(03-30-2015, 09:56 PM)Super Wrote: What I don't understand about Fisher Price and this new redesign is...they changed the packaging and have molded plastic holding the trains in and not the plastic sticks. But they left those ugly holes in the wheels that they put there for those sticks and they don't even serve a purpose now so why leave them there?.
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Howdy @"Super"!
It's most likely a budget saver to keep the wheels with the two niches in them instead of a whole solid wheel. The trucks' plastic wheels and axles actually cause their own problems when they're running for too long behind an engine-- To my own surprise, and putrid shock, they overheat! And I'm not lying in the slightest!
My case in point is running Timothy to wear out some batteries so he can run at a much more reasonable speed-- gave him his red truck to haul and went to eat dinner. Ninety minutes later, I return to smell a slight burning scent and found the truck's wheels hot to the touch. Granted that it was just a one-time occurrence, I've not risked it again to the potential of a railroad fire! (Belle's no use, and Flynn's been out of my hands for about 2 years now)
Most of this is meant as a budget saver, but it seems to only increase the deficit due to its poor quality.
Residential train-afficionado in training, and Thomas & Friends fan.
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