Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Lady

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Handmade from REAL WOOD
• Features real wood construction
• Magnets to attach other cars and vehicles
• The railway system is designed to grow with a child's increasing ability and creativity
• Recommended age range from 2 to 5 years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.6 x 4.6 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004T2X8
• Item model number: LC99155A
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,388 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #20 in Toys & Games > Play Vehicles > Play Trains & Railway Sets > Train Cars
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

The leading lady of the big screen gem Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Lady is a beautiful magenta-and-gold engine who holds the secret to the Magic Railroad. She measures a petite 2 inches long and has exquisite detailing, including a wide-eyed, charming face and her name scripted on the side panels. This high-quality engine is stunning alone, but is also compatible with other wooden railway systems' magnetic train sets. Kids of all ages will love reenacting scenes from the movie--or making up all-new adventures. --Melissa Wilson

Product Description

All aboard the next stop along the learning curve . . . kids three and up will enjoy the magical adventures of the ever-popular Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System. Featuring characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends video series and the Thomas and the Magic Railroad feature film now out on video, this system allows children to re-enact their favorite Thomas tales or create new adventures of their own. Besides encouraging imagination, wooden train-play helps kids develop motor and social skills. The Thomas Wooden Railway System is designed to grow along with kids' increasing skills, offering years of enjoyable play and new adventures around each and every bend.

Straight from the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad, it's Lady! Lady is a very special golden engine who holds the secret to The Magic Mountain. She's the Leading Lady of the major studio motion picture. For use with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System sets (sold separately).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For 18 months to 8 years: Be prepared to buy them all!, August 1, 2003

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H. David Peirce "Zossima" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Lady (Toy)

The Thomas train and train collections are durable toys. Their real value, though, is that playing with the toys allows children to act out the great Thomas and Friends children's stories they read and watch.

The only problem--if you can call it that--is that you can't just buy one! Your kids will want more and more. These are the most played with toys our son has. The characters are his friends, and we tell stories with Thomas, James, Gordon, and the rest of the gang.

Lady only appears in the Thomas and the Magic Railroad movie. But she is an important character, and the kids adore her. My own three-year old son was so overcome with excitement at the sight of Lady that for a long time he couldn't watch her when she first appeared on-screen and wouldn't play with her when we initially bought him this toy. She is magical, and kids pick up on that. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE IF YOUR CHILD HAS SEEN THE THOMAS AND THE MAGIC RAILROAD MOVIE. Note that durability is an issue: the smokestack is very thin at the bottom and can easily snap off.

Purchasing recommendation:
* Choose which type of Thomas trains you will 'standardize' on. There are three kinds: This size of wooden trains from Learning Curve; larger, plastic, battery-operated trains from Tomy; and smaller, die-cast metal trains from Ertl. The wooden trains have the most products and accessories available.

* The clickety-clack (grooved to look like real railroad) track in the Thomas series is great, but it's expensive; I recommend buying generic track. ... You can literally save hundreds of dollars by buying these kinds of sets.

* Buy the Thomas and friends engines separately--and wait for sales. The kids care about the characters, so no short-cutting (ie., Brio or generic trains) here.

* Look for trains bundled with VHS videos. You can get a video and a train (on sale) for about the same price as a train alone.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After Two years of use it's time for another one, January 28, 2004

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Mr. Bey (Riverside, CT 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 And Friends Wooden Railway - Lady (Toy)

I was really disapointed when I found my Lady's paint chipped off in most places. We need a new one now and that's a bummer becase I have at least 70 thomas trains and most of them survived pretty well .

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love these toys, February 7, 2002

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H. Ashasian (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Lady (Toy)

Can't say enough good about the Thomas trains. My husband and I just love them. I am so much happier when my son plays with these then some elctronic gizmo. He uses his imagination and reasoning and building skills. He makes different track set ups and makes up stories about the trains. They're just great and durable. The only problem is the paint does tend to wear around the corners on the most loved choo-choos. You can tell these are played with.