I collect Thomas Take-n-Play but I have to honestly admit, the competition, Chuggington Die-Cast has superb detailing and accuracy in pretty much all of their releases. Despite the wheel configurations, the overall look of those characters were brilliant, I don't mind the wheels or magnets changes of Take-n-Play but if there is a lack of detailing... that is the main disappointment for me, if it is present. Also, that Echo Cave set must have made all the TrackMaster collectors happy if they had one because it is a very nice and lengthy play-set with some amazing detailing and features too. I agree, I like the gravel details on the classic TM track. Very nice indeed! :)
Chuggington toys have completely disappeared from the toy shelfs where I live. Sometimes some stock appears at Christmas time. There are endless versions of Wind Up Thomases (Playrail). Never saw those Limited Edition Collection trains (Checkout Thomases) here either. That Bullet Train looks like a TGV high-speed french train. That brakevan came with the RC Percy. RC Percy's face changed later with Fisher-Price in a normal happy face. HiT Toys detailed Thomas toys really well. That set looks awesome! Anyway another great video Leo! I'm very sorry long videos can't be uploaded without issues. Besides, in a long video there's more funky stuff to watch! :)
oodsigma Maybe I need to upload 240p and not 1080p...that would solve the problem. Getting chrome timeout when uploading is very annoying, but I know a work around when this happens.
AH dear, watching this is a reminder of the awesomeness of TM1... who knows! Love the longer stye, hope you sort out the upload problems (though it is Google so good luck with that!) These videos have made me appreciate the chuggers toys, but I think I was switched off by the first season of the show which I found to be very silly.
***** This is the first full set of TM1 I have ever had, wow HiT Toy Company did it right. Hopefully a reminder to us all how much things have changed in a fairly short time. One wonders if we will ever go back to a more traditional Thomas train set, or will Trackmaster 2 be the norm now. Sadly once you look over this Echo Cave playset it reveals the downsizing thats been creeping into the Thomas sets. We all want classic signals and well detailed buildings as standard. Surely thats not too much to ask for!
Wow, looking at that Duplo car really flashed my childhood... It was my fav type of car, had a yellow one and i had it with me all the time, god good times! Really enjoy the longer videos, i make me some popcorn and enjoy. Kind regards leo!! :)
Awesome video! I know I'm overreacting here but I really miss the old Trackmaster system. The new Trackmaster system is just an embracement to the Thomas franchise in my opinion. I'm not to surprised though that the old Trackmaster system had to come to an end because in my theory I think that the people who worked for the Hit Toy Company and made these toys were working non stop and probably had a hard time. I just wish that Mattel Company actually look back at there designs and slap themselves in the face, because they're basically not going anywhere if they keep going like this in my opinion. I can't wait for your next video :)
Looks like you now have another Thomas for your capsule plarail collection you had around 8 years ago! Let's all remember when you had 13 turntables and one Thomas...
Mark Foley Thanks, nice to get some good news from the UK after my run in with quite a few from the UK after my Airfix plane debacle. In the end those who laid comments down claiming I said something negative admitted they made stuff up. This is the worst aspect to this site because people don't understand the damage out of control comments can trigger.
In the Thomas Series if you remeber the earlier series .The episode where Henrey crashes we are given the idea that the breakvan is where the conductors hang out mostly or stay during the train ride.
DG Commando These are serious questions, on a not so serious video site! Just relax, sit back and enjoy looking at some amazing toy trains..hopefully I have thrown in a little bit of toy history to keep it stimulating to the mind.
8:52 That's a fenbo train. it came from a set called do city. The set came with That bullet train, a steam train, a do city fuel tank, a car with logs, a bunch of track, a tunnel, and some briges and some other stuff.
The reason why we don't see large sets like Thomas at echo cave and large track packs is because if you buy both, you won't need to buy more track. Mattel is so set on profit that they let the toys slide, Like less wood in the wooden railway system and the dumb magnets on the take and plays, and trackmaster two. I think echo cave is a little gimmicky, but a wooden one exists. Mattel had turned to gimmicky and baby stuff, The company wants to sell small track sets because- it's cheap to make small packs, and to sell a premium price. I'm not really into trackmaster one and two, but TM one does have more strong points, like how they have a realistic feel to them. Another one is how it's more like the TV show. TM two focus on toys that look pleasing to the eye, bug don't perform to your expectations. When Mattel DO make large sets, gimmicky or not, they set them at a massive price so that your spend a LOT of money. And lots of people nowadays are short on money because of our slow economy. I hardly buy the new Mattel toys because they are expensive, I always visit second-hand markets and internet websites to buy my toy trains. I occasionally get Mattel toys, like the MINIS, but hardly. I've noticed that the die-cast are actually a lot like the ERTL toys, how they have pin-wheel axels and compatible connectors.
janiceandcliff If Mattel just put a little bit more effort in detail and train things the Thomas sets would be so much better. But it seems they are driving the Thomas toys to be smaller and smaller, making you buy more and more sets to make an awesome layout. The first TM2 track packs were very shy on track parts, seeing the early TM1 track pack was an eye opener for me.
In poland, the tomy Chuggington actually has worked! I'm seeing more Chuggington than Thomas, and theres a whole other room full of chuggington, and only like 6 shelves of Thomas!
would you ever trade one of those lovely pla - rail thomas'? I'd love to add one to my collection. I go nuts every time I see you show one of those little buggars off.
LEO!! I'm pretty sure (REALLY SURE) that thomas minis wave 3 came out! There are also mini Sticker books! If you find wave 3 make a video soon as possible!
Over here in Belgium 🇧🇪 we have absolutely no Thomas & Friends toys at all, no Trackmaster 2, no Thomas Wood, no Take N Play. Nothing at all. It does make sense considering that Thomas is not that popular in Belgium, it used to be on Belgian Nickelodeon Jr in like 2012, but in 2015 it disappeared. Thomas is completely dead in Belgium nowadays.
Hey Leo, In a previous video you showed a small red RC train that ran on wooden rails, I was wondering if you could give me the name of it and where ou bought it (im a train collecter and I wanted to buy one where I live) it would be a big help thanks! : )
Those GP batteries are commonly sold in England, they're alright, they don't leak, last a while, if you can't afford the expensive brands, those are the ones to get
the tonka trains come in sets with engines.I have both sets. Sadly these train sets are not made anymore. the two peieses you have go to the steam freight train set. the other set is a diesel passenger train set.
In my opinion, Chuggington and Handy Manny tried too hard at being "kid friendlier" versions of Thomas and Bob the Builder. You can't clearly see it in Chuggington but you can definitely see it in Handy Manny, if that show is still on. There is a such thing as too kid friendly and Chuggington wants to compete with Thomas, they are going to have to make some changes. Downsizing products is more important than the consumer's happiness. I was surprised to see how big that Lightning McQueen set was. Maybe toy companies will start selling mega sets again. Also, they sell GP/ Gold Peak batteries here in the US. Not sure why those had "Industrial use only" stamped on them.
Mr Diesel Electric Personally I think Chuggers never had a single stand out character as Thomas pulled off. EVERY child knows Thomas The Tank, but when it comes to Chuggers a single character really doesn't stand out. I always felt Action Chugger was given the wrong paint scheme in the start, if he was done right he may have been a good character to focus on. When I dressed up Action Chugger as Thomas The Tank I think that really showed everyone how important a good colour scheme is.
Alexander the nerdy pony hi..no, am I missing out on something. I'm doing my best to steer clear of comic con stuff...sadly too much con and not enough comic for me
I have a Classic Trackmaster (2009) thomas and a trackmaster 2 thomas but i dont own a tomy nor early trackmaster thomas and those two are what i'm searching for weeks
huh seeing mathwade station brought back some type of memorie of me having that but when i go look at all my old thomas stuff its not there all but that is there i remeber playing with it at onces and now its gone.................................................................................................................. weird
You have shown me how much better the classic trackmaster Thomas is to the trackmaster 2 Thomas. Thank you 😊
I collect Thomas Take-n-Play but I have to honestly admit, the competition, Chuggington Die-Cast has superb detailing and accuracy in pretty much all of their releases. Despite the wheel configurations, the overall look of those characters were brilliant, I don't mind the wheels or magnets changes of Take-n-Play but if there is a lack of detailing... that is the main disappointment for me, if it is present. Also, that Echo Cave set must have made all the TrackMaster collectors happy if they had one because it is a very nice and lengthy play-set with some amazing detailing and features too. I agree, I like the gravel details on the classic TM track. Very nice indeed! :)
I love the fact that Leo is more enthusiastic about messing with trains than his son is
If only we still had sets like this today
If only we had toys like this today
The bad thing about today that it inst as BIG as thay were
The hit toy company sets are very old and but now trackmaster 2 toke over there’s no more trackmaster 1 anymore
Chuggington toys have completely disappeared from the toy shelfs where I live. Sometimes some stock appears at Christmas time. There are endless versions of Wind Up Thomases (Playrail). Never saw those Limited Edition Collection trains (Checkout Thomases) here either. That Bullet Train looks like a TGV high-speed french train. That brakevan came with the RC Percy. RC Percy's face changed later with Fisher-Price in a normal happy face. HiT Toys detailed Thomas toys really well. That set looks awesome! Anyway another great video Leo! I'm very sorry long videos can't be uploaded without issues. Besides, in a long video there's more funky stuff to watch! :)
Im sorry to hear you are still having trouble Leo. I do enjoy these longer videos. Im glad you got broken Percy working!
oodsigma Maybe I need to upload 240p and not 1080p...that would solve the problem. Getting chrome timeout when uploading is very annoying, but I know a work around when this happens.
leokimvideo Who knows, maybe You Tube will fix the problem one day...
AH dear, watching this is a reminder of the awesomeness of TM1... who knows! Love the longer stye, hope you sort out the upload problems (though it is Google so good luck with that!)
These videos have made me appreciate the chuggers toys, but I think I was switched off by the first season of the show which I found to be very silly.
***** This is the first full set of TM1 I have ever had, wow HiT Toy Company did it right. Hopefully a reminder to us all how much things have changed in a fairly short time. One wonders if we will ever go back to a more traditional Thomas train set, or will Trackmaster 2 be the norm now. Sadly once you look over this Echo Cave playset it reveals the downsizing thats been creeping into the Thomas sets. We all want classic signals and well detailed buildings as standard. Surely thats not too much to ask for!
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i had that thomas set back in 2008, it was so good!
@Kai Keebler you won’t be disappointed
I have this exact set and it brings back wonderful memories😊
Very nice tomy thomas , r/c worid percy and nice set
Thanks for the good memories, Leokimvideo. You've been doing videos on Thomas Merchandise.
Wow, looking at that Duplo car really flashed my childhood... It was my fav type of car, had a yellow one and i had it with me all the time, god good times! Really enjoy the longer videos, i make me some popcorn and enjoy. Kind regards leo!! :)
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I had those weird Tonka toys many years ago and I thought no one else had these glad to know I’m not alone
This is awesome.Your lucky that you have all of them fun toys
My kid loves your videos. 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 thumbs up!!!!!!!!!
I wish my local charity shops would find things like this! Great find, it is such a shame when the batteries leak.
Unless if it's an uncommon thing if some have their battery compartment clean.
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Awesome video! I know I'm overreacting here but I really miss the old Trackmaster system. The new Trackmaster system is just an embracement to the Thomas franchise in my opinion. I'm not to surprised though that the old Trackmaster system had to come to an end because in my theory I think that the people who worked for the Hit Toy Company and made these toys were working non stop and probably had a hard time. I just wish that Mattel Company actually look back at there designs and slap themselves in the face, because they're basically not going anywhere if they keep going like this in my opinion. I can't wait for your next video :)
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Dude you’re not overreacting. I’m pretty sure OG Thomas and Friends fans feel the same way. Hit and TOMY are still today the best.
Looks like you now have another Thomas for your capsule plarail collection you had around 8 years ago!
Let's all remember when you had 13 turntables and one Thomas...
This videos bring back memories
Thank You I enjoy your videos.
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Hey Leo I'm live in the uk I'm a big fan of you I have been watching you since I was a young I am a big fan of thomas the tank
Mark Foley Thanks, nice to get some good news from the UK after my run in with quite a few from the UK after my Airfix plane debacle. In the end those who laid comments down claiming I said something negative admitted they made stuff up. This is the worst aspect to this site because people don't understand the damage out of control comments can trigger.
In the Thomas Series if you remeber the earlier series .The episode where Henrey crashes we are given the idea that the breakvan is where the conductors hang out mostly or stay during the train ride.
There was some really nice camera angling when you were showing the trackmaster thomas. Well done leo
The brake van actually came with the RC Percy, though I bet someone else has already told you that by now.
Why am I watching this? How did I get here? Why am I finding this oddly entertaining?
DG Commando These are serious questions, on a not so serious video site! Just relax, sit back and enjoy looking at some amazing toy trains..hopefully I have thrown in a little bit of toy history to keep it stimulating to the mind.
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8:52 That's a fenbo train. it came from a set called do city. The set came with That bullet train, a steam train, a do city fuel tank, a car with logs, a bunch of track, a tunnel, and some briges and some other stuff.
HIT + TrackMaster = HITMaster
I Wish I had a Classic Thomas........
Buy some online at eBay or Amazon.
Or find some in antique and charity shops for rare Thomas items.
Imma get one for meh birthday
Jake Playz! Me too, I lost my classic one at my cousin’s old house, and now I have the weird looking new Thomas
Jake Playz! I have found two i found them next door
I have almost 3 but the 3rd one is broken i got a Japanese version and a non working old TOMY Thomas and i have a trackmaster 1 thomas
The reason why we don't see large sets like Thomas at echo cave and large track packs is because if you buy both, you won't need to buy more track. Mattel is so set on profit that they let the toys slide, Like less wood in the wooden railway system and the dumb magnets on the take and plays, and trackmaster two. I think echo cave is a little gimmicky, but a wooden one exists. Mattel had turned to gimmicky and baby stuff, The company wants to sell small track sets because- it's cheap to make small packs, and to sell a premium price. I'm not really into trackmaster one and two, but TM one does have more strong points, like how they have a realistic feel to them. Another one is how it's more like the TV show. TM two focus on toys that look pleasing to the eye, bug don't perform to your expectations. When Mattel DO make large sets, gimmicky or not, they set them at a massive price so that your spend a LOT of money. And lots of people nowadays are short on money because of our slow economy. I hardly buy the new Mattel toys because they are expensive, I always visit second-hand markets and internet websites to buy my toy trains. I occasionally get Mattel toys, like the MINIS, but hardly. I've noticed that the die-cast are actually a lot like the ERTL toys, how they have pin-wheel axels and compatible connectors.
Those "Checkout" Thomas trains you have are actually called the "limited edition collection", and were made by the Promotions Factory.
MrBnsftrain Nothing limited edition about them...they are the most common Thomas trains I see..I have literally had hundreds of them now.
Thanks Leo when you showed the plan of tracks i stoped video And i get a photo i Will be building this layout with my track i got Thanks.
Thats Beautiful bird wouldn't you agree?
Yes it is. We don"t have those over here in the U.S.A
I love your slow motions.
Well done Leo, very nice set, as you point out Mattel have lost the plot when it comes to train sets.
Cliff.
janiceandcliff If Mattel just put a little bit more effort in detail and train things the Thomas sets would be so much better. But it seems they are driving the Thomas toys to be smaller and smaller, making you buy more and more sets to make an awesome layout. The first TM2 track packs were very shy on track parts, seeing the early TM1 track pack was an eye opener for me.
Holy throw back for my youtube recommendations
In poland, the tomy Chuggington actually has worked! I'm seeing more Chuggington than Thomas, and theres a whole other room full of chuggington, and only like 6 shelves of Thomas!
i have that generic blue and silver train. i don't know the brand but i know there are more in that series. i might show it to youtube one day
I don’t wish I had classic Thomas. I already have it!
Leokimvideo I have been watching since I was 4 and I am a huge fan of Thomas and Friends and you are the best UA-camr I live in the USA
Early trackmaster buffers were SO RARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
would you ever trade one of those lovely pla - rail thomas'? I'd love to add one to my collection. I go nuts every time I see you show one of those little buggars off.
(Y) great video for a great collection :)
Hey Leo can you make separate videos of the Thomas and friends take n play trains your son has?
You would have thought that the remote controlled Percy came with a mail coach. Not that blue one
Nice Video, Leo!
I love set , tomy Thomas and r/c percy
those parts that stick out on the brake van are meant to be there and were used to allow the guard in it to look down the side of the train
That mechano plane was undoubtably from a well known knockoff company. I forget the name, but ive got a few sets built up on my shelf right now.
LEO!! I'm pretty sure (REALLY SURE) that thomas minis wave 3 came out! There are also mini Sticker books! If you find wave 3 make a video soon as possible!
Over here in Belgium 🇧🇪 we have absolutely no Thomas & Friends toys at all, no Trackmaster 2, no Thomas Wood, no Take N Play. Nothing at all. It does make sense considering that Thomas is not that popular in Belgium, it used to be on Belgian Nickelodeon Jr in like 2012, but in 2015 it disappeared. Thomas is completely dead in Belgium nowadays.
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I love the Percy ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hey Leo, In a previous video you showed a small red RC train that ran on wooden rails, I was wondering if you could give me the name of it and where ou bought it (im a train collecter and I wanted to buy one where I live) it would be a big help thanks! : )
Aydin Sengun That little RC train is just a generic $10 no name special I found in KMart oz, they sell like hot cakes
Those GP batteries are commonly sold in England, they're alright, they don't leak, last a while, if you can't afford the expensive brands, those are the ones to get
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josh kirby thanks, curious to know
The LEGO DUPLO truck apparently came in two sets in the year 1990, which seems kind of out of place since the rest of the toys here are way newer...
Dillon Tam thanks
That high speed train is the TGV, France’s high speed express train. The version you have is the TGV Duplex.
what’s the toy called
@@vibelesssssss It's called the Plarail TGV Duplex. Like I said above.
@@bluetraxdax2001 we found it
the tonka trains come in sets with engines.I have both sets. Sadly these train sets are not made anymore. the two peieses you have go to the steam freight train set. the other set is a diesel passenger train set.
00:00:29 or 00:46:05 oh no it’s a train wreck Thomas is off the line Thomas is off the line
pretty sure those gp alkalines are the ones included, logitech includes those exact same batteries with their mice
Strangely, Daiso in Singapore does still sell those and they have also a wooden railway.
Do they still do that in 2022? Who am I kidding I’ll never find a store that sells classic products.
I remember having those tonka trains
hi I have been happy. I love Thomas and friends but I don't have them
In my opinion, Chuggington and Handy Manny tried too hard at being "kid friendlier" versions of Thomas and Bob the Builder. You can't clearly see it in Chuggington but you can definitely see it in Handy Manny, if that show is still on. There is a such thing as too kid friendly and Chuggington wants to compete with Thomas, they are going to have to make some changes.
Downsizing products is more important than the consumer's happiness. I was surprised to see how big that Lightning McQueen set was. Maybe toy companies will start selling mega sets again. Also, they sell GP/ Gold Peak batteries here in the US. Not sure why those had "Industrial use only" stamped on them.
Mr Diesel Electric Personally I think Chuggers never had a single stand out character as Thomas pulled off. EVERY child knows Thomas The Tank, but when it comes to Chuggers a single character really doesn't stand out. I always felt Action Chugger was given the wrong paint scheme in the start, if he was done right he may have been a good character to focus on. When I dressed up Action Chugger as Thomas The Tank I think that really showed everyone how important a good colour scheme is.
leokimvideo did you know that the Thomas and friends models work on tomy and hit toy company road?
Hi Leo, I have a TON of take n' play / take along trains if you want them let me know also there might be a metallic take along Tomas on there
that looks awsome where did you find it at.
Quick question I was wondering what was the japanese man who have you all those tomica trains and is it still available in the us or on amazon
Please do a review on the Tomy ultimate set
Thomas isn't the same any more I remember watching it back in 2009😔
hey +leokimvideo have you seen the Sand diego comic con super hero Thomas set?
Alexander the nerdy pony hi..no, am I missing out on something. I'm doing my best to steer clear of comic con stuff...sadly too much con and not enough comic for me
the bits at the side of the brake van are lookouts for the guard to view along the side of the train
this was the good old days of leo
I still find check out Thomas toys in matalan being sold in the uk
Is this a thomas vs Percy battle video
Maybe you should combine both adaptors
which do you prefer CGI or classic Thomas and friends?
I have a Classic Trackmaster (2009) thomas and a trackmaster 2 thomas but i dont own a tomy nor early trackmaster thomas and those two are what i'm searching for weeks
The train you keep calling the bullet train is a french TGV train and most likely had another carriage.
You can connect the Thomas train to the middle coach of the Monorail.
Leo, I have a train set that has the small scale Daiso motors and cars.
old r/c percy is nice
I collect Thomas Tomy and Trackmasters!!!!!
Wait,why didn’t they make the trackmaster road compatible with the track
The brown break van belongs to the R.C. Percy.
The light in the R/C Percy’s coal bunker means low battery
I need one of the buffers and a 2013 Thomas trackmaster where can I get them
The bullet train that ran with Thomas was the TGV
When i was 3 i hade a tomy thomas i liked all trains
Are you selling that TOMY TGV?
i have watched you since i was four so can i have does tree thomas take n play from
thomas love
Intro: Percy went full Diesel
I love thomas
huh seeing mathwade station brought back some type of memorie of me having that but when i go look at all my old thomas stuff its not there all but that is there i remeber playing with it at onces and now its gone.................................................................................................................. weird
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i got tomy track
Same
Beautiful never
Guys how do you get tomy track I just have trackmaster
Maybe that's because they don't sell TOMY thomas stuff anymore, but you can try eBay or amazon
TOMY still does Thomas. It's only in Japan.
eBay or Japan
Leonila Lopez eBay and Amazon has tomy
In my country there is plarail TOMY track sadly no Thomas stuff just those Trackmaster 3 is what I call em
The white Chuggington one is Harison
13:51 train wreck we have a train wreck
n scale UA-camr? AH! small Thomas world, that's his name