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Take Along Thomas - Percy & The Fun Fair | 
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| Brand: Racing Champions
Category: Toy
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £35.03
You Save: £4.96 (12%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 1114
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.6
Dimensions (in): 22.1 x 16 x 5.6
MPN: LC76554
Model: LC76554
UPC: 796714765549
EAN: 0796714765549
ASIN: B000NMPMV2
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 3 to 6 weeks
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| Features:
| • | Children can race the two die-cast metal engines down the spiral track with the Thomas & The Fun Fair. |
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Product Description
Join Thomas and Percy for action and adventure at the funfair. Watch as they ride the helter skelter triggering the funfair sounds! Size: 55.5cm (L), 41cm (H), 14.2cm (D). Requires 2 x AA batteries (included). 30 Months +
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Thomas Take Along - Fun Fair September 5, 2008
Take Along Thomas - Percy & The Fun Fair
This toy looks fantastic in the box, on the pictures and when it is set up, the only problem it drops to pieces far too easily!! It is recommended for 24 months upwards but even at the age of 24 years+ this still falls to pieces when you play with it, my son got frustrated and eventually thought it was a game to touch it have it fall over then take it to pieces so mummy could put it all back together again, the overall concept is brilliant, Leaning Curve just need to adjust the design so it doesn't fall to pieces when you play with it - such a shame! (and disappointment for the price tag)
 Avoid it like the plague! August 3, 2008
My four year old is mad about Take Along Thomas, so I buy everything in sight. This toy has been our greatest disappointment. It looks like a lot of fun - engines go up the steep ramp and slide down the spiral at the press of a button. However, the toy is badly built, which means the steep ramp keeps falling apart literally every time it is used. So you end up having to spend your time rebuilding it (a 3-5 year old really can't do it, as the braces that hold the track up the hill are very complicated) whilst an angry and frustrated toddler cries. Avoid buying it at all costs. There is a new Great Discovery set with a spiralling mine which is much more fun.
A real right pain in the backside June 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My 5 year old son recieved this for Christams last year and although the adverts looked impressive it disguised the fact that the track is flimsy and falls apart as soon as one of the trains as much as puts a wheel on the track.
I have to say I don't like this new flimsier track - my son who struggles with his fine motor skills loved the old style track as he was able to put it together with little difficulty - he quickly becomes frustrated with the newer style.
This set looks good but falls apart quickly - the only way you could manage this is by glueing the stuff together which of course then robs it of the whole "Take Along" ethos.
Not worth the money - invest in some wooden track instead.
 Could have been so much better April 12, 2008
Build quality of this toy is mixed, the helter skelter part is excellant, interlocking track held secure on a frame and most importantly is easy for the adult to build! The rest of track is however the poor quality new style track that has enough trouble staying together on the flat never mind when its build as a poorly supported slope. The solution to the track breaking every minute is very simple, a tube of epoxy resin. (Hint - glue the top right hand corner to the two pieces of track attached to it for almost trouble free play). While it does make dismantling the track a bit more difficult it does mean you can relax and let your children enjoy playing with the toy without it breaking everytime they run a train across it.
After intervention with epoxy resin my children 3 and 4 year old boys loved this toy, before they gave up on it after about 30 minutes as they got frustrated with it falling to bits.
Educationally I suppose it teaches a little bit about gravity and potential energy conversion into kinetic energy but if you want to try and explain that to a three year old then you are welcome to the blank stares. Will also teach them about magnet strength as well as Thomas can only pull two coaches/trucks up the hill before the weight overcomes the magnet strength.
Fun but a nuisance! January 23, 2008
My little boy is nearly 3 and he received this for christmas,which he loves and has hours of fun with.However its not so fun for whoever is putting it back together all the time,the steep hill is easily knocked down!
From my opinion it could of been made better but from my little boys point he squeals with delight when the trains rush down the spiral and has so much fun with it.I just need to teach him to put it back together himself now!!
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