@martin0mac2000 thanks for your detailed comment I have three wooden playsets in my garage and one of them is a Chuggington, it was far less expensive than a same sized Thomas one..! Yes I have had issues with Toby, found that out on a recent review where I find the Chuggers wooden do not pull through a tight wooden curve due to the sets of three wheels, disappointing to have this fail revealed considering the history of sets of three wheels on wood is a well knows issue
@10LEIGH10 there is a black fleck in the plastic, but the many little features in this set are left unpainted. what I should do is add some painting to this set and show how it could really shine, pretty sure you would be amazed what a little bit of paint in the right areas would do this would be a very simple thing to do in the toy factory, but it seems good detail is not part of the detail of certain sections of the tank and play set, i feel thats rather sad indeed
@tropicalfishswim thats one of the best comments so far, great thinking there and yes the wooden series does do as you saw really well often the wooden sets will have a very special Thomas which is often a big reason why you may purchase it, I think It's close to the time to do a retro review of the massive Ultimate Tomy Thomas set I purchased 5 years ago and remind us all how a mega set should be done, have not seen Trackmaster pull this off yet
@Lightninging63 I do like the fold away aspect of the sections of this set, the part I don't like is the neglect for proper detailing and the very messy way the sections join together via a number of small pieces of track in a way the huge b ox is far more impressive than the end result of the set together
@trainguy111 great choice, and that says much about you I am sure I have a hunch not many people will pick Thomas as their fav. I could almost lay money on it..!
@TerryMannfan i have had quite a few mails related to the lack of detailing on Thomas sets of today, including the Trackmaster range. It seems good detailing is now a issue where in the past it was generally done. I know there are lots of these sets being bought as learning aids and for children who have disabilities, putting on clear name details is really important. The colour choice of yellow for the Tidmouth sheds is weird. Now we see if anything changes!
@TMRReturns lets hope this massive franchise looks at this video, we all want more detail in the Thomas stuff they pump out Chuggingtion do detail very well! Seems it's not a issue for them
@ThomastheE2engine yes, if you look closely at the take n play track there is actually a right and wrong way up ( look at the sleepers to see ) even the box artwork has some sections of track upside down, I have to admit it took me a while to work out all the M to F joins. Clearly this says to me this mega set idea came along as some sort of wacky idea. The track system I like the most is the old blue Tomy one, I can't stand the newer trackmaster one, in my books it;s a fail track system.
@LEON13858 whenever I see a toy hitting the $300 mark it has me very curious indeed. I have to say the sets I have seen in the shops are very heavy, does this translate to a great set. as I found with the Totally Tidmouth set the enormous box has far less volume of actual toys inside, lots of box bloat to make it impressive in the shops but almost impossible to mail, I suspect the online stores would have issues sending this sort of sized box out without huge postage costs involved
@Legoman242 thats a very interesting choice, totally forgot of this very popular character yes he would add a great alternative element in this set, having this sort of edge would lift this set indeed
@TheLukei in all my Take Along Thomas engines there are changes, one of the biggest is the early ones had all metal ends to the boilers, now they are plastic. I wonder who else knows about the early take alongs ( 2002 era) and the all metal design?
Looking back at this set now, it’s still a nice old school classic. I’ve recently gotten all the fold up playsets to replicate this layout at a thrift store in my town, along with some other Thomas goodies.
@Lumpyrox1412 those diesels are some custom made ones for a stalled project, based on a ERTL diesel. you may as well call the start of this video mad bomber 1.5, I am sure some will see the BIG connection. just on the new direction of youtube is was spelled out to me at a partner meeting at google HQ I went to late last year, but I still have issues understanding exactly what racy means. even the google staff struggled with a definition. I see it as the tube is G or PG rated now
@OliverNo12 thats a great observation and well said sure the old fav's are used in the sets and dare say they are the ones which are the start of a great collection
@penninefilms I have had quite a few PM's in relation to the missing details in the Thomas sets of today, and sure I had to investigate. I believe the detail is now missing. The Trackmaster series does suffer this same downgrade of detailing. Sure extra detail does cost a little more but this stuff is not cheap, I'm pretty sure the Thomas empire can afford to raise their bar and keep a much closer eye on what they pump out of China The Thomas fans deserve a better product.
This set could start a brand new adventure for young engineers.And with the soon Dieselworks from the new movie "Day of the Diesels" it will be a great addition to this set.
@BooBooChooChoo561 are you asking for a retro review of my Ultimate Thomas Set I purchased this well before I was on the tube, and I assure you it's an amazing set. I picked it up for $150 and compared to Totally Tidmouth it's a completely different deal, mind you there is 5 years difference in purchase time.
@Nightshroud99 well NS the wooden sets are super expensive, if you have the cash sure they are the pure Thomas of choice, but reality is most people don't have hundreds and hundreds of dollars for wooden toys when I was a kid LEGO was basically a rich kids toy, thats why I had very little. i have been on struggle street most of my life!
He means this was back in 2011. Nia & Rebecca didn’t exist until big world big adventures in 2018. Plus they don’t have Official take along/take-n-play models.
Nia and rebbeca are god aweful characters I mean they had no character development . I mean nia didn’t have an exploit and rebbeca didn’t pull 2 dead diesels down the mainline . Edward and Henry damm it . Tho maybe if we had some tender engines in this set it would have been better Probably James being another main character and Gordon too Then the list would have been Thomas Percy James Gordon Toby Salty Mavis And I guess the troublesome truck can count. There we are the superior character list right here and then get Edward and Henry separately . Now that would be good Who agrees then like the comment . Thanks 👇🏽
Toby has always been my favourite...He is just...different? from the other trains I guess. What is missing are all the old ones, Henry, James, Gordon, Harold, Trevor, Daisy, etc.
I agree Leo; Children's toys should feature details. "It's just a kid's toy" should not be a valid excuse for poor quality or missing elements that could improve the quality of the toy.
the set would be definitley worth it if it had some exclusive characters, some that had never been availiable, or some that have been discontinued for a while. I know the wooden range does this very successfully. Perhaps one of the narrow gauge engines, or an oddball like D199 would be appropriate. Or even the ever elusive Pip/Emma
@10LEIGH10 on the aspect of the shake shake bridge your definitely not the first person who detailed to me issues with this set.. I have had quite a few PM's on the now lacklustre trackmaster sets, and it seems there are issues related to details there as well. in all it's a bit rude considering the money this stuff costs and we all know in the past there were some really great sets available I will do a retro review of my Tomy ultimate thomas set just to remind us all of how good it was
I used to get the ERTL toys when I was a kid, and it always used to bother me that they never coloured the red rings on the boilers. Fortunately my Grandfather was a bit of a modeller, so he was able to paint the rings on them for me. Considering how much we have to pay (Thomas toys in New Zealand are no cheaper), you'd think they'd be able to go that extra mile and paint the details. I could understand them not doing so if these were budget toys (each paint app costs extra), but they're clearly not intended to be inexpensive.
I fell like this set should have a mail car and Annie and Claribel because they just are better than a ton of cargo cars. Really though there are lots passengers out there!
@CatleyWalkers yes your right on Duck. I agree and so many have said the same. I wonder why he is in hiding, certainly a fav of the long time Thomas fans
@penguinlover718 that a very good point to make, where I live toys are super expensive although our dollar is stronger than the US. it seems the big companies do everything they can to be competitive in the USA as it's a key marketplace hows this, my daughter and wife went to see Kung Foo Panda yesterday in 3D, the tickets cost $40, i'm in the wrong business
@mrmistertibbles i have the second part of the space review which will be the LEGO space shuttle, I am waiting for the alien conquest stuff to land in Australia, i need it as it's part of the little intro I do also looking out for a halo V starwars block off, just need to pick two similar sized sets
@DafAnimationStudios lol, how about Thomas for a engine who seems to never learn from previous mistakes, if you culminated all the times he did as he wanted and not what he was asked it would be a very scary figure i do find the repetition of Thomas's cheekiness gets a tad overbearing, surely he would have grown up a little by now
I love the high tech special effects.. :) The Mega set is obviously designed to have missing parts, so you have to go and buy the other sets as well.. :) Again another informative and interesting video.. and I can understand your issues with the sets, especially the tracks.. doesn't seem as if they have done too much thinking, but then again I guess the sexchange pieces are there for a reason.. :)
@N1XVAN with care any Thomas set would be good for generations..! it's interesting wooden toys are generally associated with quality and a lost era of toy making, plastic is associated with mass production and low cost to consumers
This set is now on sale in Target Australia for $99, seems to be lots of them in the store
Fricking insane how this is how much things used to cost
@guyoffun Lady would be a interesting addition, she's almost the forgotten star of the past these days, so is Duck
@martin0mac2000 thanks for your detailed comment
I have three wooden playsets in my garage and one of them is a Chuggington, it was far less expensive than a same sized Thomas one..!
Yes I have had issues with Toby, found that out on a recent review where I find the Chuggers wooden do not pull through a tight wooden curve due to the sets of three wheels, disappointing to have this fail revealed considering the history of sets of three wheels on wood is a well knows issue
@10LEIGH10 there is a black fleck in the plastic, but the many little features in this set are left unpainted.
what I should do is add some painting to this set and show how it could really shine, pretty sure you would be amazed what a little bit of paint in the right areas would do
this would be a very simple thing to do in the toy factory, but it seems good detail is not part of the detail of certain sections of the tank and play set, i feel thats rather sad indeed
@tropicalfishswim thats one of the best comments so far, great thinking there and yes the wooden series does do as you saw really well
often the wooden sets will have a very special Thomas which is often a big reason why you may purchase it, I think It's close to the time to do a retro review of the massive Ultimate Tomy Thomas set I purchased 5 years ago and remind us all how a mega set should be done, have not seen Trackmaster pull this off yet
@Lightninging63 I do like the fold away aspect of the sections of this set, the part I don't like is the neglect for proper detailing and the very messy way the sections join together via a number of small pieces of track
in a way the huge b ox is far more impressive than the end result of the set together
This set is massive
At least the engines have painted buffers, that’s extremely rare these days.
@SI3DFilms in the talking engines review I will be putting a Thomas under destructive testing to see just how robust the talking models are
@trainguy111 great choice, and that says much about you I am sure
I have a hunch not many people will pick Thomas as their fav. I could almost lay money on it..!
hey leo
i don't know if you are reading this but the comment section looks like you are commenting to yourself
@@GMANFAN72he’s responding to other people
@TerryMannfan i have had quite a few mails related to the lack of detailing on Thomas sets of today, including the Trackmaster range. It seems good detailing is now a issue where in the past it was generally done.
I know there are lots of these sets being bought as learning aids and for children who have disabilities, putting on clear name details is really important. The colour choice of yellow for the Tidmouth sheds is weird.
Now we see if anything changes!
@TMRReturns lets hope this massive franchise looks at this video, we all want more detail in the Thomas stuff they pump out
Chuggingtion do detail very well! Seems it's not a issue for them
@ThomastheE2engine yes, if you look closely at the take n play track there is actually a right and wrong way up ( look at the sleepers to see )
even the box artwork has some sections of track upside down, I have to admit it took me a while to work out all the M to F joins. Clearly this says to me this mega set idea came along as some sort of wacky idea.
The track system I like the most is the old blue Tomy one, I can't stand the newer trackmaster one, in my books it;s a fail track system.
@psp880 yes I agree, Duck may be caught in a world where it's not easy being green.
I have lots of ERTL Ducks but no Take Alongs
@LEON13858 whenever I see a toy hitting the $300 mark it has me very curious indeed. I have to say the sets I have seen in the shops are very heavy, does this translate to a great set.
as I found with the Totally Tidmouth set the enormous box has far less volume of actual toys inside, lots of box bloat to make it impressive in the shops but almost impossible to mail, I suspect the online stores would have issues sending this sort of sized box out without huge postage costs involved
@toontowntrolley8 thanks, many people sight as James as a missing engine, i have to say i agree
I remember this set was at costco and when I was young I cried and cried for this set so it feels good to watch a review from you
@Legoman242 thats a very interesting choice, totally forgot of this very popular character
yes he would add a great alternative element in this set, having this sort of edge would lift this set indeed
@TheLukei in all my Take Along Thomas engines there are changes, one of the biggest is the early ones had all metal ends to the boilers, now they are plastic.
I wonder who else knows about the early take alongs ( 2002 era) and the all metal design?
@ShuntingTank043 Mavis is the only girl in the set, maybe Emily would be a curious addition.
Looking back at this set now, it’s still a nice old school classic. I’ve recently gotten all the fold up playsets to replicate this layout at a thrift store in my town, along with some other Thomas goodies.
@Lumpyrox1412 those diesels are some custom made ones for a stalled project, based on a ERTL diesel.
you may as well call the start of this video mad bomber 1.5, I am sure some will see the BIG connection.
just on the new direction of youtube is was spelled out to me at a partner meeting at google HQ I went to late last year, but I still have issues understanding exactly what racy means. even the google staff struggled with a definition.
I see it as the tube is G or PG rated now
@OliverNo12 thats a great observation and well said
sure the old fav's are used in the sets and dare say they are the ones which are the start of a great collection
2:07 *"Inside this, **ENORMOUS BOX!!!!**"* 😆
@penninefilms I have had quite a few PM's in relation to the missing details in the Thomas sets of today, and sure I had to investigate. I believe the detail is now missing. The Trackmaster series does suffer this same downgrade of detailing.
Sure extra detail does cost a little more but this stuff is not cheap, I'm pretty sure the Thomas empire can afford to raise their bar and keep a much closer eye on what they pump out of China
The Thomas fans deserve a better product.
@legokidize yes, it's lacking a tender engine. Thats been a very common thought
@alexanderprice6 it's amazing how many have asked for James already. And maybe he would be the classic tender engine addition this set needs.
@Thatlegorandomguy1 yes Duck is like the long forgotten engine in the franchise
@TheCaptainrexofnerf we all love Thomas
@modelrailway100 thanks, I see that Toby is now available as a Pez candy, but it seems only in the USA
This set could start a brand new adventure for young engineers.And with the soon Dieselworks from the new movie "Day of the Diesels" it will be a great addition to this set.
@Scoova123 yes it does need something a little more than standard fare characters
I am again seeing this playset in the stores where I live
@BooBooChooChoo561 are you asking for a retro review of my Ultimate Thomas Set
I purchased this well before I was on the tube, and I assure you it's an amazing set. I picked it up for $150 and compared to Totally Tidmouth it's a completely different deal, mind you there is 5 years difference in purchase time.
maybe a tender engine or exclusive express carriages. also a roadway character.
Sad that to this day they never made other carriages :(
hello christian.
@@TheOldGuardsVan 👀👀
At least it contains side characters such as salty and mavis.
@Nightshroud99 well NS the wooden sets are super expensive, if you have the cash sure they are the pure Thomas of choice, but reality is most people don't have hundreds and hundreds of dollars for wooden toys
when I was a kid LEGO was basically a rich kids toy, thats why I had very little.
i have been on struggle street most of my life!
This set needs to include James.
And all the steam team (including Nia and Rebecca)
He means this was back in 2011. Nia & Rebecca didn’t exist until big world big adventures in 2018. Plus they don’t have Official take along/take-n-play models.
@@juanignaciogamer717 what is wrong with you! i prefer edward and henry not nia and rebecca
Nia and rebbeca are god aweful characters I mean they had no character development . I mean nia didn’t have an exploit and rebbeca didn’t pull 2 dead diesels down the mainline
. Edward and Henry damm it .
Tho maybe if we had some tender engines in this set it would have been better
Probably James being another main character and Gordon too
Then the list would have been
Thomas
Percy
James
Gordon
Toby
Salty
Mavis
And I guess the troublesome truck can count.
There we are the superior character list right here and then get Edward and Henry separately . Now that would be good
Who agrees then like the comment . Thanks
👇🏽
And Edward
@HiroTheJapeneseTrain as I said in the video I feel I grabbed a Friday special
Toby has always been my favourite...He is just...different? from the other trains I guess. What is missing are all the old ones, Henry, James, Gordon, Harold, Trevor, Daisy, etc.
@UltramanCronos nice thought
I agree Leo; Children's toys should feature details. "It's just a kid's toy" should not be a valid excuse for poor quality or missing elements that could improve the quality of the toy.
@KnapfordMaster98 yes lots of thomas fans say the tender engine is missing and i tend to agree
James, Annie, and Clarabel are missing.
Also my favorite character is Oliver.
@bigpapetey yes many other tubes have said the same, it does need a dramatic character added
I like that those 5 characters are included, but, I feel that Gordon, James, and Henry are missing.
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Same
It needs tender engines in general.
What about Edward
Or Emily
@yousifbolt yes I have to agree with you on this
Can you please do a review on the Ultimate Thomas set please
@11wow111RETURNS yes, this feature only worked for about a week, i should investigate why it stopped working
the set would be definitley worth it if it had some exclusive characters, some that had never been availiable, or some that have been discontinued for a while. I know the wooden range does this very successfully. Perhaps one of the narrow gauge engines, or an oddball like D199 would be appropriate. Or even the ever elusive Pip/Emma
@Legoghost14 yes, many tubers have pointed out James as the missing engine
Toby fits well. Wait, Bill and Ben are missing!
Mike Lerro i
Just reached the shout out - thanks chap, that was lovely. I value your friendship greatly too.
I live in Taiwan!!!!! Oh and Leo, in Taiwan, they sell ALOT of types of the Tomy wind up Thomas! Would you like me to get you those?
From Allan
@Spike123607 thanks
0:27 Thomas just went through Salty
@doctorthomas100 rosie is a nice thought
if the bouncing troublesome truck is rare..
that's good because I have 2 or 3
I have one
I have one with a cgi styled shocked face.
@10LEIGH10 on the aspect of the shake shake bridge your definitely not the first person who detailed to me issues with this set.. I have had quite a few PM's on the now lacklustre trackmaster sets, and it seems there are issues related to details there as well.
in all it's a bit rude considering the money this stuff costs and we all know in the past there were some really great sets available
I will do a retro review of my Tomy ultimate thomas set just to remind us all of how good it was
Since mavis is in this you should make a little quartu
@pkwj1 ok, your possibly right and that one I have not seen.
so in this set there is nothing really special at all, sort of sad
I used to get the ERTL toys when I was a kid, and it always used to bother me that they never coloured the red rings on the boilers. Fortunately my Grandfather was a bit of a modeller, so he was able to paint the rings on them for me.
Considering how much we have to pay (Thomas toys in New Zealand are no cheaper), you'd think they'd be able to go that extra mile and paint the details. I could understand them not doing so if these were budget toys (each paint app costs extra), but they're clearly not intended to be inexpensive.
@HankAmericanEngine the engine so many have requested is Duck, he's mighty popular but a long lost idea it seems in todays Thomas world.
JAMES!!!!!!??????
@steamtrains2703 yes, Edward or James would do well here, or even Hiro
I fell like this set should have a mail car and Annie and Claribel because they just are better than a ton of cargo cars. Really though there are lots passengers out there!
@trainboy7 lots of people asking for James, interesting to see
I think this set needs a duck or a henry
also my fav engines are Murdoch Edward And Toby
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@RileyZilla1001 ouch thats a $400 set, then again the wooden range is seen by many as the premium Thomas product
3:57 maybe one of the tender engines like james or henry
i've always liked them ...
@CatleyWalkers yes your right on Duck. I agree and so many have said the same. I wonder why he is in hiding, certainly a fav of the long time Thomas fans
It's missing a tender engine: Gordon, James, Henry or Edward
@WarriorPrime9000 ever notice how all the thomas stories of today are literally the same, same lines, same trouble set ups.
my son says it's missing his favorite diesel 10
he dose not have the set but he just says that it is missing
Diesel 10
I live in the United States and I love your content and videos they’re part of my childhood and my quote is “enormous box!”
James is missing and Thomas is my favourite. £250.
@penguinlover718 that a very good point to make, where I live toys are super expensive although our dollar is stronger than the US.
it seems the big companies do everything they can to be competitive in the USA as it's a key marketplace
hows this, my daughter and wife went to see Kung Foo Panda yesterday in 3D, the tickets cost $40, i'm in the wrong business
i like donald and douglas
Mr Muffin Trains me too
Mr Muffin Trains their rare where I live
Me to
I can never stop watching your videos
If Toby’s in it where’s Henrietta
And Annie and Clarabel
@TheEthan1005 thanks, Percy seem to have quite a following!
My favourite engine is Edward, there should of been an Edward in this set
I agree
i must say this seems like a great starter set!
Salty
@matty666yttam1 lol
i see some call these switches, I think that's a USA term
My fav is duck
@oldspice671 thats a good change, i like it
i have tidmouth and brendam
@Qrmodeller i think there is a huge secret army of Percy lovers, my son seem to like Percy the most at the moment
why thomas is sounds like a kid?
D261 THE CLASS 40 ... Idk bro
Jamie Jewkes *cause she probably was*
Leokimvideos is actually editing his voice in movie maker and turned from normal to high, D261 THE CLASS 40 .
@Heroduothecomedian i agree, imagine if we had the EWRTL with magnetic couplings and some more robust wheels
that would be Thomas heaven
my fav charecter is murdoch
nice choice
leokimvideo thank you
+leokimvideo I LOVE THOMAS. I EVEN HAVE THE NEW MOTORIZED THOMAS
CrazyGrunt2000
Ryosuke Xiong
@tidmouthmilk12 yes quite a few votes for Duck, he's touted as the missing in action engine
0:31 chinese
@mrmistertibbles i have the second part of the space review which will be the LEGO space shuttle, I am waiting for the alien conquest stuff to land in Australia, i need it as it's part of the little intro I do
also looking out for a halo V starwars block off, just need to pick two similar sized sets
It needs desil ten
Sarah Reeve *diesel
@DafAnimationStudios lol, how about Thomas for a engine who seems to never learn from previous mistakes, if you culminated all the times he did as he wanted and not what he was asked it would be a very scary figure
i do find the repetition of Thomas's cheekiness gets a tad overbearing, surely he would have grown up a little by now
jans
I love the high tech special effects.. :) The Mega set is obviously designed to have missing parts, so you have to go and buy the other sets as well.. :) Again another informative and interesting video.. and I can understand your issues with the sets, especially the tracks.. doesn't seem as if they have done too much thinking, but then again I guess the sexchange pieces are there for a reason.. :)
@Thesnowleopard123 at the price i paid for this it needs that extra detail to make it a worthwhile purchase
also I love your channel about Thomas and Friends
@N1XVAN with care any Thomas set would be good for generations..!
it's interesting wooden toys are generally associated with quality and a lost era of toy making, plastic is associated with mass production and low cost to consumers
My favorite is Toby I think that no one is missing I agree with you about the points