serious when Sam starts reviewing Knockoff wooden trains. Seriously this is a good video.

[@tophat8742]

TRUE

[@SamsTrains]

haha thank you - glad you liked it for a change! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@Canadiansteamengine43]

​@SamsTrains skit idea: knockoff Freddie comes to the layout and becomes a dictator

[@rlinders9972]

"Thomas and Friends wouldn't have a character with such an inappropriate moustache." Yeah, but Postman Pat did.

[@LancerIHR]

Yeah, but Etienne did.

[@harryfoley2294]

Sam Waldron…guess they could of removed it but yeah

[@MarceloBenoit-trenes]

I think that they put the moustache because they tought that Freddie = Freddie Mercury.

[@TrainFan_95]

Tbh James's face is actually quite an accurate depiction of his angry face in the classic series.

[@SamsTrains]

haha I'm no expert on that - maybe if it was painted right I guess! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@AlexsStopMotionAdventures]

@@SamsTrainsthat engine is actually bill

[@ChompChomp987]

​@@AlexsStopMotionAdventuresit's busy bee james not bill

[@AlexsStopMotionAdventures]

@@ChompChomp987 busy bee James is James cosplaying as bill & billcar.

[@InventorZahran]

23:38 "What's your favorite color?" "Sir Topham Hatt."

[@jake_0788]

My dad once bought me an el cheapo Skarloey that looked exactly like the one in the video. Only difference is, my Skarloey has a loads of glue that attaches the chassis, and ON TOP OF THAT, It's applied backwards! He came with a tanker that got the same treatment. I actually wethered the tanker, and it came out beautifully.

[@JaxonOsterhout]

My favorite thing is about knockoffs is that they’re 100% cheap and incredibly easy to rip apart

[@Canadiansteamengine43]

Good for scrap engines

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

The die cast trains are actually a pretty great line of Thomas merch. That's one of the main merch lines I have from childhood. Also, except for the fact that he's orange, the Duncan is actually pretty good.

[@SamsTrains]

Those were very good actually, considering what I paid for them! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Mine as well

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@SamsTrains Ali looks to be good for scenery

[@CuldiiFell]

I think Sam should make a Narrow Gauge layout sometime. Bachmann does some pretty good Narrow Gauge Thomas locos.

[@the4tierbridge]

There is a wider range of 009 now-a-days,

[@poshdan4071]

Their baldwins are brilliant locos too

[@justinkessler3092]

Yes

[@TankEngine75]

Not just Thomas,but also real trains,IIRC OO9 uses N Gauge Track and OO9 is basically Narrow Gauge for OO Gauge,The Bachmann Thomas Engines are N Gauge so yeah,he should make a narrow gauge layout,Bachmann is also releasing a Double Fairlie,Baguley Drewry diesel and Quarry Hunslet,Bachmann has released a 10-12D Baldwin and Peco is also releasing a George England class,all of these Locomotives are great narrow gauge locomotives

[@SamsTrains]

I know!! I really do fancy it... or just narrowgauge/N gauge in general!! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@funny.lol.haha.lol.funny.]

Another good one Sam. Secretly watching this as it is my sisters birthday. Thanks for a good quiet video! Isaac

[@SamsTrains]

haha thanks Isaac - don't get caught now! ;D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@eliseorossiproductions6348]

Theory: Rusty tried reverting his face to the small one he had in Season 4 but went extremely wrong

[@therailheader1896]

4:34 I guess Thomas' driver hid his stash of crack inside of his firebox, other then that I don't know how to explain his face.

[@SamsTrains]

haha your guess is as good as mine!! ;D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@TheGWR0-4-0]

This nearly killed me! Honestly, I was dying of laughter! It was great!

[@SamsTrains]

haha!! That makes this all worthwhile then! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@sodorpro]

A few things. 1. I think that Lady might be legit, in case your wondering it's from the Take Along/ Take 'N' Play range, the diecast range that replaced the Ertl diecast range back in the early 2000's. 2. There actually is a character named Ruth, but she's a human, not an engine. 3. That diecast Spencer appears to be a knock off of the talking Take 'N' Play Spencer, because of the raised area on the cab, where the button would go for it to talk. 4. The wooden Rusty is a knock off the TWR Rusty, from 2001-2011. That version of Rusty is based on the small scale model from s4 where his face was considerably smaller. In s5 they replaced the small scale n gauge engines with new large scale models, and because of this Rusty's went from tiny, to missive. 5. The Thomas car is an official product, part of the Tomica die cast range, sold exclusively in Japan, by Tomy. 6. The wooden Spencer is a knock off of the Shocked face Spencer, that was one of exclusive pieces in the TWR 'Edward the Great Set' from 2006. Pretty much the only knock offs here, are the wooden engines, diecast Thomas and Spencer. Everything ells seems legit, still good video btw.

[@davidmolin8944]

Legit I could not stop laughing through the entire video. This video made my day actually thanks for making it and hopefully you could do some of your experiments with these monstrosities

[@thejonesdons9335]

This is currently my three-year-old son's favourite KZbin video (he loves your channel!). Thank you for teaching him the words 'monstrosity', 'abomination' and 'experimenting'. The look on the nursery staff's faces was priceless 🤣🤣 You'll also be pleased to hear that he's had his entire class making a conga line behind him in the playground being the coaches to his Sir Nigel Gresley 🚂😁

[@RedShedNick]

Had to watch a bit more to make sure i wasn't dreaming, im currently a heap on the floor, and can't get up! thanks Sam you have made my weekend, your a star!

[@bigbigarchive]

6:47 Toooby, oh Toooby What has become of you? 10:51 Those toys are probably made of lead paint so I’d recommend you washing your hands. 13:29 On Rusty’s original Series 4 model His face was small and didn’t take up the whole of his front, However the Series 4 models had a short career and the crew made large scale models and Rusty’s face was enlarged for some reason, probably to make the eye mechanism work better. The Thomas car is a real product believe it or not

[@NickLogoAbk2913]

the small face Rusty also returns in a series 9 movie (Calling all Engines) in a dream sequence with Lady

[@adamwilliams192]

“Your existence is a shambles and a travesty”….. My new favourite sentence 🤣 Didn’t know if I was going to watch that. Very glad I did. Best

[@Scrooch24]

This actually made me laugh out loud. This is why i love your channel! Haha

[@andreworton2132]

Hilarious!!!! Loved it Sam could not stop laughing !!! Love the channel so diverse with content , keep up the great work andy

[@aquatichedgehog5492]

-Thomas was never the same after that accident..... -Jasmin is your new oc -Toby went for a swim -Emily smells blood... O_o -Skarloey be like: WHAT DID YOU DO!?!!!? -Henry trying not to burst out laughing -Percy heard that your investing on car insurance -Oliver ran into a wall face first

[@FerroequinologistofColorado]

At 4:50 Tomas looks both horrified and high at the same time

[@SamsTrains]

haha he certainly does! ;D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@piggynice-06]

“The dictator” really had me laughing

[@westinbridges7321]

When you see a knockoff keep this in mind. Toys tear quicker, Clothing tears quicker, etc.

[@hellfiregrowler]

Tomica is a Japanese company, the writing on the box is also in Japanese and it is an official, licensed product. I'm going online now to try and buy that Thomas car it looks great! As it says "made in Vietnam" on the underside I understand how you may have thought it was by a Vietnamese company. No idea what is going on with the wooden Rusty though, that 'thing' is horrific and that wooden Spenser's face looks like a blow up doll!

[@HM...333]

At least the rip off Trackmasters actually look decent!! Great video Sam! Don't throw those metal ones away. I would take them and some others might to!!

[@spring626]

Same with the take alongs

[@SamsTrains]

haha yeah - these were just horrific... and I won't throw them, they're going on Ebay tonight! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@oscarosullivan4513]

The faces though

[@chavopatyfanstudios2005]

@@spring626 the knockoff take alongs AND take n plays look protoypes

[@christophermitchell4005]

hi sam your train videos always make my day better and more better

[@lordflasheart6801]

I needed a damn good laugh and you didn't disappoint. I'll go and mop my coffee up now. I hope Bill's apparent constipation has improved and as for the second Spencer, probably best not to dwell on that expression..... Thanks Sam! Nige

[@Steam_Tram_Studios]

Fun fact: the wheel on the Henry and Spencer are like that on the official wooden railway models, the bo-bo design let's the bigger engines go around curves on the wooden track easier

[@Grenja]

I was just about to comment on this!

[@SodorStudiosAndCoProductions]

*HE BOUGHT THEM FOR US SO WE DON'T HAVE TO, HE LITERALLY SACRIFICED HIS OWN MONEY, WHAT AN ABSOLUTE CHAD* 🔥🔥🔥

[@SamsTrains]

haha... sure, I'll take credit for that!! ;D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@profile2047]

Wow.

[@Canadiansteamengine43]

​@SamsTrains the knockoff Freddie was based on Hitlers personal train

[@iceeblueburst03]

Overall, this video definitely made my day! So many weird proportions on these engines along with them having the wrong printed details and wrong parts, and best of all, the weird and funny looking faces on all of the engines! I also like the way you roasted all of them too lmao! 😂

[@superclass4744]

0:30 my sleep paralysis demon.

[@SamsTrains]

haha!! Sorry to hear that ;)

[@caidavid4378]

The lady is real it’s just a different type of merchandise Edit: Spencer, Thomas, Clarabel and the fat controllers car are all real products too, they’re take n play/ take along models

[@TheB.Bum.]

They're knock-offs. The Spencer, Lady, Thomas, Clarabel and Fat Controller's car were casted from real take alongs/take-n-plays. Hence why they had the Gullane trademark at the bottom. But they were still illegally manufactured, making them fakes. You can tell by the Phillips head screws they had underneath. Real take alongs don't use screws.

[@cocaptainbluesgaming6999]

When I was very young, I had that exact same model of Lady. (aprox 16 years ago) purchased from Toys R Us, So I don't think it's a knock off. However the annoying style of magnet used on that model meant it didn't connect with any of my other trains

[@boscpeing3983]

I had only Thomas trains with that style of mangnet.

[@Ethan52108]

There are knockoff Lady's that look extremely similar to the official product, so yes, it's probably a knockoff.

[@osakatales9228]

What kind of magnets do the other locomotives have?

[@cocaptainbluesgaming6999]

@@osakatales9228 The other ones that I had, had flat round ones

[@osakatales9228]

@@cocaptainbluesgaming6999 Oh, well that's not surprising.

[@sturmtigerking4263]

Oh my word! Great video, not because of the horrific abominations. This was a massive difference and the speech about not getting kids these made me laugh. The dictator?! XD Thomas has changed since he decided to see what the secret package was. Love the layout

[@christianmorley6203]

I've never laughed so hard. Gangsta Percy got me the best! Haha, awesome vid Sam lol

[@SamsTrains]

haha that's good to hear! Yeah Gangsta Percy is pretty golden! ;D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@ThatOneTrainGuy]

15:54 yes that is in fact a genuine product from Japan pretty sure it's an actual car too

[@TankEngine75]

Knockoff Bee James Tenders are usually listed as "Bill cars" also fun fact: almost all wooden train brands are O Gauge! Even Plarail and Trackmaster ones too so you can try lol Btw I am watching this at night so yeah I think I am getting Nightmares Also when I saw Freddie's mustache,I immediately thought of Freddie Mercury but atleast he didn't have an inappropriate mustache!

[@SamsTrains]

haha that's so strange - I wonder why?! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@mariobest93]

*HERE COMES BILL CAR*

[@saltleywsc]

Superb video haven't laughed so much in ages !!!

[@grahamsimpson3186]

Hi Sam. Brilliant video. Sat watching it with my oldest son. We were rolling round the floor with laughter. He actually has the fat controller car for Take and Play.

[@JamifyAzure]

I'm pretty sure that the Take-Along Thomas, Lady and Clarabel aren't rip-offs.

[@SamsTrains]

They do look like the genuine products... hard to tell if they really are though! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@merlinandmurdoch7837]

@@SamsTrains they aren’t, they just look real

[@Advancedworldbutchaotic]

2:44 WHY IS ADOLF HITLER A TRAIN

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

The way you punted Clarabelle had me rolling, thanks XD

[@blueskyboys9855]

Ha ha the last 5 mins was hilarious.... thanks so much.

[@JintyGreen]

19:35 I think I have a copy of that Duncan. Didn't buy it myself, definitely the weirdest Christmas present I ever received. The magnets are inverted, and my real wooden Duncan puts this model to shame. Great video nonetheless. It was pretty funny all the way through.

[@paulcherrytrains3339]

I fancied my tea until I saw this.. The loose chimney on Jasmine could be a choking hazard. I am hiding under a cushion. This is horrific but hilarious. A fitting end for these monstrosities Cheers Paul.

[@Bluez2008]

i thought he would pick that up

[@greninjazac4577]

4:48 Thomas when he’s accidentally given Welsh coal

[@jamesdunloptrains]

Awesome video today Sam really made me laugh and it is my birthday today

[@YouSoJames]

this guy very clearly has no idea wat hes on about with half of his statements but is objectively right that **MOST** of these engines are monstrosities

[@sonicrail5253]

as we say in the Thomas community "there's one use for bootlegs, scrap engines"

[@SamsTrains]

haha indeed!! ;D

[@GeohToy]

The video I didn't know I needed!

[@MistaMatthews]

Sam, I nearly died when you made the pill joke about thomas 😂

[@Pepperknight341]

2:43 Rail Hitler

[@MadBiker-vj5qj]

Yeah I watched to the end and the bin is definately the right place for them, Sam. But, seriously, don't leave the bin bag where children might find it, these things are downright dangerous, you found one loose part, and there are sure to be many more bits that come away easily.... choking hazard for youngsters... and I bet a lot of the paint is poisonous too.

[@wilks3620]

The 'Dictator' is killing me lmao that was amazing

[@RedShedNick]

I have never laughed so much in my life, it was more you than the crap you were reviewing, have to sign off, am not in control haha, thanks for making me happy hahaha!! Cheers Nick.

[@SamsTrains]

haha that's lovely to hear - glad this made you happy! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@adamstroudley]

Man, your jokes about the knockoffs are just hilarious I laughed so hard I can't even hold it anymore especially the layout you made lol . The Tomica Thomas car isn't a knockoff though, it's an original item made by a Japanese company, Tomica, and the Lady I think is official I guess. Good video btw I have enjoyed it so much due to the amount of jokes

[@merlinandmurdoch7837]

Lady is also a bootleg

[@someguy3162]

2:51 perhaps a more appropriate name for The Dictator should be “Freddie Mercury”!

[@zacharyanimates]

probably has the same taste of mercury if you try to lick it.

[@AllieStudios31]

This is about the funniest video I've seen on your channel.

[@ThePerson06]

Finally someone truly does a review of these

[@thesignalman_ytofficial]

The Lady is actually a take along and is official as I have one. Don’t know how it got itself onto Aliexpress??

[@SamsTrains]

haha yeah! I don't know either... it sure was cheap though! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@merlinandmurdoch7837]

It is a fake lady

[@thesignalman_ytofficial]

@@merlinandmurdoch7837 nope

[@zippingcruises7712]

I love it, these fakes are hilarious

[@harryprince5472]

Now that’s a great sounding video sam XD

[@gsvproductions8171]

I actually had one of those Metal Thomas's & the Matching Lady when I was a kid (In fact I've still got her set on my desk to this day), they were from the "Take & Play" line of toys, so congrats you actually did get some legit merchandise out of this! :D

[@merlinandmurdoch7837]

No they’re both fake

[@moonbugmattel5479]

@@merlinandmurdoch7837 No they're not. They're official.

[@CuldiiFell]

I find it weird how Sam buys products that he knows are less than decent quality. Heijan and some AliExpress models are good examples.

[@CuldiiFell]

But I'd get that Thomas car #notmystanley

[@SamsTrains]

Why is it weird? They make for fun videos, and they do well!

[@CuldiiFell]

I don't know why I find it weird. Sure your videos on these do well, but you waste money on things that don't have good quality. I don't want to be "Controlling you," I'm just looking out for you! :) -YenRow

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

@@CuldiiFell I can't speak for Sam, but if he's having fun (remember he heavily did Thomas content before KZbin's "content for kids" guidelines almost killed the channel) and the videos do well, meaning he makes his money back, then it's not a waste, it's a gain.

[@ManOfUnknownWorth]

15:10 Funny you say that steam locomotives don't have gears when locomotives like Shays and Climaxes exist (models of them are pretty easy to find, but they are expensive and often run on a narrower gauge.) It's also worth noting that many of the official toys did have reduced wheel counts for the sake of performance and structural integrity. Plus, Gullane hasn't existed since 2003.

[@HarryC_640]

I can see some these locos making it into the Christmas special…that’ll be one to keep an eye on!!

[@tamitate2009]

Ok this is the first time I laughed. You made so many good jokes about these guys

[@frogmouth2]

Finally. They’re making them with lead paint again like the good ‘ol days.

[@maringarvanovic8011]

Toby has eaten some dodgy shrimp. Brilliant yet again Sam. Keep them coming.

[@EsotericArctos]

You bought enough to encourage the suppliers to keep going lol. Seriously though, this really doesn't surprise me. You did give me a laugh during this video :)

[@morrisminor4252]

Loved seeing you on the yesterday ad for hornby

[@Madonsteamrailways]

The funniest Sam’s Trains I’ve ever seen!!!!!!

[@joshmason6177]

Lmao I’m laughing so hard at Freddie 😂. You absolutely MUST provide a link to that, I’d pay good money for one of those!!!!

[@SamsTrains]

haha that's a good idea actually, lol! ;D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@ryanspotato3117]

SAM GIVING A POLITE SEND OFF BY DISS TRACK IS THE MOST HILARIOUS THING EVER

[@TheB.Bum.]

For anyone wondering, Yes all of the trains shown in the video are knock-offs except for the Thomas Car hybrid thing. The metal engines that Sam presented (Spencer, Lady, Thomas, Clarabel and Fat Controller's car) were casted from real Take Alongs/Take-N-Play toys. Hence why they had the Gullane trademark at the bottom. But they were casted by some Chinese factory, and were illegally manufactured, making them fakes. That's why they were on Ali-Express for cheap. A good way that you can tell the metal trains were fake was by the Phillips head screws they had underneath them. The real metal trains (with exception for some of the Take-N-Play versions) don't use screws. The real trains have a metal stem holding the entire train together. So if you got your metal train from a store like Toys R Us or Target it's probably real.

[@masterofsouthern5427]

Just seeing those models I now realised my childhood is ruined. Brilliant video mate 😂😭

[@SamsTrains]

Oops.... sorry about that, lol! ;D Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@williamtown4058]

I never felt such fear before, thank you for ridding this world of such atrocious things.

[@SomeRednek420]

I actually cracked up laughing just from your commentary

[@brightredmogul1912]

when i look at the wooden knockoffs, i feel legitimately disgusted and i don't normally get that feeling easily

[@cupofcoffeeproductions6676]

The Take along Lady model is a knock off, from what I’ve heard the paint has lead and the screws are a good indicator of if it’s fake or not. Most the real take along models have imbedded screws, not ones you can really unscrew unless you have a drill. The knock off Thomas wooden railway models have been in circulation for a long time. You can find em on eBay when just looking for normal wooden railway models.

[@andrewtheberkshireengine4385]

I didn't know that you are collecting Thomas merchandise too Also great video sam:)

[@trainnerd399]

Sam:"there is an other bag" Me: Oh dear...

[@briandesens144]

@Sam's trains great video Sam's trains

[@thatmodellingbloke]

I actually have a bootleg bee James/Bill and just yester day I hacked of his angry face and stuck it on my Triang 3F I didn't know that it would be in the video Lovely video as always Mr Warwell!

[@zacscurlockshobbies2133]

When A Small engine with a Silly Mustache says that "he can rule the rails". They believed him.

[@lucasmonkey913]

Your roasts of the products are great

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid sam keep up the good vids

[@Izrael40k]

When Sam said that no it made me laugh so hard!

[@seeleymainline8293]

Sam you have given me eternal nightmares 😂

[@hop_pop2364]

Just by looking at the cover see those spencer and rusty ones I have thoose trains so that’s cool!

[@amnistic45]

Sam channelling a more family friendly Stuart Ashen. Also, the strangely provocative face on the second fake Spencer made me laugh.

[@rockingtherails1261]

I laughed the entire time. Great vid

[@ciaranburke3243]

Serious el chepo sam, very entertaining 😂

[@TheButters5000]

DICTATOR! AHHhhh, i wheezed when I laughed.

[@Flsteamfan1990]

Idk Freddie could have made a great WWII episode : “ Thomas and Friends and the Nuremberg rally “