Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway- Battery-Powered Sir Topham Hatt Figure 8 Set
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at
12:41 pm
- 26 piece introductory set
- Includes Battery Operated Thomas
- Assembled set measures 38 x 31
- Additional battery operated engines sold separately
- Thomas Wooden Railway products are not compatible with Take Along Thomas vehicles and destinations
Product Description
This 26-piece introductory set is a great entry into the Thomas Wooden Railway brand; it’s also a great complement for fans of the wooden engines and/or older Thomas fans.
With the push of a button, little engineers can set Thomas into motion. Then, with a turn of Sir Topham Hatt, they can stop Thomas just long enough to assign him another really useful job…. More >>
Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway- Battery-Powered Sir Topham Hatt Figure 8 Set
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Filed under: Thomas Train Set
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This was a gift for my godson for his birthday and even though we were not there to see his happy face we were told that he was very pleased with it and went around holding his train engines.
A very good present which will bring many years of fun.
Rating: 5 / 5
Please note this review is coming from a manufacturing/quality engineer who knows what quality and true functionality means. I have never been so disappointed in my life. It took me less then 2 minutes of having the track together to make the decision to box it up and return it. Brio has done a much better job of integrating an electric engine to the wood rail train track systems. I would not waste your time with the Thomas Train battery powered cars for the wood rail system. This track was level and I even tried to adjust the track some but to no avail did it help with the issues listed here. I know what it takes to setup the track properly and the types of tires and method they used to align the car to the track does not hold it proper.
Pros:
Durable wood track.
Cons:
Price.
Battery powered engine falls off the track almost every lap.
Coal car does not stay connected on the up slope due to a design flaw.
No sounds.
No reverse.
No interactive points with the train track.
Rating: 1 / 5
This set is a good value for the price considering a battery power train alone costs around $[...] to start. The track is of good quality although does not fit easily with our existing other wooden track (from Ikea- great quality). Thomas comes with a caboose and they derailed at each corner as the turns were too tight. We tried to supplement with other track to widen the curves but they did not fit together well. After my 2 year old fit a couple of other cars making it four long, it seemed to do well. I guess the weight slowed down Thomas enough and held it down during turns. My son loves to turn the switch for Sir Topham Hatt on and off. Overall a good track and great starter set for anyone looking to start with Thomas. Just a few bugs though.
Rating: 3 / 5
If you’ve decided to buy Thomas brand track this is a nice starter set, but you should also invest in some expansion sets like the Freddie Exp Set, the Cross & Switch Exp Pk, Conductors Figure 8 Exp Pk, male & female Track adapter pks. For Thomas trains, I bought most of mine on ebay new.
Rating: 5 / 5