James

James
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Introduced:	1992
Item Number:	LC99005 (1992); LC98105 (2008); Y4070 (2013); FHM40 (2018);

James (first released as James the Red Engine until 2000, and marked in some catalogs as James and Tender) is a mixed traffic engine who thinks very highly of his "splendid red coat" of paint.

Changes

1992 pre-production models: (all versions had staples, flat magnets, undated wheels)
- (skinny flat topped funnel, smokebox not connected to front bufferbeam, solid coal, unpainted dome)
- (shorter flat topped funnel, smokebox not connected to front bufferbeam, solid coal)
- (shorter flat topped funnel, smokebox connected to front bufferbeam, speckled coal)
- (beveled funnel, smokebox connected to front bufferbeam, speckled coal)
1994
- (no staples, flat magnets, undated wheels)
- (no staples, round magnets, annually dated wheels wheels)
1996 (smaller round magnets this year only, new face, rounded funnel)
1997 (thicker wheels)
1999 (plastic funnel and smokebox)
2002 (new face, larger smokebox and boiler, added detail, removed ledge)
2003 (striped boiler, permanent 2003 wheels, gold dome)
2008 (toxic lead paint removed)
2011 (CGI style face)
2013 (new face, curved edges, longer magnet guards, other minor details, permanent 2012 wheels)
2017 (redesigned smaller face, slightly redesigned details)
2018 (No paint on chassis and various other spots, larger cab, flat rectangular tender)