The Origins of This Thomas Knockoff

[@Meemaster334]

Thomas has never seen such bullshit before

[@Top_Galer]

2:16 Ultra Raker (from Exkaizer) 2:27 Universe Tankor (from Transformers) 2:39 Gladion (from Webdiver) 2:42 Travelion / Solar Streak Megazord (from Magiranger / Power Rangers Mystic Force)

[@BluBerryVA]

10:08 He's a repaint of a 3rd Party transformer based off a What If comic line called Hearts Of Steel. It's about what if the Autobots and Decepticons arrived in the 1800s instead of present day

[@salliemagnaye1403]

How many Transformers What If comics are there? And not just Hearts of Steel?

[@tatsu0_shinada]

​@@salliemagnaye1403 there's one about what would happen if hotrod didn't interrupt prime during the '86 movie

[@TokuWaffle]

​@@salliemagnaye1403pretty sure Hearts Of Steel is the only one

[@lukasvonweidts9681]

@@salliemagnaye1403 There was supposed to be a whole series of what ifs based on different eras, but they never got made. We did see the HoS crew fight cthulhus and show up in mainline IDW though

[@tee6025]

*”Thomas Thomas Thomas, the *TRANSFORMER!!!”* -jlouvier

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

Why did I hear that as a YTP-esque sentence mixing with Ringo/George and the 1980s Transformers theme song? XD

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Honestly, the Loco Squad has been a personal holy grail of mine as a collector of Japanese style Super and Real Robots, along with Titanic Bot. It's a shame they're so hard to find though.

[@racingraptor4758]

I have a Titanic bot, basically my grandma got it for me years ago on flea market. Also I saw this Thomas bot many times in those corner stores.

[@trollsome]

@racingraptor4758 there’s another titanic transformer in the form of being brick built.

[@westernengine11]

I had a variant of this knockoff as a kid, where the james actually had a blue face for some reason

[@realchristian77010]

Same here lol. I had this knock-off from Transylvania 😂

[@eobardthawne3333]

using universe 2.0 tankor for a train bot is wild

[@TheFakesChannel]

Really cool! Used to see these everywhere a while ago. P.S. you linked a copycat chinafake wiki in the description

[@PlumCasualties]

Really? I was told it was a migration from Fandom.

[@TheFakesChannel]

​@@PlumCasualties You were lied to haha. The guy who made it got banned off of the Fandom one last year and copied it over to Miraheze via a bot.

[@FabiCrafter48]

@@PlumCasualties It's not, for context the copycat chinafake wiki was created because the user Furbland was banned by the former owner in the fandom wiki and of course he couldn't edit anymore so he did it. The copycat wiki is very inactive compared to the fandom wiki.

[@PlumCasualties]

@@FabiCrafter48 Ah, I see. I'll fix the links.

[@FabiCrafter48]

@@PlumCasualties No problem! :)

[@MemerBoy420-q9g]

This trainsformers toy was a sensation for its day.

[@bluebraixen]

The Loco Squad figure is heavily inspired by the Liner Dagwon figure from Brave Command Dagwon.

[@kociarzultimate384]

I love that show

[@logiclessdrain]

It's based on the simplified version of Liner Dagwon, yes the smaller version where the trains don't have robot modes.

[@logiclessdrain]

I had that knockoff Thomas when I was a kid. It was really cool to a younger me. I remember my late grandma bought it for me.

[@The-creator-of-good-videos-15]

So, James Farr did a parody animation of Thomas the Tank Engine, where he could combine with other vehicles and turn into some sort of robot, like, how the vehicles from Transformers could turn into robots, then some toy companies got inspired from him to make toys of Thomas or something? Or…?

[@megatron8449]

I had that loco squad toy, bought it at a family farm, i still have the sheild.

[@sonicfan2009_YT]

1:08 I feel like you should've also mentioned there are other versions of the VCD as well. One version had the following episodes, all from season 11. - Thomas and the Big Bang - Wash Behind Your Buffers - Duncan Does it All - *idk, this one wasn't shown in the only video showcasing it* 1:30 As a guy who's into international dubs and has seen quite a lot of Thomas ones, I can safely say that both mandarin dubs of Thomas the Tank Engine do not have any censorship. At least, to my knowledge.

[@callmeshortiestuff5210]

Btw, there was an SFM animation I use to watch called "We like to party" featuring the Scout and the Heavy, it made wonder if this meme existed 💀

[@ProtonTheProtogen]

What we need now is an Age of the Primes Raiden that eventually gets remolded/panted and officially licensed by Mattel to get a combining Thomas set of figures

[@kyliethelittlecouragegirl94]

I remember when Phelous reviewed this on Bootleg Zone.

[@PlumCasualties]

Same. The Bootleg Zones is great.

[@rickbardalesproductions1202]

HENRY OMG!!!

[@mythplatypuspwned]

It was the reverse for me. I found Phelous after looking up the Thomas Megazord years ago, and I've been watching his Bootleg Zones videos ever since.

[@toastrave7820]

same

[@kyliethelittlecouragegirl94]

@@PlumCasualties IKR? Bootlegs fascinate me although most for the wrong reasons 😂

[@threeerasers4873]

2:43 so I am a transformers fan and looking at the KOs I can name them off to you working from left to right. The two on the far left are the super Thomas KOs, the two in the front middle are from the brave series Exkaiser and they were the Ultra Laker team, the one in the back is from a show called J-diver if I’m not wrong, the far back right one is a power rangers megazord (probably from either light speed rescue or magic force) and the one in the front right is transformers universe Tankor (or Octane) Edit: so it is not called J-diver it is called webdiver. Had to correct it

[@wolkaiserdrake9946]

at 2:43 the big one is gradion from web diver, then to his left hand side is the solar streak megazord, the one in front of that is transformers universe tankor/octane, the 2 in the middle look to be based of green and blue raker from the brave series, and well the the one you are mainly talking about it based off the loco squard

[@emam1005]

Seen this at plenty of flea markets and my god, that alone really convinced me to buy 2 and no regrets whatsoever.

[@yes-yj3il]

2:23 Those are probably "retools" of the raker brothers from brave exkaiser

[@alanyuppie]

Wow. What a literal trainwreck. And thanks for "leader shine" mention. I'm curious on bootleg transformers out there but simply couldnt find the proper keywords to google 'em Btw I build lego transformers and one of my design ended up as official Transformer christmas Train product under brand Mould King.

I weirdly feel the charm too, I used to have this Thomas knockoff as a kid! It was super cheap and I don’t remember it lasting long 😅

[@TankEngineMedia]

Not gonna lie, a official Thomas transformer would be so cool (unrealistic, but cool)

[@PlumCasualties]

Well, TOMY made an official Thomas bus and car (Dream Tomica toy line) , so anything is possible I guess.

[@chaosenforcerdhm969]

2:41 this one is from web divers the main one in fact

[@LunaTheSaddleTank]

For some reason I want the Rusty faced coaches! LoL. Also did you know, some versions of the toy has James named Daisy.

[@CrazyThomasFan]

2:42 The Silver Train here actually has the Train Duck’s face for some reason :l

[@SuperFigures-ql2dv]

God I remember having one of these as a kid

[@PK-Radio]

My wild guess on where it came from is some bootlegger saw trainsformers and it blew his mind

[@otaking3582]

I had the original Loco Squad version as a kid. Got it from the gift shop of a train museum. Probably still in storage somewhere. Also, the legs on mine never had a problem staying on, so it's probably just a problem with your copy.

[@toastrave7820]

I swear i've seen you on RndStranger's comments so it is nice seeing a felllow fan of his

[@otaking3582]

@toastrave7820 Remind me again who RndStranger is?

[@Ankylodon27]

I remember having those toys all but the red one. The one I got only had the blue and green but the colors match and was bit more better quality.

[@iz_drakez]

FINALLY A VIDEO ON THAT KNOCK OFF

[@carloaronsomething]

I remember owning one of these knockoff transform Thomas that includes a DVD, but as far as I can remember those came with the English dub in my version

[@PercyandDuckfan94]

That's interesting. Gatorbox (one of the guys that has the same knockoff and shown in the video) has one with a DVD, but it has S11 episodes, as it shows "Thomas and the Big Bang" and "Wash Behind Your Buffers".

[@PlumCasualties]

I wonder how many variants of this bootleg DVD there are. This could be an obscure lost media mystery.

[@Boxwood2909]

I had the OG toy, good memories. This on the other hand, I have many questions...

[@FortheloveofThomas84]

10:19 I think you got a point you know I wish they could make a Percy variant of this Bumblebee basically the same character but repainted green and with Percy's face

[@busterthejedi8446]

Loco Squad feels more like Gobots than Transformers to me.

[@trollsome]

10:32 that solo thomas transformer is more expensive than the bootleg thomas combiner, but that's just because it's actually well made. Third parties are basically just premium bootlegs.

[@tomthespaceknerd5396]

The vcd that came with mine had an Ultraman movie on it. Not sure which one, it had Tiga and Dyna in it. Yeah, the quality is terrible. I had to carve excess plastic away to get the mech head to pop up. I repainted it to make it look better.

[@PlumCasualties]

That's interesting. I've read that other varieties have different Thomas episodes from different seasons, with different dubs. I think this is the first one I've read that has completely different media on it. There seems to be an unknown amount of these bootleg VCDs.

[@SeifTiam-kj2rx]

Ahh, nostalgia is hitting me now

[@islandofsodorflims8712]

Never knew that it came with a bookleg DVD. It was pretty interesting to know what it was based on.

[@jr_estudio]

The things that make these more interessinting, is that their are either inspired by promotional pictures (that depict percy and james with thomas) or inspired by the big engines group. (Henry, gordon and james)

[@realchristian77010]

I remember I had this knock-off, but without the DVD.

[@Captain_Timezone]

0:32 I have the original toy, I got it at union station

[@WeAreTheEggmen22]

It actually came with a vcd which is more popular in the Middle East with mpeg-1 video instead of mpeg-2 video (which is what DVDs use) and have 700 megabytes of storage instead of 4 gigabytes

[@anthrorangerxcosplaydigita8007]

One of my favorite pieces in my collection

[@epicmoon8874]

I remember seeing a version with actualy like thomas charackter looking thomas charakters on youtube

[@jacob_n_r_z8755]

Funny story: the only reason why i know these existed is because on my 4th or 5th birthday, someone put those trains on my birthday cake as cake toppers.

[@TheForgerFamilyAdventures]

I remembered getting this twice

[@NicholasL-o2d]

Op-Thomas-prime's arch nemesis Side Note: how many of you remember Trains-formers

[@DraconicDarkness]

These are bootlegs based on a train squad in the Brave series

[@SudderyJunction]

I remember buying this one time 😅 It’s long gone by now lol but I just remembered about this

[@ru_gamerandotaku2431]

i remember when i was a kid i really wanted this and I even wanted to customize it by taking the faces off and painting it, might actually do it if i have the time and money

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

The wing pack and also beome a claw arm.

[@riicky83]

The Loco Squad looks like a knock-off of a Liner Dagwon.

[@Donatas-rp5yf]

Oh wow😮

[@donnylurch4207]

When the robot head emerges from the top, do the Thomas faces freeze into a smile and cease showing signs of life?

[@toastrave7820]

Was the use of a parody of Yellow Submarine at 1:44 a subtle reference to Ringo Starr being a member of the Beatles & narrator for season (or series if you prefer) 1-2 of Thomas or did you simply choose it to be funny

[@PlumCasualties]

It was used because it was funny and relevant, but it could be seen as a reference to Ringo as well.

[@MattzWorkz]

now that tiktoks banned, people are gonna be seeking for all the chinese Thomas dubs

[@PlumCasualties]

It was only banned in the US for 14 hours.

[@DEMMOPE]

Holy shit I had this as a kid

[@kyawthu6124]

replaceing the loose parts with the loco squad

[@randomdude760]

thank you youtube algorithm

[@slifer937]

I found it at Science City about 2 years ago

[@TheCanadienMickeyMouse]

neat I own a ko dragon zord 90's period its fantastic the only issue is the size the overall height its 1cm or less too short to be armor on my real megazord it looks real BUT has a silver tail, and its thin and lighter but overall its real good

[@trollsome]

are the rc and bump and go thomas transformers more sturdy than the thomas combiner?

[@Rileythetrainguy]

I remember getting one of these for Christmas it came with the cd but we threw it away as we are british and at some point it broke so I got another with a black thing round james' face

[@AbheetAndsonic]

If you have sticky tag, you should stick it down the pegs

[@jonothanthrace1530]

I wonder if there are any Thomas knockoffs of Brave Express Mightgaine.

[@Bol_Sadguy.]

Loco squad also seems to be a bootleg of might gaine but I’m not sure

[@KYAKSSOU]

Reminds me of something in Man vs train 1-3

[@PlumCasualties]

The funny thing is, there is an actual officially licensed Postman Pat transformer toy out there, as well as Fireman Sam and Bob the Builder.

[@mark-sq9hw]

Thomas series are not banned in chian in fact it is actually really popular

[@PlumCasualties]

Yeah, I did learn that shortly after researching for this video. That came from a rumor I heard a few years ago about the series being banned in China and Russia (after the Ukraine invasion). I'm not sure how true the Russian ban is, as finding any information on it is tricky. I'm going to guess it was also a made-up rumor.

[@kyawthu6124]

what about thomas loose cab can it connect to the blue star one cuz its loose

[@ShocktimusMagnus]

Chat can we get an Astrotrain Thomas review?

[@Twistyandhisamazingfriends]

We could be getting an official Thomas transformer noe tyat Hasbro and Mattel have a brand share deal

[@winnieho3267]

This is a ko of transformers Universe octane

[@womanfan-nm1ty]

Wait, Chinese dubs are rare? Why don't you tell me I have a fake Thomas and friends DVD that most consist of hit era but idk if my pc can read it because I used to watch it a lot that is bit f up

[@womanfan-nm1ty]

1:Thomas and the Firework Display 2: Percy's new whistle 3 fish 4 Emily's adventures 5 Thomas saves the day 6 squeak,rattle and roll 7 thomas,Emily and the snowplough 8 Edward the great 9 spic and span 10 James goes too far 11 Thomas gets it right 12 you can do it,Toby 13 Percy and the magic carpet 14 Thomas and the circus 15 Percy's big mistake 16 don't tell Thomas 17 Emily's new route 18 chickens to school 19 Gordon takes charge 20 Thomas and the tuba 21 Henry and the wishing tree 22 too hot for thomas 23 James get a new coat 24 Thomas to the rescue 25 as good as gordon I can't archive it all is too long and this just DVD 1

[@moomoo189]

I had seasons 4 to 12 in Chinese tf

[@KiCheung-lo5ro]

I have a complete Thomas & friends Chinese CD collection I was able to find 1or2 the first DVD has season 1-4

[@Alexprime-ve1od]

I had this as a kid and the leg broker because i was not care full also my version was more solid.😅

[@abanana]

ooooh!!!

[@angeltobes7892]

I had the bootleg one you have

[@kyawthu6124]

maybe u switch the loose things on the thomas toy from the loco squad parts

[@trollsome]

2:51 $32.89? That's a lot for how cheap the quality is.

[@PlumCasualties]

A lot of bootlegs are very overpriced now, on eBay at least.

[@Tyler2K7]

I've seen that before

[@Percyrunsawayproduction91]

1:45 video name

[@PlumCasualties]

The Chinese Censorship Song

[@kyawthu6124]

or glue or sticky tack the loose parts

[@toopster179]

2:20 Coachy rusty.

[@PlumCasualties]

The Gender-neutral Coach.

[@nightmareshadowfreddyby1995]

I swear fnaf bootlegs is way worser then Thomas the tank engine bootlegs. T r u s t .

[@EbilDerp]

I actually have that bootleg toy

[@WaksWorld05]

2:43 The one on the right at the back seems to be a bootleg of the Solar Streak Megazord from Power Rangers Mystic Force (which was a train combiner) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJLdn6ilfb55ppI

[@PlumCasualties]

Oh wow, that's nice to know.

[@Nausicaafan-go6lq]

I'm pretty sure both of these are actually retooled KOs of Liner Dagwon from Brave Command Dagwon.

[@user-fk8ub5qs5y]

Remember you bot this off of ebay remember

[@iz_drakez]

also you could've gotten it from amazon for like 27 bucks

[@PlumCasualties]

Amazon has been cracking down on bootleg Thomas stuff, so I've never seen these there.

[@iz_drakez]

@@PlumCasualties darn

[@PlumCasualties]

I did find some Fake-Alongs, but that's about it.

[@iz_drakez]

@ i kinda just bought it so i could take the face off and put it on my trackmaster thomas so i could get a model face lol

[@toastrave7820]

@@PlumCasualties i'll be using that term on the RailUK forums from now on

[@amtrakpepsiproduct1605]

You should probably get rid of that thing. Who knows what toxic chemicals are in and on it.

[@PlumCasualties]

A lot of chinesium already has tons of toxic chemicals on and in it, so this is nothing new.

[@amtrakpepsiproduct1605]

@PlumCasualties but you would think the more reputable suppliers of said chinesium wouldn't put that stuff in it.

[@PlumCasualties]

@@amtrakpepsiproduct1605 True, I was jokingly talking about really cheap stuff. But it also depends; big toy companies have gotten into trouble over the use of toxic chemicals. The most recent one I know of was Hasbro with the release of the Super Soaker Classic line in 2020. Two models had high amounts of lead and were recalled (The XP20 & XP30).

[@amtrakpepsiproduct1605]

@@PlumCasualties at least those major manufacturers usually follow safety standards most of the time. Knockoff manufacturers couldn't care less, as I think their mentality is that trying to follow those standards would risk them getting into copyright trouble, and they use the more dangerous materials and chemicals to save money.

[@PlumCasualties]

​@@amtrakpepsiproduct1605 That's true. This is why I would not recommend knockoffs to anyone, unless they're a collector of them.

[@elsiejames1074]

Help why thomas turn into robot

[@arcailecorp]

i buy this one but this one too expensive for a bootleg toy

[@PlumCasualties]

True, a lot of this stuff is super overpriced now, at least on eBay.