Gusto ChooChoo
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Gusto ChooChoo is a knockoff toy made by an unknown company based on the "Thomas & Friends" series.
Appearance[edit]
The toy looks exactly like Thomas the Tank Engine, but with some minor changes: it's colored dark blue instead of light blue, its dome is translucent, its headlamp is in the middle (resembling the British light engine headcode), its wheels are yellow instead of blue, and its side rods are blue instead of grey. At the back of the locomotive there's a sticker of Thomas and Harold (The sticker can vary from the different variants of the toy).
Functions[edit]
The toy has Bump and Go action. When switched on, its eyes and mouth move up and down while the multicolored lights inside of it flash. It makes train sounds.
Sizes[edit]
The Thomas version can come in three sizes: Big, small and tiny.
Big and small versions of the toy requires three double A batteries and both have the same functions, while the tiny version requires two double A batteries, doesn't have a headlamp, the number 1 is unpainted and the power switch is located on the back of the locomotive instead of the bottom like the big and small sized versions.
Trivia[edit]
- There are multiple versions of this toy.
- A Percy variant of this toy exists. However, he is portrayed as an 0-6-0 rather than an 0-4-0.
- In the packaging Percy features red wheels and whistle.
- Thomas & Friends Speed Racer: The toy has a printed number instead of molded detail seen in the regular version. It can come in green with number six and red with number five, these versions are supposed to represent Percy The Small Engine and James The Red Engine.
- Faceless versions of the toy exists.
- There is a green version with a picture of "Ben 10" on the front of it.
- There is also another green version with the "Where Are We Going, Dad?" logo on its front.
- There is a red version with a picture of the Chinese pop duo "Chopstick Brothers" on the front of it.
- A similar toy with spinning action exists. It's called "Powerful Train".
- A Mickey Mouse version exists. It's called "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse".
- There is a Remote Controlled version made by Tiajia, don't have eyes and mouth movement.
- A version of the toy with red mouth and red transparent plastic, orange wheels and whistle exists, can come in yellow color
- A pull line version of the toy exists.
- A version with a coach permanently attached to Thomas exists.
- A Percy variant of this toy exists. However, he is portrayed as an 0-6-0 rather than an 0-4-0.
- The toy became very famous after YouTuber Leokimvideo reviewed it in his video about bootleg Thomas the Tank Engine toys.
- The box of the big sized version shows it has lights in between the wheels. However, the toy doesn't have them.
- The product was recalled multiple times in New South Wales, Australia, due to choking & battery ingestion hazards as the battery compartment can be easily accessed, according to this PDF.[1]
- Older and newer models can be differentiated by the train sounds they play.
Gallery[edit]
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The Percy variant without its box.
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The big and small sized versions of the toy with their boxes. (Chinese)
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The big sized version with its box. (Chinese)
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The big sized version with its box. (Chinese, notice they used a picture of the small sized version)
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The big sized version with red running board and its "Train & Super" box.
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The big sized version with its box. (Chinese)
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The red mouth yellow version.
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A rare version with a red mouth (recalled in Australia).
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The Mickey Mouse version with red running board.
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The Mickey Mouse version
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The Ben 10 variant (Using Speed Racer mold).
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The big sized version with different buffer beam stickers with its box.
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The "Where Are We Going, Dad?" version
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The Chopstick Brothers version
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The variants with different colors and numbers being sold under the name "Thomas & Friends: Speed Racer".
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A strange variant with different buffer sticker, no cab windows stickers and outlined eyes.
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The Remote Controlled variant with its box. (Chinese)
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The Remote Controlled variant with "Happy Little Train" box.
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The Percy variant with his box.
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The Remote Controlled variant with its box. (English)
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A photo of the small and the big sized versions of the toy.
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The back of the box showing the big and the small versions of the toy
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The small sized version with its box. (English)
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Ditto, but just the toy.
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The small sized version with its box.
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Ditto, but just the box.
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The small sized version with its box. (English)
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The small sized version with its box. (Chinese)
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The tiny version with its box. (English)
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The small sized version with an attached lantern string on it.
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The tiny version with its box. (Chinese)
Videos[edit]
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The big sized version of Gusto ChooChoo in action.
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Thomas & Friends: Speed Racer version in action.
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AZP 22's mockup of the video.
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Ditto, but with it's most viewed appearance on AZP 22's channel.
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The Remote Controlled version in action.
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The tiny sized version in action.
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The small sized version in action.
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The Percy variant in action.
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The small sized version in action.
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The big sized red mouth version in action.
References[edit]
- Pages with broken file links
- Chinafake Wiki
- Toys
- Thomas and Friends Knockoffs
- Bump and Go Toys
- Unknown companies
- Licensed Character Knockoffs
- Toys with videos
- Ben 10 Knockoffs
- Internet Memes
- Disney bootlegs
- Non-Disney Merchandise
- Mickey mouse knockoffs
- Bump and go trains
- Well-known Knockoffs
- Knockoffs
- Where Are We Going Dad knockoffs
- Knockoff train toys
- Tree Fu Tom Knockoffs
- Toys that are seized and recalled