Thomas the Tank Engine Toys...

agoodfella · Post by **agoodfella** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 4:44 pm

Best place to buy them in Singapore? Selection rather than price.

Thanks!

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 4:48 pm

toy r us, or the better toy shop tangling mall

agoodfella · Post by **agoodfella** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 5:02 pm

I've found Toys R Us to have quite a poor selection actually.

Any other suggestions?

sierra2469alpha · Post by **sierra2469alpha** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 5:42 pm

United Square in Newton has a massive amount of kiddie educational material and toys, all different shops, as well as Toys 'R Us.

HTH, P

road.not.taken · Post by **road.not.taken** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 6:26 pm

Downstairs at Tanglin, near McDonalds.

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 6:44 pm

road.not.taken wrote:Downstairs at Tanglin, near McDonalds.

Called the better toy shop, they also have the biro set which is identical to the thomas stuff except the battery operated trains stays on the wooden tracks better.

aussiemeg · Post by **aussiemeg** » Tue, 28 Oct 2008 7:54 pm

My two are thomas addicts and desparately needed Stanley. I use peep peep thomas in the UK or an ebay shop from the US. I got a thomas shed from the us cheaper than I could from here including shipping. Best selection is peep peep thomas you can find them on google or on ebay.

The Uk mailing gets here within the week and the US about 10 days

If you can't find the link let me know.

agoodfella · Post by **agoodfella** » Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:45 am

Many thanks for all of your replies.

Looks like I'll be using an int'l option

agoodfella · Post by **agoodfella** » Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:50 am

Also, if anyone is really familiar with the Thomas products, I was hoping to get some advice as to which sets would be best for my 20 month son.

Seems like there are three standard trains and accessories:

- Plastic (larger)
- Wood (medium)
- Metal (smaller)

I've been told that the wood ones are the most durable, but it seems that the metal trains and accessories tend to have more selection...

Any insights here would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

road.not.taken · Post by **road.not.taken** » Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03 am

We still have our wooden Brio set with Thomas accessories that we bought for our son for his first birthday. It's in great shape and he's now almost 17. It gets used all the time too, kids who visit just love to make a 'train town' and we added to it every year.

I started my nephew off with a 'Polar Express' set for Christmas last year.

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:42 am

We always go for the wood ones, plastic is a bit nasty, and metal for older kids/adults,

Plus if the recession gets really bad, you can use the wooden tracks as fire wood.

agoodfella · Post by **agoodfella** » Wed, 29 Oct 2008 5:27 pm

QRM wrote:We always go for the wood ones, plastic is a bit nasty, and metal for older kids/adults,

Plus if the recession gets really bad, you can use the wooden tracks as fire wood.

LOL. You must live in a fancy pad if you've got a fireplace!

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Wed, 29 Oct 2008 5:30 pm

Nah, Its for the kitchen when I have to cook the neighbours cat

mothbhai · Post by **mothbhai** » Tue, 04 Nov 2008 9:32 am

If you are looking for the wooden Thomas toys, try the shop in Tanglin Mall, they have the best range. For the plastic Thomas sets and accessories, Takashimaya has the best range.

aussiemeg · Post by **aussiemeg** » Wed, 05 Nov 2008 6:09 pm

Definately the wooden one. Having tried all three take along thomas are too small, and the road and rail is a pain because they need batteries and also the track falls apart easily.Wooden is better for the kids, your wallet and their imagination.

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