Thomas & Friends Trackmaster DELUXE Avalanche Escape Thomas Vs Thomas

Thomas The Tank Engine has a new 2014 Trackmaster motorized toy train system just in time for the new Thomas & Friends movie Tale Of The Brave. Not only is there a new track design, Thomas The Tank has been completely redesigned from the wheels up. Gone is the classic shape from the popular and well loved TOMY Thomas The Tank design which did carry over to the first version of Trackmaster. In this toy review I get my first taste of the new 2014 Trackmaster (or as some say Trackmaster 2) system via a quite amazing Thomas & Friends playset called Deluxe Avalanche Escape Set. This toy train set is actually two smaller sets connected as one. There is a thrilling steep and dangerous mountain climb and decent surrounded by a very spooky and scary train ride around sodor, many of these elements are also in the Thomas & Friends Troublsome Traps set. All up this 2 in 1 train set is very impressive BUT sadly the new redesigned Thomas The Tank is a severe let down compared to the previous designs.

The major new feature of the redesigned Thomas & Friends engines is the heavily geared rear traction tyre, in fact it's more like a cogged wheel designed for mountain railways or even roller coasters. These wheels keys into the new Trackmaster track very well enabling for some very steep climbs which have been impossible in previous playset designs. There is also a faster speed and power from 2 AAA batteries. But in this new design Thomas has lost much of his classic charm that the original Trackmaster train displayed. I know this will disappoint many hard core Thomas fans.

Even though the older style of Trackmaster Thomas could not work on this playset part of the fun was seeing the new Thomas shove the old Thomas around. There are plenty of thrills and spills as my son adds Troublsome Trucks, My Little Pony's and a Knock Off clone Thomas to the playset.

In this video it's important to see how my son reacted to this toy, remember it's designed for children his age. He will not have the critical analysis I will have as an adult Thomas The Tank collector or toy reviewer here on YouTube. I do wonder why Mattel did this massive re-design of a toy train system which was in my mind very well designed and very popular. The classic Trackmaster track was easy to set up and change if needed. I have found this new style track is a bit too tight when joined and difficult to pull apart. The track sections also seem shorter. I know there will be many Thomas fans who will reject this new Trackmaster system. One thing for sure is my son loves it, and possibly this is what Mattel is banking on by making these changes.

I purchased this toy at Costco Australia for an amazingly low price.

Thomas and Friends, "Томас и его друзья" "Thomas y sus amigos" "Thomas und seine Freunde" "きかんしゃトーマス" "토마스와 친구들" "Thomas et ses amis" "thomas dan teman-teman" "थॉमस और दोस्तों" "Thomas ei suoi amici" "โทมัสและเพื่อน ๆ" "thomas e seus amigos" "Thomas och vänner" "托马斯和朋友" "Thomas og Friends" "Thomas ve Arkadaşları" "توماس والأصدقاء" "Thomas và các bạn"
Thomas the Train, "Thomas el tren" "Thomas le train" "トーマス電車" "토마스 기차" "Томас поезд"" Thomas o trem" "Thomas kereta" "Thomas der Zug" "Thomas ang tren" "Thomas vlak" "托马斯火车" "توماس القطار" "Thomas a vonat" "Thomas tàu"

Web Links :

http://www.thomasandfriends.com/en-us/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends

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