Huh, I had not heard of these before. I’m sure my son will want these and he’s definitely in the target demographic.
I suspect this will appeal more to that 5-7 year old boy demographic who like the “thrill ride” sets. Those of us in the “old guy club” who think railroad excitement means watching a D51 pull a string of boxcars might be underwhelmed!
I have to admit that they look pretty cool.
EDIT: Looking at this on a big screen, it appears that Mattel may have replaced the separate “eye coupler” with the molded-on design they started using on rolling stock last year. I know a lot of collectors were unhappy about the move away from the Plarail-style hook and eye system but it isn’t surprising that they’ve changed it.
I suspect this will appeal more to that 5-7 year old boy demographic who like the “thrill ride” sets. Those of us in the “old guy club” who think railroad excitement means watching a D51 pull a string of boxcars might be underwhelmed!
I have to admit that they look pretty cool.
EDIT: Looking at this on a big screen, it appears that Mattel may have replaced the separate “eye coupler” with the molded-on design they started using on rolling stock last year. I know a lot of collectors were unhappy about the move away from the Plarail-style hook and eye system but it isn’t surprising that they’ve changed it.
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