Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Rocky

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Unique three-part engine
• Comes with gentle giant character traits
• Crane arm rotates and tows engines
• Body and chassis are made from wood
• Contains plastic parts including face, wheels, and working crane parts

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.5 x 6 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000J4Z200
• Item model number: LC99036
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #4 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Toddler Toys > Activity > Trains & Train Sets
  • #6 in Toys & Games > Play Vehicles > Play Trains & Railway Sets > Train Sets
  • #7 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Activity > Trains & Train Sets
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Rocky is a very strong crane who can pick up other engines, but is also a gentle giant who wants to be everyone's best friend. He can do all the big jobs that Harvey can't...like lifting derailed engines back onto the tracks. Rocky has no engine and relies on other engines to pull him to where he is needed. This unique three-part engine has 'Gentle Giant' character traits. As seen in the "Edward Strikes Out" story.

Product Description

Thomas & Friends Rocky is a unique, three-part piece of machinery who is known to be a "Gentle Giant." Rocky is a giant crane big enough to pick up other engines. He can do all the big jobs that Harvey can't do, like lift derailed engines back onto the tracks. He has no engine and relies on other engines to pull him to where he is needed. Measures 10.5" long.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice looking, several limitations, December 5, 2008

By 

Scott Meaker (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Immediately after opening the package and getting Rocky onto the track, my son used the magnetic crane to "tow" another train back onto the track. I was so impressed with this action, that my ability to give an unbiased review of the product may be a little limited.

Sashamellow's description of the toy's limitations are accurate. But I did not feel they reduce my son's enjoyment of the toy overly much. Interestingly, the fact that Rocky does not fit through tunnels led my son to want to create a branch for Rocky to take around the tunnel which was a great problem solving task for him. However, if you don't have the extra track to make this an enjoyable task for your child, you may just find yourself trying to remind them not to try to shove Rocky in the tunnel again.

I don't understand at all what the front and back cars are for except to look just like the character from the show. My son will tow other trains onto the track, but putting anything on the front car will just result in it falling down right away. The magnets on the front car don't line up with anything that would help them remain on the flatbed.

Overall, this is a great looking toy, but has some great limitations in its playability.

And, yet, because both my son and I enjoying pulling out Rocky to rescue other trains that have crash, I still give this toy a favorable rating.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love Rocky but wish he was more functional, December 11, 2011

By 

Talvi - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Love

- Rocky! He gets called on when needed to save engines and is super nice and eager to help.
- Fun with a magnetic crane
- Nice construction

Don't Love

- Rocky doesn't do a full rotation - he only goes partway
- The crane cord is short
- No mechanism to spool and unspool
- Rocky's two cars don't hold anything. They have a plastic divider in the middle that means that nothing flat can rest on it. They are too small to put an engine on (and the divider gets in the way).
- Doesn't fit in tunnels and has problems up hills due to the length (had to build a side track around the quarry mine tunnel for Rocky)

If I had desiged it, I would have made the side cars so that you could put an engine on them. I guess I probably wouldn't have made a functioning or retractable crane - it seems like they always stop working after a short time. But it would have made it much better for my 3 year old to pull Gordon (Oh, the indignity!) and James out of the muddy fens when Toby ran to get him in my son's favorite episode with Rocky.

It might have made Rocky a bigger hit with my son, who doesn't play with him much due to his limitations with set pieces.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My son loves Rocky, November 17, 2010

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Rinaudo Ramiro "Hi Tech" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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

My son wanted Rocky for a long time. He is really happy about it. It has a magnet on the hook, which allows it to grab any iron stuff. It looks durable. It's also really long, bigger than normal long engines.