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Re: new Thomas the Tank Engine sets
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Mon, 2 Oct 2006 22:18:10 GMT
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Well, the 3300 Harold the Helicopter turned out to be an absolute hit with
my Thomas-loving nephew (just turned 4).
It's got very high play-ability. For those of you not exposed to the world
of Thomas the Tank Engine, Harold the Helicopter is regularly called upon to
rescue engines that have de-railed or suffered one of the many railway
accidents that seem to occur on the Island of Sodor. So for the young child,
it is just one long game of Harold goes and picks up a train with his hook
(the stud connections are strong enough so that Harold can indeed lift up
Duplo trains) with a few Harold goes and picks up a person in his crate for
variety. Endless hours of fun for the child.
I also gave my niece (just 2) some of the Duplo Zoo sets with lots of
animals (which she also liked). One strange thing that I had not previously
realised is that the stub on the backs of some of the animals isn't the
normal size. We discovered this when Harold the Helicopter went to rescue a
zoo animal -- Harold can pick up trains with studs on top but not animals. I
wonder why it is not a normal Duplo sized stud? The popular items in the Zoo
sets are the monkeys which can hold onto the vine (and then the vine can be
madly swung about with the monkeys attached) and the crocodile with the
mouth that can be opened and closed from underneath. And, given that Steve
Irwin was very much in the news with his memorial service, it was
interesting that the children chose to call the female Duplo zookeeper
Bindi.
Still, no sign of Cranky the Crane, but hopefully he will be released for
Christmas. My nephew looked at the brochures in the box and saw Cranky and
immediately wanted him, so I figure it's a safe bet for a Christmas present
if it's available.
Last Christmas, I gave my nephew the Intelli-train Deluxe Set. Initially he
didn't seem to grasp the use of those "lozenges" on the track to control the
train, but I notice now that he understands and adds them to his layout.
Indeed, I think he would like to have more! He also noticed and pointed out
to me (and then I had to conduct experiments for myself) that filling the
fuel in the Intelli-Train sometimes takes a different number of "gurgles" to
"fill" the train. I don't know exactly what it is doing, but it seems that
that the number of gurgles to fill the train does relate to how long since
you last refueled. There is a minimum of 2 gurgles it seems, but it can go a
lot higher. So there is some quite subtle behaviour here.
Kerry
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 | | Re: new Thomas the Tank Engine sets
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| In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond wrote: ~snip~ (...) ~snip~ I just had to wander across to The Bunk's Duplo pile and check this out. As I'm doing this I stated loudly what I was up to and the NLSO informed me that she had informed me of such an (...) (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
| | | Re: new Thomas the Tank Engine sets
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| (...) Hey, Kerry, for the next level of play-ability for Harold, try this: (URL) Drill> a hole through the propellor pin, (URL) a 9 volt battery to a LEGO wire, (URL) attach> a LEGO motor, and (URL) away> you go! (A big hit at train shows:-) JOHN (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
| | | Re: new Thomas the Tank Engine sets
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| (...) Saw multiple copies of this set at the Melbourne Myer city store. Check the brisbane equivilant (i think they are grace bros). If you can not source one locally, I may be able to swing by and grab you one. Aaron A (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
| | | Re: new Thomas the Tank Engine sets
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| (...) Kerry, Can you give me an idea of how old your nephew is. I have been keeping the multi-color "jewels" away from my daughter out of fear they would get misplaced before she realized they were used for somthing more than teething. (As you know (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| Has anyone sighted the new Thomas the Tank Engine sets: * 3300 Harold the Helicopter * 3301 Cargo-Loading Cranky here in Oz? My Thomas-loving nephew has his 4th birthday in a few weeks, so I'm hoping to buy one of these sets for his birthday. Kerry (18 years ago, 14-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.au)
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