Advantages: Great for small hands
Disadvantages: So many to collect

...This is where it all started. The starter set was my son's first exposure to Thomas the Tank Engine - First things first - there are at least 5 different styles of Thomas toys - none which interact with each other so sticking to 1 type would be recommended. This is a My First Thomas range which are ideal for children aged 1 and above.The toys are brightly coloured and accurate copies of your favourite Thomas characters. There are plenty to collect! The trains all have non marking rubber wheels, are hard wearing, dishwasher safe and most importantly are battery free. A great and affordable gift for a 1 plus year old boy - My son, now 2 cannot get enough of his collection - he has 35+!!!! You can also purchase a track which the trains will interact with. So to conclude - an ideal purchase for any young boy... Read review

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Advantages: Kids love it!
Disadvantages: None yet!

...My son was given this for christmas, they cost around £7 in places like toys'r'us and woolworths. It is a very simple design, all you do is push the driver down inside the engine and it will go (sometimes suprisingly fast and far - espescially on laminate!) No batteries required, it works on friction alone! As far as the Thomas design goes, it is pretty much classic - traditional colours - blue engine, red trim, yellow number and window outlione, black edging and window and a grey face. As with all Tomy thomas toys, it is instantly recognisable as Thomas the tank engine. Although a very simple toy, it seems to have the ability to keep my son (14months) entertained for ages - after unwrapping this on chistmas day, it was ages before I could convince him to let me have it and open another present (even then he still ending up... Read review

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Advantages: Lovely modern toy in a traditional style
Disadvantages: Sometimes doesn't work too well

...? *** It is made by Tomy who are famous for making popular, quality, reasonably priced toys. *** WHERE CAN I BUY IT? *** We have seen this in independent toy shops as well as Toys'r'us and on Amazon. We purchased ours from Amazon and the current price they are selling it for is £18.99. *** WHAT WE THINK *** It is a lovely bright, hard wearing plastic toy with lovely cheerful music. The music is very syncopated so not always easy to sing along to. The tune is 'whistled' out with the accompaniment being very synthesised. HOWEVER… we do have a few issues with it which makes us disappointed with our purchase. Firstly the train seems to be fixed to do a large semi-circle route and we can't change this. If it bumps into something light it either redirects itself or shoves the object out of the way. If Thomas gets stuck, he'll still play... Read review

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Advantages: Encourages play, expandable and great fun
Disadvantages: Eats the batteries and track can be wobbly

...What is it about Grannies ? They don't do things by half do they ? When my Old-Trout- in- Law asked what to get Jnr for his third birthday we said "oh just something Thomas the Tank related". I didn't expect her to buy the whole flaming island of Sodor! This bit of kit is called Thomas Giant Set and they were not kidding. Anyone got a spare room ? ----- Is this the Giant Set then ….DUH? ----- As you all know Thomas the Tank Engine is a merry little engine. He rakes in a fortune for those nice people at Hit Entertainment, Tomy and Britt Allcroft and costs us all a mint in return. Most of the time I am very doubting when it comes to product names and descriptions. Those nice people at Tomy got the name right with this one because it practically takes up our whole living room. Show me a toddler who doesn't love Thomas and his... Read review

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Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: None

...don't regret buying the Thomas the Tank Aquadraw because it stopped my son from drawing on everything with crayons and pens and it also proved to be a fun and educational toy for him to play with. I paid £30 for the Aquadraw set from Woolworths a while ago although I'm sure you will be able to get it cheaper now. Woolworths, Toy's r Us, Argos etc will sell the Tomy Aquadraw. You can also buy different themed Aquadraw mats too in various sizes. Thanks for reading :o) Lisa x © just.bcoz / Butterfly-Wings 2008... Read review

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Advantages: Colourful, Range, Availability
Disadvantages: Can be expensive

...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 with the Thomas logo on it. Thomas the tank engine 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... Read review