Vehicle Reviews

To say we have a substantial Thomas collection is an understatement, but I must admit that this is one of my personal favorites. What makes Trevor stand out from the other characters is that his "traction" wheels actually turn when he moves. Cool to watch, fun to play with, and somewhat educational, too. (cause & effect) It is also a little bit smaller than the average car or engine, which makes it ideal for tacking on long trains. A five star addition to your Thomas set!

This is a very sturdy and attractive toy from the Thomas and Friends collection. Absolutely great for your kid if he loves trains. It could even be part of a collection for those men who still play with their train sets (lol)

Trevor is a Traction Engine. He is shown on the Videos: Dasiy (Vol.9), Better Late Than Never (Vol.5), Thomas Gets Bumped (Vol.7), Thomas and His Friends Help Out (Vol.15), and Gallant Old Engine (Vol.16). He interacts with Edward the Blue Engine, James the Red Engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and Terence the Tractor. Get your Trevor TODAY!

I have a 2 year old and a 6 year old and this set has provided hours of fun for both of them. The tracks are very durable and easy to snap together in different configurations. My two year old spends a great deal of time making all sorts of different track shapes, he has the circle set which easily fits with this set and provides even more material to work with.

The set is a great way for kids who love trains to use their imagination. They set the configuration of tracks, they move the trains, they guide the action. It's so much better than a lot of toys which do everything for kids.

Best of all, the trains and the track are very durable. My sons are pretty hard on toys and the set has held up well to their abuse. For all of the hours of enjoyment they've had playing with the set, it has been absolutely worth the money.

While I am an older child I still play with my Thomas Wooden Railway toys. They are fun and I can use my imagination to build an infinate amounts of track layouts. These toys are fun and helped me to accuire my motor skills. I Reccomend this toy.

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 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.

I was a bit taken back by the price, but the durability that goes along with these products is worth it. I gave this to my two year-old-son and he has been playing with it non-stop. The crank is easy to use, even for your toddler. Worthy investment.

My four year old daughter particularly wanted this Thomas bridge because of its close resemblance to some of the bridges in the videos (unlike some of the new buildings). It is a particularly attractive addition to her set, but (and I regret to complain about a toy brand that has given my child so many hours of intensive play), after only a few uses the string that lifts the bridge is already giving way, causing the drawbridge to slip down after it's been raised. My child still plays with it, and always adds it to her latest set-ups, but the bridge stays down a lot nowadays out of frustration with this slipping.

Also, parents should note the bridge's lower course track connections are on both sides "female" - you may wish to buy an additional "male" track adapter pack if you (ie, your child) still can't resist this one, for ease of construction.

Durable, fun, and entertaining describe this neat little lifting bridge for the Thomas the Train (BRIO Compatiable) track layouts....I suggest this for kids 3 and up....under 3 may have trouble working the crank or understanding what to do....but they still have a blast running the trains over the bridge....this was the second bridge we added to our kid's set...and it has fast become a favorite....

Our son received this toy for his 5th birthday. It was difficult to figure out at first but once we got it working it was a lot of fun. It works best in an open parking lot with lots of space for the cycle to go. Fun toy for the price.

My son received this as a gift, and it is a great toy. A whole lot of fun, works great, does wheelies, goes really really far. My son is 7 and it took him about 10 minutes to get used to doing it. He loves it, and no batteries!!

very well made and very very detailed car! I was very impressed with it, I would never have paid this much for a doll car but my 5 yr old daughter recieved it as a birthday gift. Wow, fuzzy seat covers, removable floor mats, a large trunk that opens, doors open, much better quality than her Barbie cars, not to mention the working horn, lights and radiio, that really does pick up all of you local FM stations. My daughter loves it and I can definatly see it out lasting any of her barbie cars by quite a bit, I would say one of these to 3 barbie cars so You break even with cost in the long run and get a better car.

It was a little expensive, but we broke down and got it for my little sister. This car is great. Car seat covers, stering wheel cover, opening doors, a roomy trunk (I love that you have a place to actually put stuff, when I was a kid I use to carry the stuff I pretended was in the car trunk in my pocket) and the radio ROCKS. It gives the kids a real 'play ridding' adventure with thier dolls. It also has seatbelts to enforce driving the right way and unique licence plates (brilliant move to add a unique feature to thier vehicles) And even with a lot of play, the lights still work and so does the radio, so it doesn't eat batteries. And even after rough play the car is intact and the radio still works.

Excellent job on the car MGA

My son got this truck as a Christmas present and he plays with it every day...he loves to look in the window and turn the crank that makes the mixer spin. He looks at the 'engine' and pushes it all over the house. He's 22 lbs. and sits on the mixer daily and it's still as good as new!

This company really deserves and award! They have made a toy that really works, and yet it looks like a model! My kid has banged it around , and yet it is still holding up! Good job bruder!

This is just a beautiful, rugged and attractive toy. All of the Imaginext toys have been great, the dragon is a fantastic addition with its chomping jaws and flapping cloth wings. Just great!

This red dragon is a medieval dream come true. It's so fully jointed that it crouches forward and rears high on its hind legs. Its forearms, head, and tail can be positioned forward and backward for all sneaky attacks. My children love the mechanics of the wings shooting out fast and wide, and the the surprise of its head lunging forward as the jaws split open. The fanged mouth can pluck up victims and carry them away. The clutching claws hold victims too.
The dragon is bright red, has a scaley texture and cannot look anything but dramatic.
"Singe" fulfills my imagination of what a toy dragon should look and function like, and my children love it. He's very sturdy like most Fisher Price toys, not hard and brittle. My 6 year old son willingly plays with my 4 year old daughter by her agreeing to her Fisher Price Loving Family dolls becoming Singe's occasional victims.

Our 3 1/2 year old loves all the Bruder trucks. They may be made out of plastic but, they are still very tuff. Our son sits on them without any problems. We love the detail of all of vehicles. It makes learning about heavy equipment fun. All of the vehicles have working parts and Bruder's attention to detail is unsurpassed. The small details adds intererst and play time longevity to the toys. Our son plays with them every day and knows the difference between quaility constructed toys and cheap toys. The wheels get pulled off of other brand trucks and put into the dump truck bed of the Brueder. Brueder is the only brand that we will buy! These are not flawed third world country plastic toys. All parts are made and assembled in Germany! The cement mixer is next on his wish list.

Purchased this for a 3 1/2 year old boy. Was hesitant about buying any large, plastic truck, but we did not see any alternatives at the time we purchased this. We should have stuck with our instinct. When it arrived, we were immediately struck by the fact that the plastic seemed flimsy, and that many small plastic pieces that are attached to the grader appeared and felt so cheap and flimsy that we doubted they would survive 5 minutes of play, in our humble opinion. We were not going to wait to find out, and we decided to send this back. You can get a STEEL Tonka 18" grader off of ebay for less than what Amazon is asking for this plastic thing. That's exactly what we did. Good luck!

My 3 year old grandson and I have put this puzzle together many times, and he hasn't gotten tired of it yet after 3 months of play. At first I had to do a lot of it for him, but he is beginning to do it on his own with a little help from Grandma. The color is great and it is very durable. We like the thick and chunky pieces. I just bought two more Melissa & Doug puzzles recently, because I was impressed with this puzzle. I'm sure my grandson will enjoy the T-Rex puzzle as much as this one, and I know he will be playing with these puzzles for a long time. A satisfied customer. Faribault,MN

My 2.5 yr old son loves this puzzle. I help him put it together and he just loves the challenge and the construction equipment. I like how tough the pieces are- they have held up even when stepped on and chewed on by a baby. Very nice!

Santa brought this set for my 3 year old son last Christmas and he has played with it everyday since. With daily use, this wooden set is holding up to his rough play. His favorite piece is Cranky the Crane. It's easy to add onto as we have added the hospital and another bridge. We purchased a Nilo table to put the train on so it will stay together. Well worth the money!

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. IT IS EASY TO CREATE ELEVATED TRACK AND BRIDGES USING LEGO OR DUPLO PIECES AS SUPPORTS. GENERIC CRANES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MUCH LESS.

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.