Thomas & Friends Gold Mine Mountain Set

by Thomas & Friends

Product Features

• Thomas Wooden Railway vehicles, track and destinations are not compatible with Take Along Thomas items.
• Thirty-five piece set made of real wood materials
• Includes Cranky's Special Cargo set with gold-dusted Thomas and Percy engines

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 6 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0009EFYNA
• Item model number: 217357
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,262 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Apparently Thomas the Tank Engine, beloved train hero of children all over the world, has struck gold. We hope that he doesn’t let it go to his head and start wearing sunglasses and hanging out with Hollywood stars. He certainly seems to be the same old Thomas we’ve always known in this 34-piece play set which features Thomas, Salty, and Troublesome Truck all painted to have a light gold dust coating. There are gold dusted trees alongside the track as Thomas and pals can be made to go up and down the mountain and over and under the bridge. Cranky the Crane stands nearby, able to swivel from side to side and raise and lower cargo. --Charlie Williams

Product Description

Explore the gold mine with Thomas and Salty! This 34-piece set features an exclusive Gold Mine Mountain, Gold Dust Thomas, and Gold Dust Salty. Also includes Troublesome Truck, Cranky the Crane, and a special piece of metallic-gold cargo!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun set, grossly overpriced., May 3, 2008

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M. Schroeder "M1S" (Santa Rosa, CA. United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Gold Mine Mountain Set (Toy)

I am somewhat split on the value of Thomas and Friends, including the Gold Mine Mountain Set. There are 4 issues I have.

1) The Warranty on this product line has been reduced from LIFETIME down to 90 days. If you expect to buy this and hand it down through the generations, think again.

2) The WOODEN train line is NOT 100% wooden like the BRIO line. A large proportion of the set is manufactured with molded plastics. The problem with the use of plastics:
a) Plastic does not resist shock well. It may resist a 1 1/2 foot fall from a train table. I'm skeptical it would survive a "dinner table" fall on a hard surface.
b) The painted surfaces of plastic tend to rub away easily. After an hour or so of use, one engine, Lady, had her eyebrow rubbed off. Plastic just doesn't take paint well.

3) The price is grossly dis-proportionate to it's value. If you examine the product closely, it's nothing more than a plastic toy with a wooden block in the center.

4) I had the impression that the product was made in England, and this ties back into number 3. This product is made in China. The price of Chinese built toys ought to reflect the quality. In fact, I feel mis-led into thinking I was paying a premium for a high quality, long lasting toy.

For the 4 issues above, I have to ding Thomas and Friends 2 stars.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs more tracks!!!, March 15, 2010

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C. Ruis - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Gold Mine Mountain Set (Toy)

The set is adorable and quite durable... the problem is it doesn't come with enough tracks to actually connect them. Nothing worse than a happy, excited child being reduced to tears because he can't make the goldmine look like the box because Mom needs to drive 25 miles to buy some extra tracks.