Tomix Thomas (2016)

nice layout, bud. wish mine looked as detailed, but its been build to be transported, so the less on it, the less damage to repair.

Since I live in a smaller place the layout itself is only 4'x3'7". So still pretty portable since I have to move it out of the way for xmas so the tree can go in that corner.

i am in two minds about trying to pick up the new thomas. yours looks a darker blue to mine, but that could be the lighting, too.

I think it's just the pictures came out. It's very similar to the Hit Toy Company flip-face Thomas just a little bit more matted finish.

Anyways, after some running here's some points about this set:

- Thomas is slow; even compared to 25+ years old MiniTrix 0-6-0T Lil' Donkey Thomas falls behind big time. And yes, I've tried to run it in. 8-hours going in each direction plus regular run time.
- Thomas is light; while I haven't had any derailment on switches YET it feels like it could happen any time I run it. I haven't opened it yet so I'm not sure about adding any weights to it.
- Annie & Clarabel are SUPER light; I have empty 70-ton cars or 4-bay hoppers heavier than those. They like to de-couple on switches since they bounce so much. Could be fixed by adding extra weights inside of the cars.
- Plastic wheels on Annie & Clarabel. I'm not one of those people that have to have metal wheels on everything, it just happens EVERYTHING I own runs on metal wheels but.. Maybe using metal wheels could solve the weight problems?
- The model scale is off? All 3 cars seem a little too.. bulky compared to the rest of the n scale stuff I have. Thomas feels pretty much like Thomas Mini engine. It's the same height as the Minis and the face is pretty much the same size as of the Minis.