Tomy Thomas the Tank Engine

I am constantly amazed by the things which interest and empassion my two little boys. Maybe that's because I was never a little boy myself, or perhaps my memories of youth have dimmed, who knows....anyway, I decided to wtite a review on Thomas the tank engine diecast models as my little boys, and I, were so impressed by them. I bought several models from Amazon, the prices of which I have listed below. What are they like? These models are made ...
...trademark face to match it's personality and the character name painted on the side of the toy (useful for parents - I am alway being asked the name of the toy my child is playing with and can never remember all the names!). Some models are larger than others ( a source of much argument in our house - why do they always want the biggest??! ), some more colourful than others (blue and red are much preferred to black).Coaches attach to the trains giving ...

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The product does what it says, produces reams of different things on the printer, so quickly using up expensive (£25 or more) colour ink cartridges. It comprises the following 7 functions. Create your own greetings cards Growth charts Posters Jigsaws Big maps Cut out and build Colouring In all the functions, a signal arm at top left can be clicked on to reveal the save, import, and print options. There is also the top right hand engine shed ...
...to the main menu based on a turntable used to select the engine, and hence function, of your choice. Each engine/function is described out loud by Michael Angelis (Ringo Starr sound-alike). Create your own greetings cards was good, and I enjoyed showing my 3 year old how to make a Birthday Card for him and his brother using their favourite engines and other festive decorations such as balloons and cakes and presents. There are plenty of things to ...

mascarasnake 26.03.2001 (16.02.2002) · Read full review
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...As the years have passed Tomy a leading toy manufacturer have created the wonderful collection of Thomas the tank engine, and if you have never heard of him, then where have you been. They are one of the best selling train sets collections around today, as they cater for all age groups, starting from as young as 18 months old. Most boys love trains and unfortunately my son, had passed the age of interest when they were introduced on the market, ...
...Thomas and his friends. Thomas is an engine that is bright blue and has the number 1 in yellow painted on his sides. He has a charming smiley face on his front end. He has many friends, each with their own distinctive faces and colours, far too many to name them all. Thomas used to be on television a lot and his programme was great for kids, as the story lines were easy to follow for any child. There are loads of videos and books, all featuring ...

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A very warm welcome to all Thomas friends!!! I've got a little boy age 5, who is very fascinated by Thomas the tanks engine and all his friends (made by Tommy). ***********How it started. ********** About 4 years ago my husband and me was visiting my husband nephew. They have some Thomas toys for sale (and if I remember right it was Thomas medium set and some trains). Therefore, we sad why not and we did. In addition, since that day my son is ...
...engine and his friends. He plays with toys, ride Thomas bike, and scooter, wears only Thomas cloths, eats from Thomas plate with Thomas knife, fork and spoon. But the biggest adventure with Thomas for our family is to spend our holidays around steam railway where Thomas visits (what normal cold "days out with Thomas the tank engine and his friends"). The big train collection: ***********************TRAINS************************* 1. *Thomas the ...

redeyes22 10.09.2007 (04.03.2009) · Read full review
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Thomas and Ben with Annie and Clarabel and the troublesome trucks. The latest offering from the Britt Allcroft company, the makers of Thomas the tank engine and friends, and those famous model train makers Hornby is a clockwork Thomas and friends set. Supplied in the set are 2 engines, the very famous blue number one engine Thomas and the lesser known and relatively new engine Ben. Along with the two engines are their trucks, Annie and Clarabel ...
...are interchangeable so any combination is possible. The engines measure approximately 2.5 inches high and 4.5 inches long, so they are easy for small hands to grasp. The trains run on clockwork power and each engine comes complete with it own winding key. The clockwork mechanism is well hidden within the plastic outer housing of the engine, so no danger of hair, fingers, toes or tongues becoming caught up or trapped. The metal winding key is also ...

LICARUS 02.08.2001 (04.08.2001) · Read full review
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For those of you who aren't too sure who Deagostini are, let me explain. They are the company who are behind many of the collection sets available either online or from your newagents every 2 weeks. The first issue is usually at a special price and then it's a set price for the remaining parts in the series. This can be a great way of building up a special collection for a reasonable amount every month. In this case the first issue was £1.99 followed ...
...whole set it's just over £255 as there are 52 issues. Seems a lot when you say it like that but we don't miss it so much when it's paid monthly and this set is produced in conjuction with Hit Entertainment who make the Thomas series. Of course people would have to have lived on a remote island not to have heard of Thomas the Tank Engine who was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry over 60 years ago as he recovered from illness and it is 60 years ago ...

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I was searching around the toy topics the other day and dropped in on Thomas, only to find there was no specific toys to be written about, just a free for all to write about anything in the Thomas range. I read through All the ops and noticed on thing lacking in all of them (sorry not intending to undermine any ones ops).....the history behind Thomas. And boy there is some history. For anyone not knowing anything about Thomas and his friends, they ...
...cheeks. They all live on the island of Sodor and their stories are always based on moral issues such as finding your, what can I say here but Stations in life, and to not test the limit of your abilities. Many of the trains are regularly 'derailing' and must often swallow their pride and relearn humility. Thomas' highest aspiration is to be' a really useful engine' which is good advice for trains, but arguably a limited life lesson for humans. The ...

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If your like me then you will be only to aware that there are as so many different toys available within the Thomas the tank range. Within this review I will cover my son's two favourite Thomas toys. I will also cover the cost, pros, cons, , and my own thoughts. **The Background** If you have not heard of Thomas the tank and friends then where have you been, this year especially has seen the Thomas market boom. Every shop you go in to has something ...
...and friends was first brought to our attention back in 1965 when a book was released and then in 1984 the first ever television version was aired. Within only a few months of the first television series being broadcasted audience figures reached a massive 8.5million. To date Thomas and friends is shown in over 130 countries worldwide. Now the island of Sodor is one of the most famous settings for Thomas and friends. **Thomas & Friends Take Along** ...

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About year ago we were visiting my husband cousin and she was selling Thomas medium set. When my son saw it- that was it- he fall in love with it. In that time he was only 2. Now he's 3 and every times he goes to bed he is saying night night to his trains. Everyday he's using his imagination to put tracks in different shapes. For the year past he collected different engines with different coaches and trucks. He loves to put all coaches and trucks ...
...Now you can find different kinds of Thomas and his friends. For example: Tommy, ERTL, Wooden Railway or Hornby. However, I will introduce you only two sets from Tommy: Steam along and Ultimate set. >>>>>>>>>>>STEAM ALONG THOMAS SET<<<<<<<<<<<< This set been made to celebrate Thomas and friends 60th anniversary. In the box you will find: -Thomas the tank- this train has got glowing funnel with puffing sound and steam effect. Don't be worry this ...

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The Tomy Big Loader has been on the market for many years but as so many children are Thomas mad, Tomy have cashed in on it and now it has become Thomas and Friends Big Loader. When you first open the box you are faced with a mass of pieces. You have got lots of pieces of track, one chassis, Thomas, percy and Terrence and of course a little bag of ball bearings. The track is quite fiddly to set up and its best to keep the instructions because I ...
...Once you have set the track up, you may start to wonder why there is only one chassis but three character tops and why none of them seem to fit on it correctly. The reason for this is that the chassis runs on the predermined route that is set by the pins and points in the track. Thomas and Percy sit on the transfer ramp and Terrence on the loading dock. When you put the chassis on the track it runs underneath the various characters and they rest ...

flossy 10.01.2001 · Read full review
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...series of Thomas engines and Tomy is one of those. It's a dark blue coloured engine with round eyes that attract the children. It's bottom is red and it has a steam outlet right on it's top. It works well with a set of tracks that are sold separately. It's size is also very appropriate. I think my son wouldn't part with it. He simply loves it and expresses that this is his best friend. Mine came in for 12 pounds. It's a very good bargain for this ...

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I bought one of these trains for my son who is now four about six months ago. We saw them on sale in a model zone shop for about £3.99. He loved it. He played with it for hours. It is made of strong metal and seems to be virtually unbreakable. You can buy the carriages separately and the Fat Controller figure too. On our Next visit to Sutton, we decided that as he had been good we would get him another two of the trains. So now he has Edward, Thomas, ...
...he still loves them. They are one of his favourate toys and he spends ages playing with them. It did take some time however, for him to learn to share them with little sis. She loves them too now. I don't often find a toy that is strong, cheap, from a tv show that a child loves and plays endlessly with. Alot of these toys are a fad, a five minute wonder and cost alot more than £3.99. You can buy these trains in alot of other places now. I have ...

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Before my son Callum's first birthday, he is now 2 1/2 years old, we bought him the My First Thomas range of toys. These are chunky plastic engines and carriages etc. They are unbreakable, Callum throws them so hard sometimes and also they have been stood on and not broken too! The prices start at £4.99 and i think they are well worth every penny, seeing as he still has them all in working order. My son has all the main engines, Thomas Edward, Henry, ...
...engine and Harold the helicopter as well as a troublesome truck, Annie and Clarabel (Thomas's Carriages) an express coach, Bertie the Bus and a lorry. There is such a good range and you can even get a nice plastic track for Thomas and his friends to go along. You can obtain all these toys from mothercare, Toys R us, Tesco and Woolworths. These toys are suitable from 6 or 12 months onwards. My son is still playing with them to this day I would really ...

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Learning Curve have introduced a wooden railway set featuring Thomas and all his friends, based on the movie. All the engines, Thomas, Percy Gordon etc are there and also Harold,Cranky the Crane and many other characters. You can feel the quality as soon as you open the box. Learning curve give a lifetime guarantee and promise that if any part fails or breaks they will replace your broken item immediately. The engines are sold on card with a plastic ...
...Included in the pack is a trading card which tells a little about the character you have bought and a leaflet showing all the available items in the range. The engines average at £10.00 each.It says on the box "made of real wood" The sets are great value for a Christmas or birthday present as you get a lot of track an engine and usually some extras like trees or engineers. I have seen sets from about £30.00 upwards. There is also a fantastic play ...

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There are so many different sorts of toys from the Thomaas the tank engine series. They are all quite sturdy and easy enough to play with and reasonably priced aswell. Youcan get them most toy shops and other shops like Argos and Index to name a couple. They do a train set called the Top loader which is £14.99 from Argos.It comes with Thomas and percy and the track and accessories. They pick things up and drop things and go round this track. It ...
...Etch-a-sketch, which is in the shape and colour of Thomas.It is a drawing board that you use a magic pen on. There is a railway stamp, roller stamp, Thoms and Percy stamps aswell. So you can make pictures, and when you finish you move the ride side lever down and it erases the picture. It costs £17.99 from Argos aswell. There are many more thomas toys that you can choose from, these were to name just a couple. So if you have a child who is Thomas ...

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