Customer Reviews

Bachmann Trains Thomas And Friends - Percy The Small Engine With Moving Eyes

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My 5 year old son loves trains of all kinds. We have a bund of O and HO, which he does very well with. These trains are pretty durable and withstand a child acting out train stories.

From an educational standpoint, my son has learned how to build his own tracks. Such has, when building something other than a simple circle, he has learned how to select the correct pieces to close the loop. He has also learned how to connect up the electrical bits, under my supervision.

Only thing to watch for is the moving eyes and whistle. Of the 6 O gauge loco's from the Thomas set, Percy's whistle didn't work. It took me a while to get around to doing anything about it, so I dealt directly with Lionel who swapped it for me. But... The Percy I received in exchange had some issues with the eyes moving. But that was fixed by me.

This is the toughest little engine I think I've ever owned. While he can't pull more than about 4 or 5 Thomas railcars, he can sure take a lot of rough handling a few tumbles from the track! A little more weight added to the boiler or frame would help his traction.
But, he looks just like the train from the shows, which is why I bought it for both myself and my kids. I bought some mail cars recently to give to my son for Christmas, so Percy can go back to being a really useful engine and deliver the mail on Sodor like he always does! A real value here folks!

I gave this train to my grandson for Christmas. The wheels-?motor started squealling and stopping on the track shortenly after he started playing with it. I had to return the train and have still,after over 2 weeks, have not heard anything from the place where I purchased it. Makes me wounder about buying on line- no one to deal with such problems- just have to take a leap of faith to get it replaced.

My son was thrilled with his new HO trains, and has been having them help Thomas with all the "chores" of the train yard.