Comments on: Poor quality control in My Thomas Story Library books http://rightreads.com/2009/02/poor-quality-control-in-my-thomas-story-library-book/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:56:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kit http://rightreads.com/2009/02/poor-quality-control-in-my-thomas-story-library-book/comment-page-1/#comment-28463 Kit Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:27:06 +0000 http://rightreads.com/?p=247#comment-28463 TheHunsletWD0-6-0ST - Thanks for explaining the history behind painting Donald and Douglas a bright blue. I don't like the Britt Allcroft TV series either but the kids love them. In fact, my little girl is fast becoming a Thomas fan too. Do you have kids? At 3, their ability to tell differences are limited to colour, shapes and sizes, I think. That's probably why he thought the blue Douglas was Edward. TheHunsletWD0-6-0ST – Thanks for explaining the history behind painting Donald and Douglas a bright blue. I don’t like the Britt Allcroft TV series either but the kids love them. In fact, my little girl is fast becoming a Thomas fan too.

Do you have kids? At 3, their ability to tell differences are limited to colour, shapes and sizes, I think. That’s probably why he thought the blue Douglas was Edward.

]]> By: TheHunsletWD0-6-0ST http://rightreads.com/2009/02/poor-quality-control-in-my-thomas-story-library-book/comment-page-1/#comment-28455 TheHunsletWD0-6-0ST Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:59:00 +0000 http://rightreads.com/?p=247#comment-28455 Donald and Douglas were originally painted black in the Railway Series, but after The Fat Controller bought the two, they were painted blue to remind them of their home: Scotland. But in the TV Series, Britt Allcroft stupidly kept their original black paint scheme. And how could your son not tell the difference between Douglas and Edward? Donald and Douglas were originally painted black in the Railway Series, but after The Fat Controller bought the two, they were painted blue to remind them of their home: Scotland. But in the TV Series, Britt Allcroft stupidly kept their original black paint scheme. And how could your son not tell the difference between Douglas and Edward?

]]> By: Kit http://rightreads.com/2009/02/poor-quality-control-in-my-thomas-story-library-book/comment-page-1/#comment-24850 Kit Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:51:12 +0000 http://rightreads.com/?p=247#comment-24850 Jay Jay - Thanks for this info! Now that he understands the concept of getting a new coat of paint, I'll bring out these batch of books again and seek his opinion ;-) Jay Jay – Thanks for this info! Now that he understands the concept of getting a new coat of paint, I’ll bring out these batch of books again and seek his opinion ;-)

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