YES, as I said earlier about the direction FP seems to be taking the line is as a true baby toy, and I would compare the new Revolution trains to functioning with the same presence of a cheap dime store novelty toy.
Whereas the old FP line I would liken to that of rat compared to the production values of Tomy and Hit, I would now liken the Revolution's to a wind up mouse.
I believe the first real signs of the cheapening and all out blatant "baby toying" of a train were the Snowey and Muddy Spencer's and Gordon's globbed on hunk of plastic used to simulate snow and mud...they are atrocious and translate a look that seems to have become the general theme of continuity, and YES a dumbed down mentality that includes all the sets and features to be released that I have seen so far..
Whereas the old FP line I would liken to that of rat compared to the production values of Tomy and Hit, I would now liken the Revolution's to a wind up mouse.
I believe the first real signs of the cheapening and all out blatant "baby toying" of a train were the Snowey and Muddy Spencer's and Gordon's globbed on hunk of plastic used to simulate snow and mud...they are atrocious and translate a look that seems to have become the general theme of continuity, and YES a dumbed down mentality that includes all the sets and features to be released that I have seen so far..
Play nice & have fun!!