Tomy Tomica - Thomas And Friends - Adventure Set Review

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Tomy Tomica - Thomas And Friends - Adventure Set
2.3 stars
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xxmagneticxx's Review of Tomy Tomica - Thomas And Friends - Adventure Set

22nd Jul 2005

Overall Rating

1.5 stars
  • Value for money
    1.5 stars
Good Points

It looks nice


Bad Points

Battery insertion difficult with Thomas train, trains have very short life!


General Comments

It is difficult to insert a new battery into the Tomy Tomica - Thomas And Friends - Adventure Set; I nearly took the whole train apart! After a few months (and having only played with it about 4 times) the train stopped working ... followed shortly by the red train that we purchased separately. Very disappointed.

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  • Bertie Rank: Major-GeneralCompetition Winner on 24th Jul 2005

    xxmagneticxx.....your experience with those sort of toys is all too common unfortunately.
    I repair, or try to, lots of battery-powered toys and find that in the majority of cases, it is battery connector problems.
    Mechanical failure is inevitable sooner rather than later due to relatively highly-stressed parts such as gears, cogs and bearings being made of plastic.

    I wonder if you've approached the retailer because poor Thomas and his mate have gone to the old shunting yard in the sky TOO soon!

  • xxmagneticxx Rank: Sergeant on 25th Jul 2005

    Hi, yes I think with "James" the problem has something to do with the wiring because the wires connect the train to the extending carriage that holds the battery - but I don't have a clue what to do! Unfortunately the set and extra train were both gifts so I don't have a receipts. :(

  • Bertie Rank: Major-GeneralCompetition Winner on 25th Jul 2005

    That's a shame. I have a suspicion that Thomas expired from electron starvation and I've yet to fail fixing electrical faults.
    Pity you don't live in the Swansea area for I'm sure I could resuscitate both.

  • xxmagneticxx Rank: Sergeant on 26th Jul 2005

    :P thanks anyway!