 They released a series of moderately successful Thomas the Tank Engine toys in the early to mid-1990s.1996 Nylint Celebrate the 50th Anniversary and relays a Limited Edition Freightliner 18-Wheeler.In 1996 the Nylint Corporation would celebrate 50 years in the toy making business but also lost their founder Bernard Klint who passed away on September 2; his wife Grace passed a year earlier on October 24, 1995.