Ryan, Skiff, Mike and Rex's promo pictures feature a pseudo-CGI image instead of their proper CGI models. Ryan, Mike and Rex's faces look identical to James'. Includes dirty Stephen with old funnel, Cargo Car with treasure chest, and Cargo Car with horse statue. Toys "R" Us exclusive. Includes Thomas, Percy, Diesel, Dash, Victor, Winston, Bertie (replaced with Duncan in 2015), Harold, Kevin, and Captain.

The original Talking Diesel and the redesigned UK versions from 2014-2015 have his horn sound from Misty Island Rescue to the fourteenth series, except the redesigned US versions from 2014 and 2015 who have his original horn sound. The prototype of Axel showed him having Vinnie's tender repainted. His final model has his correct tender. Walmart exclusive. Part of "Color Change" series. Includes color changing Iron 'Arry and Cargo Car. Culdee's model has buffers, despite the fact that his Railway Series illustrations and depiction does not. Belle is given a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement and Henry and Edward are given 2-6-0 wheel arrangements in their 2015 re-releases.The prototypes of Emily, Molly and the Big City Engine had six wheels on their tenders, while their final models have four. Includes chocolate covered Percy, Cargo Car with chocolate cargo, and Sodor Sweet Shoppe jelly bean tanker.

Thomas' Railway Adventures! (includes: Thomas and a DVD featuring the episodes, The Early Bird and Slippy Sodor) Target exclusive. Includes Thomas with red nose and antlers, Cargo Car with Sir Topham Hatt dressed as Santa Claus in his sleigh, Cargo Car with Christmas lights spool, and Cargo Car with Christmas tree. The prototype for the Thomas and the Slithery Snakes' model featured the 2013 model (note the old magnets). The new magnets were used on the released model. The official model also had smaller logs as a snap-on piece with 3 green snakes on it. Includes jam covered Stephen with detachable jam, Cargo Car with jam barrels, and pop-out Cargo Car. The prototype for Stephen the Original Steamie had Dash's cab and bunker, a tall funnel and a silver driving wheel.Toys "R" Us exclusive. Includes dirty Thomas, jam covered Percy, log covered Diesel, and rust covered Victor. So far, three characters exclusive to the Railway Series have been produced: D199, Culdee and Big City Engine.

Target exclusive. Includes Thomas, Cargo Car with giraffe, Cargo Car with apple cargo, and Cargo Car with hay cargo. Gordon, Emily, Murdoch, Spencer, Hank, Hiro, (both normal and patchwork versions), Freddie, Connor, Caitlin, Gator, D199 and Class 40 have a reduced number of wheels due to sizing constraints. Target exclusive. Includes Thomas, Den, Cargo Car with Christmas Tree, and Cargo Car with Christmas lights spool. Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure was the first special not to have any play-sets that was associated with the film. Some engines do not have a hollow area for their cab; this is the case with all post-second re-design engines with the exception of 'Arry, Bert and Hiro.

Timothy, 'Arry, Bert and the post-2013 re-designed models of Diesel, Paxton and Sidney all have side rods moulded onto their sides. Kelly's prototype was a re-painted Take Along Monty with the breakdown train's crane part added on. Diesel 10's 2015 re-designed model's claw arm, unlike his previous models, cannot move up and down.

Hank's models do not have front couplers despite that his television series model does. Interestingly, Connor and Caitlin's models have front couplers, while their front couplers are concealed in the television series. This is also the case with their Wooden Railway models. Includes sprinkle covered James, Sodor Sweet Shoppe jelly bean tanker, and Cargo Car with ice cream drums. Whiff's original model had an incorrect 0-4-4 wheel arrangement. The 2013 re-designed model gained the correct 2-2-4 wheel arrangement. Includes mud covered Ferdinand, Cargo Car with Lion of Sodor statue, and Cargo Car with wood cargo. Donald and Douglas's original models had long, 6-wheeled tenders. Their 2015 models had shorter, 4-wheeled tenders.Stephen the Original Steamie, depicts Stephen with a tender, despite him not having one prior to his restoration. As of mid-2014, many of the models do not have painted details on the areas around their running-board such as their buffers, cylinders or step-ladders. A prototype drawing shows that Sir Handel was going to be included in the Tidmouth Tunnel Starter Set. There are two versions of the 2013 release of Henry, one with a more classic, model face while the other one has his CGI face. It is unknown why there are two variants of his model.