Thomas & Friends: Remote Control Lights and Sound Thomas

by Thomas & Friends

Product Features

• A perfect first R/C engine
• Easy-to-use remote control
• Plays Thomas and Friends theme song
• Hear whistles, chug-chugs, and other sounds, too

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 11 x 5.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001720AGE
• Item model number: 65164
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months and up
• Batteries: 5 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,642 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Children can send Thomas on really useful adventures with this kid-friendly remote control engine. A push of a button moves Thomas forward and backward. Fun sound effects and the Thomas and Friends theme song add to the fun.

Product Description

Thomas is ready for action! Children can send their favorite engine on "Really Useful" adventures using this kid-friendly remote control. A push of a button moves Thomas forward and backward. Fun sound effects and the Thomas & Friends theme song add to the fun.

Thomas engine requires 3 "AA" batteries, not included; remote control requires 2 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 5"H x 10.25"W x 3.5"D.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars R/C Thomas - will need some adjusting for good use., March 13, 2009

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Carissa M. Schildt - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends: Remote Control Lights and Sound Thomas (Toy)

UPDATE: I wanted to let everyone know that I did find an o-ring that fits it and it certainly works much better and lasts longer. The size is #29 (1-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 1/16). The rubber is thicker and fits very well and i haven't had an issue with it coming off.

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I bought this train for my son who is an absolute Thomas freak. We had it out of the box and he played with it non-stop for a few hours. But, then like everyone else said before, the rubber o-ring pulls off and then the wheels no longer move.

I, too, have reset it many times only to find out it takes less and less time to fall off after it has just been fixed. And, it isn't a hard fix, but you do have to open it up removing several screws each time. It is almost as if each time you stretch it to put it back on it gets a tiny bit bigger and less effective. And, to make matters worse, when it does come off, it gets wrapped in the grease that lubricates the pully and doesn't work as well because there is less friction.

I am going to try to find a replacement o-ring that is much thicker and fits better to see if that works. if not, I will probably trash it because my son gets extremely frustrated each time it stops working, and I am sick of opening it up after only 3 minutes of use.

This would be a great toy if it didn't have this flaw. Please be aware of this prior to purchasing. My son loves it, but it is getting to be too much maintenance.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cute but has one big problem., January 8, 2009

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S. Lawrence "wattsupstacy" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends: Remote Control Lights and Sound Thomas (Toy)

My 2 year old son likes this toy (and so does my husband, lol) but we have discovered one big flaw. Even if the train and controller are turned off in between uses, the batteries in the train are dead every time we go to play with it. My husband thinks they drain no matter if it's on or not. To be fair, maybe there is some defect in our train that we don't know about. I'll contact the company and see. But as of now we wouldn't recommend it unless you have rechargable AA batteries.
Also, and maybe I'm being nitpicky here, it's a shame that the song just won't continuously play whether going forward or reverse. It goes pretty fast, so there's a lot of forward/backward involved. In a small area, the broken song gets a bit nervewracking.
We are HUGE Thomas fans but this toy misses the mark for us. Gosh, we had such high hopes for it! You could say "This engine causes confusion and delay." (to quote Sir Hatt)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars remote control thomas the train, January 9, 2009

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Jodie L. Bate (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends: Remote Control Lights and Sound Thomas (Toy)

My son LOVES this toy! However, he played with it a grand total of maybe an hour before the pulley slipped off. I opened it up three times to replace the pulley but it continued to slip off within seconds of replacing it. My son has been so upset over this, but I can't see replacing it just to have the same thing happen again.