i caved, sorry guys....

therapy is right... mostly its retail therapy though!

super, the coin will be put in a proper holder, as soon as i have one! LOL. the one holder i do have, already has a coin in it, lmao

chris, im not impressed with the track at all. seems very tricky to put together and take apart. i was worried about breaking the tabs off, and im an adult who knows to be careful. wouldnt like to see my nephew, who is 6, try and work with it. would be trashed in minutes!
also, the bridge set has curves that are very slightly twisted to get the elevation. to the untrained eye, they are the same as regular curves, except for that slight twist, an extra tab on one end and the item code underneath. at least with the tomy and original trackmaster ones, they had the step underneath to make them stand out in a pile.
dont mind the trains so much, but in part i think thats due to not having a choice either. had they released the same 3 engines in both ranges, theres no argument which i would have bought.

TRY, love the accident scene. james suits it pefectly!!