Customer Reviews

Dinosaur Train - Collectible Tank With Train Car

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My daughter is a huge Dinosaur Train fan, and we bought all of the available characters to go with the train set in October as Christmas gifts. She was very excited when she unwrapped all of them, and she loves playing with it, but there are definitely several downsides. The characters are not to scale with each other and most are too large to be in a car with more than one other. Some of the characters don't stand up well on their own, and some of the characters with smaller feet have their product ID number printed elsewhere on their body (Shiny Pteranadon, for example), which somewhat detracts from the illusion. Overall, though, she still loves it, but I was hoping it would be more than it is. On the plus side, the characters all look quite like their animated counterparts.

I also found the inclusion of Ollie and Orin Ornithomimus a bit excessive, as I did with Delores and Boris Tyrannosaurus, especially considering some characters that were neglected altogether, such as Patrica Palaeobatrachus; Cindy Cimolestes; Rick Oryctodromeus; Arnie Argentinosaurus; Alvin Allosaurus; Spiky Stygimoloch; Hank Ankylosaurus; Bucky Masiakasaurus; Daphne Daspletosaurus; King Cryolophosaurus; The Lambeosaurus Family, Leroy, Lily, Larry, and Lorraine; more Troodons, such as Mrs. Conductor, Gilbert, Travis, The Station Master, and/or The Troodon Official; Cory Corythosaurus; Quincy Quetzalcoatlus and/or Mr. "Wing King" Quetzalcoatlus; Iggy Iguanodon; Mikey Microraptor; The Old Spinosaurus; Keenan Chirostenotes; Arlene Archaeopteryx; Teri Therizinosaurus; and Howard Dragonfly. Not to mention some marine-dwelling characters, such as Mitch and/or Max Michelinoceras, Elmer Elasmosaurus, Carla Cretoxyrhina, and Paulie Pliosaurus, and maybe an accompanying aquacar.

If/when a new line of characters is released, we will no doubt add them to her collection, but we'd also like to see an improved train set to go along with them.

This toy is pretty good and inexpensive for what it is. A disappointment from a many standpoints including; compatibility with other train systems, design and potential.

pluses include; close depiction of dinosaur train characters, price, and modular nature of the toys.

cons; doesn't run on any track system of other toy types like thomas or geotrax, quality of trains is questionable, characters poorly connect to train cars, size discrepancy between characters and train cars.

my son loves them so maybe my opinion is overly harsh.

I purchased Tank for my grandson for Christmas. He loves the TV show and now when watching he plays with Tank and all of the others in the train set. I also purchased the tunnel train set for him as well. The local library had one and he enjoyed playing with it during his visits there. He is very hard on toys and Tank seems to be holding up!

Great combination of 2 things kids love: Dinosaurs and trains. Great add on to the dinosaur train basic set. Seems to be well built and modeled well after the PBS cartoon.

For anyone who isn't familiar with the show Dinosaur Train it's geared at young kids, probably pre-school age, and all the characters are dinosaurs. The show teaches some basic values such as the importance of friends, family, sharing, and other good qualities. This is Tank the Triceratops who comes with a train car which can be hooked to the other cars so he can ride along with his friends. Excellent for any kid who likes the show. These are well built dinosaurs which will hold up well. They're excellent for pretend play.

My 2 year old daughter loves the show and this train and the other peices of it are some of her favorite toys. She plays with them all the time. Highly recommended, especially for fans of the show.

My 4 year old grandson is in love with the Dinosaur Train series. He sits mesmerized with a delighted smile on his face during every episode and was thrilled to receive the toys. He knows all the dino species names like he knows his own name and politely corrects all adults who dare to mispronounce words like Deinonychus, etc. So the program is quite educational and the "action figure" toys are great. We have quite a collection. The only draw-back of these toys is the cheap quality of the train cars and the difficulty of getting the dino's into their corresponding car by inserting the tiny peg on the floor of the car into the small hole in the dinosaur's foot. Adults must help with this and even then,it's difficult. Hopefully the company will refine this feature, soon!

We purchased the Dinosaur Train set with the track and station. It said it came with the nest and time tunnel. These were flimsy cardboard and didn't even last one day. My 2 1/2 year old even recognized they were 'not good' and 'flimsy.' I expected something he could actually play with and that was impossible, they wouldn't even stay together OR stand up. Further, the dinosaurs will not stand on their own, even on a flat surface, which is a source of great frustration for my son. They will not stay in their train cars (even propped up) when the cars are moving. It appears they have a little 'peg' that is supposed to go into a little hole in the car, but that is impossible for either my husband and I to accomplish, so no child would be able to accomplish it. The train that comes with the set WILL NOT pull any extra cars without spinning it's wheels and going no where. Then to add insult to injury, we purchased lights and sounds Dinosaur train hoping to help the original train along (by splitting up the cars) without realizing that although we spent MORE in lights and sounds train relative to the set, it does NOT move. To a 2 1/2 year old, it appears broken and he doesn't understand that ONE train won't sing and the OTHER train won't move. Very disappointed.

My 1 1/2 year old son loves the Dinosaur train every time he sees the show he is mesmerized and growls/roars along and when the train comes around CHOO CHOO. We got him the old train set and they all come with a character and they all connect together to make the Dinosaur Train. He plays with the Dinosaurs seprate and the train holds his Hotweels while he makes the Dinosaurs chase the train. (i wish i knew what ran threw his head) It's a great toy and a great show

I was so thrilled that they finally have Dinosaur Train toys. This is my Granddaughter's favorite show and she loved the train. I wish it was a little larger and made of heavier plastic, but it is working fine for her and she loves it.