Vehicle Reviews

My almost 2.5-year-old daughter received this from us for Christmas to go with her dollhouse from Santa. She loves it! She piles all of her dolls into it, or just drives 2 adults around with the backseat full of pets. She plays with this as much as the house itself. I thought this was cuter than than the silver van, even though our girl rides in a real minivan everyday. It looks real, and it's easy to get the dolls in and out. Our daughter kept asking for a car for Christmas, and even told Santa in person that she wanted a car, so this worked out perfectly. The grandparents love it too!

The Loving Family convertible is a cute little car. It comes with a girl and dog. The trunk opens--and occasionally the trunk lid comes off, but it snaps back on easily. Unfortunately, the back seat is too little for anyone but the dog and baby to sit in--which frustrates my three-year-old. Other than that, it's a good toy.

My 3 1/2 yr. old daughter just got this and she loves it. She puts the people in very easy and takes off racing across the living room floor. She giggles the whole time. She also loves the dog that came with it. This is one vehicle that she can use all by herself without my having to fix something on it or help her get the people into it.

We bought this track for our five year old son. This track is the greatest. It is well made and the cars stay on the track.
It has a diagram to be able to set it up, so it is easy to put together. My husband and I play this with our son, and we all have a great time. I would recommend this race track.

My 7 year old son and I love this race set. We put it together with the NASCAR set and really have a blast...the cars are very durable and take lot's of abuse when we crash them. We are going to buy more LL race sets....enjoy!!!

We ordered this track so the whole family can race together. It's alot of fun. The parts are easy to put together and a diagram provided for the four lane set up is well illustrated. The cars have proven to be pretty durable,even in the hands of our 5yr old. One thing to keep in mind is that the track shouldn't be set up on carpet,as carpet lint gets caught on the car wheels and slows them down. It is much too large for the dining table. We solved this problem by using the back of large area rug, which has a rubber like backing. We have honestly spent hours in the evenings since Christmas racing. The great thing about this track is it can also be turned into just a two lane and has a diagram for this lay out as well.

I just purchased this item yesterday for my 3 and a half year old daughter and my one and a half year old daughter as well to play with...It is quite small and my gripe about these people is that they are a little small for little hands other than that though this is a very cute item with the husband and wife and the horse and carriage..The little picnic basket is very cute along with the blanket and stores on the back of the carriage on the way to the park or where ever your child is taking them...overall good toy...just a little expensive for something so small in my honest opinion...

I just purchased today this horse and carriage set...safe enough too for my one and a half year old to play with as well too..My three and a half year old is really into the doll houses and such things at this point in time so I purchased this horse and carriage set today to go along with the sweet country home for her and her sister to start out with...I love the fact that all the parts are secured safely and cannot come off the tables and such, such as the dinnerware...This horse and carriage has the two people that CAN RIDE IN IT...It is is pictured and comes with the people sitting in the carriage...I would like to know why Toys R Us here online doesn't have the Sweet Streets County Home available here..I happened to get mine at the local Toys R Us store near me and mine was the last one and had a tad bit of the paint coming off of the roof but other than that in fine condition and I got a slight discount for it...These products are great...I plan on collecting the whole set for them and also getting the loving family home as well for Christmas...I would recommend this toy for ages even as young as one and a half to anyone that has a child of that age with an older sibling ( as they are more likely to want to and also learn how to play with it)...I would still keep an eye on the child of that age with the toy because strings and such do break...( I seen that some things were connected by strings to the house or other playsets) but so far so good and that was a great idea...lessens the chances of children choking on the product...Great buy and worth the money..

My daughter loves the horse. She would love it if the figures could actually ride it, but they can't.
This is a very fun toy and one of the most played with in our collection. I may get her the Loving Family stable next.
Collect them all!!!!!

We recently purchased a road expansion pack for my son's Thomas train layout and Bertie was included. He's got bright red paint and a pleasant smile, and his road expansion set makes a nice addition to the train set. My son has several of the Thomas vehicles and they provide him with hours of fun play. Purchase Bertie or any of the other fine Thomas products for your children. They will definitely have hours of fun playing with them.

My son is in love with trains. Thomas is his favorite show by far, but he'll watch anything with trains, even documentaries. And one of his favorite stories is the race between Thomas and Bertie. So we got him this for Christmas. He loves it. He has a little train mat with tracks and stations on it, so he plays and plays. If you have a Thomas fan, this is sure to be a winner.

Bertie is nice. He has no magnetic pieces so he won't hook to other things. Nice 16month old tries to use him on the train track which does work but he wasn't really meant for that and can be hard to push on the track.

I umm and aahh about spending this sort of money on a train table and playboard for my children but after doing my homework I decided this is the one I would buy.

Other train tables I have seen in stores are often wonky and seem quite unstable - and this is after they've been played on in the stores. So after seeing poorer quality tables for similar prices I decided to save up for the Thomas branded one and this single sided playboard.

Yes, it's expensive, but as with any "brand", it's the name you are paying for. If you want a Thomas collection of trains and accessories you are going to have to pay. I'm just starting our collection and am buying the "Thomas" trains and buildings, but found a compatible generic track for less than half the price. I was lucky enough to get this playboard at almost half price at a after Christmas sale. It's worth waiting for sales and price comparing.

It's beautifully painted and when used with the table frame is extremely strong (although I wouldn't recommend standing on it).

It's up to you to spend to decide if you want to spend this sort of money but I see this as something I won't ever have to replace and it's something my son can keep for his children. Toys like this will last!

We just received this playboard a couple of days ago. My son loves it! He is almost 2 and really enjoys playing with all of his Thomas trains. This playboard makes playing more interesting. It arrived in fine condition...we didn't have the problem the other reviewer had. My son has a train table (not the Thomas one) and it fits perfectly. The playboard is a great addition to our Thomas the Tank Engine collection.

We have a collection of Thomas and Brio trains and track, and use this playboard on a table that we built. While it is impossible to actually construct track that stays on "dry land" (some of the playboard scenery is rivers etc) this background scenery does add to our enjoyment of the playing with trains. The whole family (ages 1 to 30-something) enjoys constructing new layouts.

This board can easily be damaged in transit. Our second attempt was successful. I advise you to order this well before you need it.

I love the trains to the Thomas the Train set. They are small enough for small hands to move along the tracks, but not small enough to pose a choking hazard. My eighteen month loves to play with this train because it is just his size. It's not to awkward for him to hold.

My son loves all of the Thomas toys, we started his set a year ago and have kept building on to it. He still plays with his engines almost everyday. Great toys that really last and are worth the extra you pay. We recently bought a Tomica brand Thomas toy and I ended up returning it that night (something I have never done) as I was so dissapointed in the quality.

Mike the Small Engine takes off with his friends Duck and Oliver to the Arlesdale Barrel Loader. He workes with his frinds Bert and Rex on the Arlesdale Brach Line. Mike and the rest of Thomas's Friends are really fun

The Thomas train and train collections are durable toys. Their real value, though, is that playing with the toys allows children to act out the great Thomas and Friends children's stories they read and watch.

This is a nice layout that provides far more track than the usual figure 8 layout that gets purchased first. But it is very expensive. There is generic track available that costs far less. Our kids haven't noticed the difference. Kids' imaginations can remarkably supply buildings and water towers and cranes, etc., so that they won't even miss what might be lacking from less expensive sets. And families can build some of these items themselves out of old boxes, etc.

Purchasing recommendation:
* Choose which type of Thomas trains you will 'standardize' on. There are three kinds: This size of wooden trains from Learning Curve; larger, plastic, battery-operated trains from Tomy; and smaller, die-cast metal trains from Ertl. The wooden trains have the most products and accessories available.

* The clickety-clack (grooved to look like real railroad) track in the Thomas series is great, but it's expensive; I recommend buying generic track. ... You can literally save hundreds of dollars by buying these kinds of sets.

* Buy the Thomas and friends engines separately--and wait for sales. The kids care about the characters, so no short-cutting (ie., Brio or generic trains) here.

* Look for trains bundled with VHS videos. You can get a video and a train (on sale) for about the same price as a train alone.

Santa brought this set to our 2 1/2 year old son. It is March and he is still playing with it every day. "Let's play Choo-Choo" is a frequent phrase out of his mouth. This set is beautiful and the quality is excellent. The most important thing is its just plain fun to play with. Two tips I would give anyone thinking of purchasing this set: 1. buy a table to put it on. That way its up off the floor and you can leave it out all the time. These tables are not a waste of money. They gets years of use, playing legos, "store", etc. 2. invest in some items called "Suretrak". They are little plastic clips that hold the track together. They don't damage the table or the track, but keep the track together when the playing gets a little rowdy. Believe me, you don't want to spend your spare time putting this set together again and again for your little one. Our family highly recommends this set. We will save it for our grandchildren to play with!

We just purchased this set for our son. He was always drawn to the tables at stores. This set is a wonderful compromise between the very small sets and the roundhouse set!
If you can't find the ascending pieces of track you will find them in the bottom of the mountain. We ended up calling the store to complain that the pieces were missing only to find they were there all along. A few pieces of advice. We tried to use a hot glue gun to glue the set in place for our son who is 21 months in the hopes that we would be able to remove the track when he was older and could build different paths on his own. That worked for about 5 hours and then they came up. We are still debating whether to glue it down with super glue. On one hand he won't knock the pieces over but when he is older, he won't be able to reconfigure the track. There does not seem to be a problem with him knocking the pieces out so far so we are going to wait. We also bought the sodor bay bridge because that is his favorite in the store. The pack comes with 2 bridges and supports, but is hard to fit in to the plan, especially if you have a train table. We could only fit one of the two bridges in. He loves to play with the trains. Neil is my favorite engine because he is small and doesn't fall off the track at the bottom of hills when pushed.

In the stories Skarloey is a older engine whose parts get worn and he has to go to the works. His friend Rhenas is also old but they are both very useful. Just becasue he's old in the stories doesn't mean he has to be old with the wooden railway. A great buy and he's very durable also.

Skarloey is a small red tank engine. He and his friend Rheneas work on a small branch line. Skarloey has six wheels and a happy, smiling face. He's built strong for lots of fun play. Pick up Skarloey for your child. He'll make a fine addition to any Thomas set.

Skarloey is a wonderful engine. He is really old.he is almost 100 years. He is always very useful. His best friend who is Rheneas is about as old as Skarloey is. One day, before being mended, one of his springs snapped! The next thing his driver and fireman knew, he was crooked. He was sent away to be mended. When he got home from being mended, Rusty, who is a diesel, helped him off a truck. Then he went to the shed and Peter Sam who is an engine on his railway, talked to Skarloey about a new engine called Duncan. Duncan does rock and roll on the tracks. Skarloey asked Peter Sam questions like who is Duncan and is he useful. Peter Sam could answer every question Skarloey asked. I am afraid Peter Sam knew lots about Duncan although Duncan had been on the railway only for about a month. By Robert Spencer-Molloy

This tanker is good for kids who like to connect all of their trains. It also is fun to pull a train over the tracks. I like to use this one with the Fuel and Tar tankers because there all the same shape. I got this train eight years ago and it still works perfectly and it's in good condition. A great buy for your money.

This toy is great for kids! Also it's very durable.

Not only that, but it inspires them to drink milk. I was shocked right after I gave them this toy for the first time when they ASKED for milk...they hate milk!

So if you have milk problems with your kids, this is a must!

Not only is my son happy with this new Thomas the train piece i am happy as well! Its very well made just like all the other Thomas pieces and will be played with for years to come. Its toys like these i dont mind paying a little higher price for because i know they will last longer than 1 day worth of fun and as far as durability goes they will last a lifetime. Its fun to add to his little sodor town and i will continue to do so with Amazon because they offer competitve pricing! Thanks Amazon!

This is a good train. I wish I got the Toby with Thomas's Trackside Tunes. This train is great. I hope you might like this train

When my son, a Thomas fan since age 1.5, asks for a toy it is always an engine from the Thomas series. Toby is one of his favorite. Toby is a tram engine, one of the most good natured engines in the Thomas stories. While the toy does not have any interactive and fancy features, it gives my son the opportunity to relive his favorite Thomas stories.

For that reason, Toby and any of the other engines make excellent gifts to any 2+ year old.

Toby is a tram engine. There are a lot stories about him, like Toby sadly retired until one day Sir Tophem Hatt found that he is a very useful engine; Toby helped Mavis the little diesel out of trouble; Toby and Percy together made a kind joke at Thomas about the ghost train; etc. There is also a beautiful song about him. My three little children like him because he is very special. They often fight for the ownership. I wonder if I should buy two more of this. I do have five Thomas engines. But they still fight for the different facial expression. good toys!