Train sets are great toys and Thomas And Friends is kids favorite train TV programme. We have Thomas Shipwreck Rails set and the Thomas Avalanche Escape set to play with in this video.
Right from the first play we have to say these train sets are great! Much more than we expected, not only a great train set but each set has great fun unique features like a tipping broken mountain bridge and a spiral fall mine shaft that you have to see to believe, they work so well, very exciting and memorizing to watch.
The sets take 30 to 60 minutes to setup (each). Reading the reviews on Amazon.com it sounds like some people find the setup hard but we can say it is quite straight forward but you do have to follow the instructions, trying to guess doesn\'t work - I know, I tried! Each track piece has a code on the bottom of it like \"S1\", \"S2\", \"ECR\". You simply look at the supplied instruction sheet to see which piece goes where.... simple! Helps to lay out the pieces on the floor first.
Saying all that, the Avalanche Escape set was a bit harder to put together simply because the instruction sheet was in black and white, the Shipwreck Rails sheet was bigger and in color.
Big Tip: We noticed in reviews on Amazon and in our own Avalanche Escape set, the bridge would not close or stay closed and ready for the train as the train came up, causing it not to cross correctly. We fixed this simply by putting a sticky pad under the red tower, see the end of our video review for more detail.
Worth Getting? Which Set is Best?
First of all I will tell you we bought these toys with our own money, as with all the toys we have. Saying that, we\'re spending a lot of money and time - please like and subscribe on YouTube to help!
Quite honestly the sets are fantastic, we highly recommend purchasing any of the motorized Thomas and Friends Track Master sets though we only own these two at the moment.
Both the Avalanche Express set and the Shipwreck Rails have motorized Thomas trains, both have a big feature (bridge or 360 spiral fall), both build to around the same size. Avalanche Escape does have more features with the sides falling off the second bridge and the popup scary robot machine. But the Shipwreck Rails has the really impressive 360 spiral fall. Both have an item to collect in the trains cart (rock or treasure chest).
It\'s hard to pick one over the other! All in all go for the one that you can get on sale cheaper or just get both! The two set literally are twice the fun. See the video review.
Convince Me More
Every kid and big kid should have a train set. These are great train sets! They also have unique features like the bridge and spiral. They keep you and your kid interacted with the normal train set things like when a train comes off the track, but also to reset special features like put back the rock and the treasure chest, and reset the robot, reset the second bridges sides. And on top of all this it is Thomas the tank engine!
Go buy some now.
Gav.
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