Thomas the Tank Engine: Yes or No?

CNWman · 01-30-2007, 04:50 PM

After one of Shaygetz's posts,I got to wondering: Is Model Railroading to sophisticated for Thomas the Tank Engine? Sure there are more realistic trains out, but what does a little blue tank engine do to them? Just curious to see people's opinion on the subject

Cannonball · 01-30-2007, 04:58 PM

No no no......
I'm already playing with toy trains.
I can only be so childish before my wife starts looking at me funny.

TruckLover · 01-30-2007, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cannonball

No no no......
I'm already playing with toy trains.
I can only be so childish before my wife starts looking at me funny.

I agree with that, Thomas is good for little ones and on display tracks, not for the layout

bigsteel · 01-30-2007, 05:36 PM

hes still cool!!! i used too love him and so did my son,but we get older and understand the difference between prototypical and ...not.there comes a point in a childs life where more challenge is needed and true modelling brings this to them. but thomas will always be with me no matter how old i get.

shaygetz · 01-30-2007, 05:47 PM

Which reminds me...anybody gotta line on the Tomix N scale Thomas, Annie and Clarabel new or used, hobbyshop or otherwise, with a good price, let me know...my N scale layout's lookin' kinda naked without them

Ralph · 01-30-2007, 06:10 PM

I suspect that in 15 years if you posted a thread asking what got people into model railroading you'd see an overwhelming number of responses that read "THOMAS!"

The show and the toys are probably the best boost for the hobby since the advent of electricity!

Ralph

CNWman · 01-30-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph

I suspect that in 15 years if you posted a thread asking what got people into model railroading you'd see an overwhelming number of responses that read "THOMAS!"

The show and the toys are probably the best boost for the hobby since the advent of electricity!

Ralph

Actualy Ralph, that number may actualy be smaller. Some years ago, Lionel released the first TTTE toys for O gauge.

radar · 01-30-2007, 06:49 PM

I was just at my LHS looking at a thomas with moving eyes , wondering how or if I could get a decoder in him , sur would make my grand son happy me to cause he has batteried powered he brings in to the train and tries to run!

C&O Steve · 01-30-2007, 06:52 PM

Is this one of those posts you make when bored and cant think of anything unsaid about trains? LOL...

shaygetz · 01-30-2007, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radar

I was just at my LHS looking at a thomas with moving eyes , wondering how or if I could get a decoder in him , sur would make my grand son happy me to cause he has batteried powered he brings in to the train and tries to run!

I put one in mine as the guys at the club requested I do it. Running "OO" on the layout played havoc with the other decoders. It was pretty easy , mine being the Bachmann one. The roof pops off to reveal a circuit board, cut it out and wire the chip in its place.

liven_letdie · 01-30-2007, 08:02 PM

I say a train is a train.

train1 · 01-30-2007, 08:17 PM

I'm currently converting Thomas to Micro Trains so he's coupler compatible to my articulated auto-racks !

oldtanker · 01-30-2007, 09:11 PM

Sure why not? After all you can always take him off for protypical running and the kids sure love him.

Rick

jtloconut · 01-30-2007, 10:14 PM

My club takes our layout to 4 showes each year

, I have thomas & james KIDS GO NUTTTTSSSS. i LOVE IT.

60103 · 01-30-2007, 10:18 PM

Prototypically, Thomas is limited to modern era modelling. (v. a day out with Thomas).
I wouldn't have a problem with Thomas if someone brough him over. I already have the Hogwarts Express, and a friend converted a loco to Edward.
And I was seriously looking a Melvin or whatever they called the A4 last week.

View Poll Results: Thomas the Tank Engine: Yes or No to normal running?
No, Thomas is a kid's toy, not real modeling	19	10.92%
I like Thomas, but wouldn't run him on my layout	42	24.14%
Yes, I have no problem with Thomas at all on my layout	112	64.37%
Who's Thomas the Tank Engine?	1	0.57%
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Cannonball More Trains Than Brains Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St. Joseph, MO Posts: 2,238 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No no no...... I'm already playing with toy trains. I can only be so childish before my wife starts looking at me funny. __________________ CANN To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. NBALL Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo-choo train!- The Tractors

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bigsteel Call me Mr.Tinkertrain Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 1,391 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	hes still cool!!! i used too love him and so did my son,but we get older and understand the difference between prototypical and ...not.there comes a point in a childs life where more challenge is needed and true modelling brings this to them. but thomas will always be with me no matter how old i get. __________________ i am a man,but i can change,if i have to...i guess--Red Green josh waddle--Avid/insane C&O modeler... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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shaygetz Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,941 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Which reminds me...anybody gotta line on the Tomix N scale Thomas, Annie and Clarabel new or used, hobbyshop or otherwise, with a good price, let me know...my N scale layout's lookin' kinda naked without them __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "He's a Christian, Jim, but he's unlike any we've ever seen before..." My website>>> To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. My blog>>> To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Ralph Remember...it's for fun! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 6,852 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I suspect that in 15 years if you posted a thread asking what got people into model railroading you'd see an overwhelming number of responses that read "THOMAS!" The show and the toys are probably the best boost for the hobby since the advent of electricity! Ralph __________________ Now interchanging with the freelanced KINGS PORT & WESTERN My blog about riding the Empire Builder: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-30-2007, 06:49 PM	#8
radar Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: wichita , KS Posts: 126 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was just at my LHS looking at a thomas with moving eyes , wondering how or if I could get a decoder in him , sur would make my grand son happy me to cause he has batteried powered he brings in to the train and tries to run! __________________ Dave on the ROCk ISLAND To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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C&O Steve Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Plasticville USA Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is this one of those posts you make when bored and cant think of anything unsaid about trains? LOL...

01-30-2007, 08:02 PM	#11
liven_letdie Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 180 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I say a train is a train. __________________ Cory in Turlock, CA on the old Tidewater Southern, sitting right between the Union Pacific and the BNSF Valley Lines, dreaming about Redwoods and the Railroads that felled them.

01-30-2007, 08:17 PM	#12
train1 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ontario Posts: 164 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm currently converting Thomas to Micro Trains so he's coupler compatible to my articulated auto-racks ! __________________ Paris Junction CN Mile 30.73 Dundas Sub Paris , Ontario my stuff To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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oldtanker Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West central Mn Posts: 834 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sure why not? After all you can always take him off for protypical running and the kids sure love him. Rick

01-30-2007, 10:14 PM	#14
jtloconut Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Belmont.nc. Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My club takes our layout to 4 showes each year , I have thomas & james KIDS GO NUTTTTSSSS. i LOVE IT.

01-30-2007, 10:18 PM	#15
60103 Pooh Bah Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,207 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Prototypically, Thomas is limited to modern era modelling. (v. a day out with Thomas). I wouldn't have a problem with Thomas if someone brough him over. I already have the Hogwarts Express, and a friend converted a loco to Edward. And I was seriously looking a Melvin or whatever they called the A4 last week. __________________ David NMRA #010887; NARA #79 Perth & Exeter Railway Company Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway

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