2015 Fisher Price Trackmaster

[HankAmericanEngine]

I'm just disappointed in its design and ideology..
I really don't like the idea of modifying something brand new to get it to work, as altering something from a pristine state decreases anythings value...
Also the old Fisher Price line was already substandard to Plarail in quality, but these Revolutions are inferior to the inferior line..just not even the same animal.
Nothing about a new train and an old one is the same...Nothing.
The old trains are GONE!
That's why I titled this 2015 Trackmaster...
I don't consider them as upgrades but as complete replacements to the Old FP's...
To hold a revolution in one hand and an old FP in the other is like comparing a tomy against the latter..
It's the sad decline of civilization even to the smallest level in toys as well..
They are the equivalent of a cheap dime store at the counter trinket.

I do have to agree with you, Muddy but I'm also one to say the same of the old Fisher-Price range and HiT Toys; hold one in one hand and the other in the other, and there is a significant difference in build quality and durability. Douglas taught me that much.

The slight change to the motor speed is a nice touch for Gordon and Spencer, but the others never really needed it; they don't run as quickly in the show, unless scared or for other reasons, but the squashed design just doesn't suit the engines.

Again, I am still on the fence with the revolution as I'm not too against it, but I'm not for it either. Fisher-Price delivered a custom cover for the trucks, which is universal on all 16-ton wagons, as are the cargo loads; the bolster wagons and boxcars aren't too appealing to me, but it is nice to see Fisher-Price trying to be unique enough to stand out in this lineage of products.

HiT Toys set a new standard with the old line that brought great competition against TOMY USA after it sold the license to HiT Entertainment, and to the Plarail Corporation as well. I can certainly attest to that with a great amount of happiness, pride, and sorrow.

The redesign has a good idea behind it to create faster engines, but it would only suit certain engines; the track is a touch more realistic, I grant you, but it's unruly with how it will just jut itself into the air and refuse to stay flat and level on the ground.