Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway – Rocky
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at
9:25 am
- Unique three-part engine
- Comes with gentle giant character traits
- Crane arm rotates and tows engines
- Body and chassis are made from wood
- Contains plastic parts including face, wheels, and working crane parts
Product Description
Thomas & Friends Rocky is a unique, three-part piece of machinery who is known to be a “Gentle Giant.” Rocky is a giant crane big enough to pick up other engines. He can do all the big jobs that Harvey can’t do, like lift derailed engines back onto the tracks. He has no engine and relies on other engines to pull him to where he is needed. Measures 10.5″ long…. More >>
Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway – Rocky
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Immediately after opening the package and getting Rocky onto the track, my son used the magnetic crane to “tow” another train back onto the track. I was so impressed with this action, that my ability to give an unbiased review of the product may be a little limited.
Sashamellow’s description of the toy’s limitations are accurate. But I did not feel they reduce my son’s enjoyment of the toy overly much. Interestingly, the fact that Rocky does not fit through tunnels led my son to want to create a branch for Rocky to take around the tunnel which was a great problem solving task for him. However, if you don’t have the extra track to make this an enjoyable task for your child, you may just find yourself trying to remind them not to try to shove Rocky in the tunnel again.
I don’t understand at all what the front and back cars are for except to look just like the character from the show. My son will tow other trains onto the track, but putting anything on the front car will just result in it falling down right away. The magnets on the front car don’t line up with anything that would help them remain on the flatbed.
Overall, this is a great looking toy, but has some great limitations in its playability.
And, yet, because both my son and I enjoying pulling out Rocky to rescue other trains that have crash, I still give this toy a favorable rating.
Rating: 4 / 5
My son is a train fanatic, and we got this as a gift. Rocky has very limited movement, and is so big that he doesn’t fit through the tunnels and under bridges that go with the rest of the set. The ability to lift other trains magnetically is a cool feature, but things put on the flat bed fall off really easily. My 3 year old son likes this toy, but does get frustrated with it. This toy is cute, but way over priced.
Rating: 2 / 5
This was perfect for my son! When we went to see Santa, it was the only thing he asked Santa for and Santa (Amazon.com) delivered! It came on time and was exactly what I expected. It is withstanding much abuse from a 3 year old and occasionally from his 1 year old brother! I’m super happy with Rocky!
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this from Amazon for my grandson since he loves Thomas the Train. He just turned 3 and he absolutely loves this toy. It is probably the 10th toy in this series that he has, but this one seems to be his most favorite!
Rating: 5 / 5
My grandson loves Thomas the Train. Rocky is one more addition to his collection. He spends hours playing with his train. It provides lots of enjoyment for all of us. He knows the names of all the trains and loves for us to read books to him about Thomas the Train as well.
Rating: 5 / 5