Comments on: Take Along Thomas & Friends – Henry

By: Mom of 2 Boys

Mom of 2 Boys — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:53:12 +0000

We started collecting the “take along” thomas trains for my oldest son when he was 1. He is now almost 6 and every one that he has is still in GREAT condition, even after being taken EVERYWHERE with us. My youngest son, now 2 is equally obsessed with the thomas trains and takes them everywhere. I prefer the “take along” brand because they are cheaper than the woooden ones, and hold up very well. They are magnetic in the front and back, so they can all connect together. The best part, is that no batteries are needed! So the fun never stops!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Nam Fong

Nam Fong — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:51:41 +0000

I got this toy because my two boys always fight about the one they already have so to avoid the conflict I just got them another one. However, when the train arrived the paint on the front had chipped off a bit, so the boys decided this train is broken, so the fight goes on….
Rating: 3 / 5

By: Will

Will — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:32:02 +0000

My soon love Thomas & Friends… and all the trains. the only issue that I see is the paint. At the firts fall, part of the roof paint disappear.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: borninsicily

borninsicily — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:46:26 +0000

I bought these trains for my 4 year old son for Christmas. He loves any kind of cars or trains. I was a little disappointed because they are so small. Especially for the money. I have spent less for the bigger Thomas trains and they run on batteries and go. These don’t do anything. Which I guess could be good to use their imagination some and you don’t have to keep up with replacing batteries.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: S. Moore

S. Moore — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:41:07 +0000

My son, like a lot of preschool boys, is train-obsessed. People know he loves trains and they tend to buy train stuff for him as gifts. We have some Thomas stuff, as well as stuff from some other brands. We have wooden tracks that happen to be from IKEA but are the same form factor as the Thomas and Brio wooden tracks.

My advice: be wary of any Thomas stuff that says “take along.” Henry happens to be my son’s only “take along” train/engine and he DOESN’T FIT THE WOODEN TRACKS. My son gets very frustrated when he wants to put a train together and he can’t use Henry because he doesn’t fit. I am completely baffled by why the Thomas people would make two types of such similarly sized trains. But since they did (these are metal mini-collectibles while the wooden ones are, well, wooden), it seems to me it should CLEARLY state on the packaging that these won’t work on the wooden tracks.
Rating: 1 / 5