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We travel a lot and my son loves thomas. So, we bought him this travel case. It is wonderful for the car, train & plane rides we frequently take.

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I bought this set for my son at Christmas, and he absolutely loves it. He is almost 2, and the only thing I find troubling about it is that the tracks come apart to easily. I remedied the problem by buying a train table, that way he is not climbing all over the tracks trying to push his trains around. It was a little disappointing that it came with such a small track, but I figured if you bought this one, you will be buying more. Which, we already have some put away for his birthday later this month. I think that they are a good deal for how durable they are, and I will continue buying them for my son at the Target store.

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Very nice piece of Thomas's series but just be aware that when you enter the cars inside the gates they (very) often get stucked and you need some tools and patience to get them out, you will need to take the roundhouse out of the layout. It is just an error on the design, but your kid will certainly require help in order to continue with the fun.

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This was my son's first Thomas toy. It has the metal cars, but most of the wood cars fit on it too. We bought 2 of the grey expansion sets and have had a blast with the set for over 2 years now. It's easy to bring along on short trips. You don't have to wory about loosing trains b/c it has plenty of compartments to store them in. The middle compartments hold the longer trains that you can buy separately like Henry. Gordon, James, etc. If you don't know what to get your 2-4 year old, this will be a hit. Every child that comes to our house goes straight for the thomas set.

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I bought this toy 3 years ago for my son who played with it non-stop. Now his younger brother(3 years old) plays with it all the time. These sets are great because you can connect them all together. I also bought extra track pieces and we set everything all up and it keeps him busy all day!!! These take along sets are worth every penny and then some!!!!

We have purchased over the years both the brio wooden thomas sets and now the take along sets. I must admit, my husband and I differ in opinion about them. I always leaned toward the brio and he the take along. I have to say, the price of the brio sets have been steadily climbing over the years and I just can't/won't justify the added expense (and it is a big difference by the way) of the brio sets when my boys (4 and 18 months) love the take alongs every bit as much as the expensive ones! My son loves to take the roundhouse along and I love that there is a place for all the trains. I also think some of the negative reviews are a bit unfair. We've saved a bundle with these sets and my kids love them. Thats good enough for me!

My son got this for his third birthday and he really likes it!! He loves all the Thomas Stuff and this is just one more fun addition.

I have a three year old son, he loves these take along toys. We take them every where with us. The tracks stay together very well we move them from room to room and never have to take them apart. We have almost every part of the Take Along Thomas the Train items.

I bought this and 5 vehicles for my 3-yr-old. I was frustrated and disappointed with the quality of the flimsy cheap track and the way the track fits together. It just seems cheap (the track) and getting the track to store as it should underneath the lid is something a younger child will NOT master. (I even have to play around with the track a bit to get it to work so the lid/roof shuts!) Booo! Stick to the real stuff.

My 2 and 1/2-year-old son got this toy for Christmas and he honestly wouldn't have cared if he had gotten anything else. He loves it and plays with it night and day! I like the smaller cars as opposed to the wooden set, which we also have quite a bit of, because of the price and because they take up much less space. The toy is built very well, as are the cars. I highly recommend this toy.