TOMIX THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - N GAUGE

I was prepared to make up and paint a working Thomas the Tank Engine using a Graham Farish N Gauge Jinty loco as a base because I couldn't find an English manufactured one available. I needed a Thomas loco with Annie & Clarabel coaches for our new Church Club N Gauge model railway layout to entertain the children. Found this on the web made by Tomix in Japan and available at a reasonable price through Amazon who I trust having bought from them for years now. Delivery direct from Japan was quoted up to a month and free so was prepared to wait but to my surprise it arrived in a week! No English specification or instructions included other than saying non-returnable if opened. When tested on my 12v DC controller worked fine in both directions and ran smoothly and quietly. What more could you ask for. Its a pity that Thomas's friend Henry was 3 times the price which is far to expensive for young children to play with.

It arrived on time, it wasn't too expensive and I didn't end up with a massive feeling of self loathing for using it. Good buy, would happily have another.