Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Round About Action Turntable

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Works with Roundhouse and Useful Engine Shed
• Realistic railways design
• Traction Rails improve battery-powered engine performance
• Recommended Age Range 3 to 5 Years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 2.1 x 10.4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009ILZH
• Item model number: LC99927
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,006 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #32 in Toys & Games > Play Vehicles > Play Trains & Railway Sets > Train Sets
  • #43 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Activity > Trains & Train Sets
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Opportunities for train travel multiply when you hook up the Round-About Action Turntable to your track layouts. Trains can switch from track to track as they leave the Roundhouse or other destination.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Addition to the Roundhouse, January 14, 2009

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Heather (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Round About Action Turntable (Toy)

I recently purchased this piece to go with our Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Roundhouse and it was an instant hit with my almost 3 year-old. He immediately figured out how to turn it and back the engines into "Tidmouth Sheds" as he calls it.

I will note though - this piece is largely plastic. The only wooden part to it is in the center where the rails are. The attachment pieces (on the red part) are plastic, as is the grey-colored siding that guides the engines into the Roundhouse. ALSO, the wooden piece, for whatever reason, is not glued down to the red plastic piece and falls out very easily. Not a big deal when it's set up and attached to the Roundhouse, but still annoying. The grey-colored siding also snaps in and out which also is annoying. My son takes off the siding and then yells that it's broken. It snaps back into place easily, but I don't understand why it comes off at all. While the red plastic part is sturdy, the grey pieces are a bit more flimsy, and I could see them breaking in the future if they continue to be snapped in and out of place by little toddler hands.

Overall, this is a fun and very entertaining addition to our Thomas collection. My son plays with it a TON. I would recommend it if you have the standard Roundhouse & not the Deluxe.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bigger than it looks in the picture, February 24, 2010

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Kyralessa (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Round About Action Turntable (Toy)

My five-year-old is a Thomas the Tank Engine nut, and he'd been wanting a new turntable for a while. He had a small one from one of the generic train sets like this (Wooden Turntable) that turned only somewhat well, and wasn't very big. Of special note was that Gordon wouldn't fit on it. How can you act out "Off the Rails" with a turntable that Gordon won't fit on?

So we ordered this one, hoping it was bigger. In the picture it doesn't look all that big.

It turns out to be HUGE. Gordon *and his tender* fit completely on the middle piece. As others have noted, it's mostly plastic, which isn't a big deal to us; probably makes it sturdier than if it were one big thin piece of wood. Also, note the little gray knob on the front (it's hard to see in the picture). It's attached to a little gear that fits in notches in the gray turntable piece, so you can turn the turntable with the knob. Our son loves it, and is off in his room setting it up now.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars mom of a thomas lover, May 12, 2007

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Mom of 2 (Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Round About Action Turntable (Toy)

My son was thrilled to get this toy, but lost interest in it quickly. The inner turntable comes off and gets misplaced at times. I was disappointed that he lost interest in it as he LOVES the train sets.