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Thomas Wooden Trains?

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I also posted on 12-24 months.I am buying a train table and some wooden trains for my lo who is 20 months.. he loves Thomas from the show and we have a few ... So which wooden ones are the top ones? and is there a list of the trains? I go Toys R us and there are sooo many trains taht I am so confused. I dont want to buy duplicates and he doesnt need the all right now... Is there a place to get them less expensive? I am current;ly looking at Amazon. TIA!!

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  • jday1229jday1229

    I would say start with Thomas, James, and Percy and maybe one "special" train like the red caboose or Hiro. As your son gets more involved (books and movies) he'll let you know his favorites :) We even have a few because DH or I wanted them (Annie & Clarabelle, Toby). This month DS wants Spencer because he made a new friend who happens to be named Spencer too.

    We also find some for about 1/2 price at Marshalls and TJMaxx in the toy section from time to time, along with track sets and accessories. 

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  • smerkasmerka member
    My son likes Gordon and James right now.  He also talks about Thomas and Percy.  We have the Thomas Busy Book and that's how he learned them.  He recently picked up on Toby and Mavis from watching the show.  I bought him a bunch of stuff at a resale shop and he likes the red and green trains, but they are generic.  Target sells them for $3 versus the $10+ for the Thomas version.  He is getting a Thomas and Percy for Christmas though so that might change.  
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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member

    I think the anniversary set is a great starter, there is a vendor on amazon selling it for $33 right now...you get Thomas Percy James Toby a caboose and a tender (coal car).

    However if your LO really doesn't know the show or characters, the Cisco starter set is great and way cheaper and works great w Thomas trains and accessories down the road... 

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  • monlyn9monlyn9 member
    DS got a train table last year for Christmas (the large Imaginarium one from TRU) which came with a lot of trains. He loves Thomas and he has gotten a few of them over the past year (gifts and such) but he really could care less. He just likes to have a bunch to put together to see how long of a train he could make. We found some at Target that were $3 each that he likes just as much as his Thomas etc. He is getting Spencer for Christmas though because DSs name is Spencer. I found it for $14 on Amazon which was awesome because it is usually almost $25 at TRU.
      
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  • Elimomma1Elimomma1
    We too are getting our DS a wooden thomas set. We got him the Thomas and Percy starter set for him already as a late birthday present. I have been pricing all over, I found that target.com has a lot of Thomas wooden railway trains for half of what our TRU sells them for... Also the Thomas wooden railway trains work with imaginarium tracks that TRU sells.. Lots cheaper. Also there are $3 circo brand trains that work with the Thomas wooden ones that are wonderful! Lol! 
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  • Kingston54Kingston54 member

    Check eBay too!  I get fantastic deals on there - you just have to buy from  US seller and try to find new in box.

    The ones we started with were:

    Thomas

    James

    Percy

    Toby

    and some fun ones like the aquarium cars or milk cars....

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  • spring_timespring_time member

    We started with Thomas, James, Percy, a cargo car, and the caboose.  Percy and Thomas are still his favorites, even slept with them last night.  DS also likes Toby and Hiro because they look different.  I would say to stick to the ones frequently mentioned on the show.  We have a few random trains and he wants nothing to do with them.  DS plays with his toys like dolls, they take on the personality from the show.  Lots of times, he recreates stories from the show.

    Also, just a bit of advice about tracks...don't get wrapped up in only buying Thomas tracks.  You can buy huge sets of wooden tracks that fit the Thomas cars for a whole lot cheaper.  That leaves spending room to buy more cars :-) 

     

     


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  • fancynewbeeslyfancynewbeesly member
    A bunch of them are on sale at Amazon today. My daughter loves them--I think she loves the faces of them. Right now we have Thomas, Sydney, and Charlie--along with the big chunky plastic toddler ones as well. I just bought her Percy. We don't have any tracks. Even when we are B&N, she doesn't really play with them on the tracks yet.
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