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RE: 2014 TrackMaster redesign - jdogman - 03-27-2015
Pictures of Crash and Repair Salty have recently been shown online:
http://www.amazon.ca/Fisher-Price-Thomas-The-Train-TrackMaster/dp/B00NEJ9UKA
It makes me wonder why he's gotten delayed when there are no other Crash and Repair engines in clear sight.
RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - Super - 03-27-2015
I thought I have seen a couple of crash and repair review videos here by a member. I think Dash and one other.
RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - Super - 03-30-2015
What I don't understand about Fisher Price and this new redesign is...they changed the packaging and have molded plastic holding the trains in and not the plastic sticks. But they left those ugly holes in the wheels that they put there for those sticks and they don't even serve a purpose now so why leave them there?.
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RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - HankAmericanEngine - 03-30-2015
(03-30-2015, 09:56 PM)Super Wrote: What I don't understand about Fisher Price and this new redesign is...they changed the packaging and have molded plastic holding the trains in and not the plastic sticks. But they left those ugly holes in the wheels that they put there for those sticks and they don't even serve a purpose now so why leave them there?.
Howdy @"Super"!
It's most likely a budget saver to keep the wheels with the two niches in them instead of a whole solid wheel. The trucks' plastic wheels and axles actually cause their own problems when they're running for too long behind an engine-- To my own surprise, and putrid shock, they overheat! And I'm not lying in the slightest!
My case in point is running Timothy to wear out some batteries so he can run at a much more reasonable speed-- gave him his red truck to haul and went to eat dinner. Ninety minutes later, I return to smell a slight burning scent and found the truck's wheels hot to the touch. Granted that it was just a one-time occurrence, I've not risked it again to the potential of a railroad fire! (Belle's no use, and Flynn's been out of my hands for about 2 years now)
Most of this is meant as a budget saver, but it seems to only increase the deficit due to its poor quality.
RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - ROCKINATOR - 03-31-2015
Hank, I think that would happen to any train running around for an hour and a half! Although, I wonder what would happen to those wheels under excessive heat? (Besides melt) like would the ones with the holes heat up faster? Or would the hole less one heat up slower? I know what happens with pure acetone. But besides the point, if a fire occurs on my railroad (or any for that matter) It would not be caused by heated wheels, but by a overheated lightbulb.
RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - HankAmericanEngine - 03-31-2015
(03-31-2015, 12:23 AM)ROCKINATOR Wrote: Hank, I think that would happen to any train running around for an hour and a half! Although, I wonder what would happen to those wheels under excessive heat? (Besides melt) like would the ones with the holes heat up faster? Or would the hole less one heat up slower? I know what happens with pure acetone. But besides the point, if a fire occurs on my railroad (or any for that matter) It would not be caused by heated wheels, but by a overheated lightbulb.
I'm not sure myself, @"ROCKINATOR"; I haven't dared to do it again, as I was even surprised that it had even begun to smell of burnt plastic. I've run Plarail and HiT Toys engines for hours on end with the motors being a bit hot, but the axles and wheels turn out just fine. I guess the budget cuts mean cheaper plastic as well...
RE: 2014 TrackMaster redesign - jdogman - 04-11-2015
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New set on Smyths Toys coming this June, the Harold's High-Flying Rescue Set. I think it looks really good, I like the flood section.
RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - sunhuntin - 04-11-2015
ive tried the crash n repair d10. i found he didnt work too well as the boulder doesnt lock on to the track. so he hits it, and then pushes it along until it gets stuck and he derails. he worked better running into a fixed buffer.
that new set looks interesting. good to see harold back
RE: 2014 Trackmaster redesign - Tootally Thomas - 04-11-2015
Looks like they have done thier usual and made thew UK release of the Shipwreck Rails set smaller than the US counterpart they showed at New York
Also Skiff and a few other pieces have started appearing on my trade lists for pre-order
RE: 2014 TrackMaster redesign - jdogman - 04-17-2015
Tootally, do you know what the item number of that set is? And is it also called the Shipwreck Rails Set?