I've (usually) made sure to keep the ones I still have in very good shape. However, I do remember some serious customization failures from when I was much younger. For instance, I used to use 'correction fluid' to create white running boards and handrails, and red markers for boiler bands. My poor Tomy Edward was totally ruined by this. So much so, I remembered to pick up a 2012 Edward when I spotted it in Hamleys in 2013. Thankfully, I was never one of those kids that used to "Biff and Bash" their toys to the point of destruction.
Wow. Did that Thomas really come with a warped, cracked footplate in the box? Either the new TrackMaster really is just Zbala ("rubbish"), or someone ripped open the box at whatever store it was in, took Thomas out and crashed him into something hard. If that's the case, then whoever they were should get a very serious telling off if not reported to authorities. However, even though it came damaged, you still fixed the buffers, coupling and headlamp as if it were normal.
Wow. Did that Thomas really come with a warped, cracked footplate in the box? Either the new TrackMaster really is just Zbala ("rubbish"), or someone ripped open the box at whatever store it was in, took Thomas out and crashed him into something hard. If that's the case, then whoever they were should get a very serious telling off if not reported to authorities. However, even though it came damaged, you still fixed the buffers, coupling and headlamp as if it were normal.