- Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway is a comprehensive, open-ended play system
- Helps develop physical, social and cognitive skills, as well as foster a sense of accomplishment
- A representation of the World of Thomas" embracing all facets of wooden train play
- All the playsets, rolling stock, builidings, bridges, play tables and track...Everything is branded Thomas
- Every vehicle has its character name printed on the chassis
- Each vehicle comes with it's own unique collector car
- Made from North American hard maple
- Manufacturers recommended age 2 years + (vehicles) and 3 years + (playsets and accessories)
- By Learning Curve
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Model NumberLC99018A
Number of Puzzle Pieces1
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?No
Batteries Included?No
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Duck the GWR Pannier Tank Engine is a cheerful, busy tank engine. He'll stand no nonsense whatever from the larger engines who try to order him about.
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All aboard the next stop along the learning curve . . . kids three and up will enjoy the magical adventures of the ever-popular Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System. Featuring characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends video series and the Thomas and the Magic Railroad feature film now out on video, this system allows children to re-enact their favorite Thomas tales or create new adventures of their own. Besides encouraging imagination, wooden train-play helps kids develop motor and social skills. The Thomas Wooden Railway System is designed to grow along with kids' increasing skills, offering years of enjoyable play and new adventures around each and every bend.
Thomas and his friends bring personality and fun to wooden train play. All aboard for adventure on the Island of Sodor! Duck is a cheerful, busy tank engine who stands for no nonsense whatsoever from larger engines who try to order him about. For use with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System sets (sold separately).
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Duck is a rather smart Great Western Engine, who features quite frequently in the Railway stories. Several years ago, we went to the steam railway at Bridgnorth where they were holding a special "Thomas Day", and Duck was one of the full sized engines featured. I thought that this wooden version would be a nice reminder of that day. The toy is made almost entirely from wood, with the exception of his plastic face and wheels, and the magnetised metal couplings at the front and rear of the engine that enable him to connect to other trains on the wooden railway.
This train is compatible with most wooden railway sets, including ELC, Brio, Ikea and Tesco, as they are a prety standard size. The engine has a happy smiling face, typical of the Thomas characters, and is a lovely bright green colour. He is a more square shape than most engines, due to the fact that he is a Great Western, which adds good variety to our train collection, and I often look out for trains that are more unusual shapes. The paint is prety chip resistant, as i have had this particular train for about 4 or 5 years and it is still in excellent condition. The train is solid and able to withstand bumps and drops quite easily without breaking.
The toy gets played with quite regularly, along with the other engines in our collection. You can run the wheels over a hard floor, carpet or wooden track. The toy is push along rather than battery powered. A slight flaw in the design is that the wheels can get caught up with hairs and fibres that can stop them turning effectively, but this isn't a big problem.
The train would be a lovely display item for fans of Thomas memorabilia, or equally at home as a much played with toy. I would say that this toy is aimed primarily at boys, although my daughter really enjoys playing with it too. I think the fact that the engine has a smiley face makes it appealing to young children, and this is quite a suitable toy for young children as it has no bits to break off or swallow or any sharp pieces.
Duck is quite expensive, but you certainly get what you pay for. I would not buy the whole Thomas collection, as I am not rich enough, but one or two of these engines really make the wooden railway come to life, and have the added element of imagination and dialogue in addition to the creativity that it takes to construct the railway itself. That is why it is such a classic toy, and I have kids aged 5-9 that really enjoy playing with it, so it is a toy that will serve for many years enjoyment.
This train is compatible with most wooden railway sets, including ELC, Brio, Ikea and Tesco, as they are a prety standard size. The engine has a happy smiling face, typical of the Thomas characters, and is a lovely bright green colour. He is a more square shape than most engines, due to the fact that he is a Great Western, which adds good variety to our train collection, and I often look out for trains that are more unusual shapes. The paint is prety chip resistant, as i have had this particular train for about 4 or 5 years and it is still in excellent condition. The train is solid and able to withstand bumps and drops quite easily without breaking.
The toy gets played with quite regularly, along with the other engines in our collection. You can run the wheels over a hard floor, carpet or wooden track. The toy is push along rather than battery powered. A slight flaw in the design is that the wheels can get caught up with hairs and fibres that can stop them turning effectively, but this isn't a big problem.
The train would be a lovely display item for fans of Thomas memorabilia, or equally at home as a much played with toy. I would say that this toy is aimed primarily at boys, although my daughter really enjoys playing with it too. I think the fact that the engine has a smiley face makes it appealing to young children, and this is quite a suitable toy for young children as it has no bits to break off or swallow or any sharp pieces.
Duck is quite expensive, but you certainly get what you pay for. I would not buy the whole Thomas collection, as I am not rich enough, but one or two of these engines really make the wooden railway come to life, and have the added element of imagination and dialogue in addition to the creativity that it takes to construct the railway itself. That is why it is such a classic toy, and I have kids aged 5-9 that really enjoy playing with it, so it is a toy that will serve for many years enjoyment.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Duck the Great Western engine
6 Jun 2005
If your child enjoys acting out the Thomas & Friends episodes, Duck is one of the more sensible engines. He is a big green tank engine with the GWR logo on the sides. He stands no nonsense from the engines and freight cars who try to boss him around, and does things his own way--the Great Western way. Unfortunately, sometimes the freight cars get the best of him, especially when they make him crash through a barber shop in "A Close Shave For Duck."
If you could use a sensible engine in your layout, then Duck is for you. Don't worry if he's accident-prone, though. You could always get an engine that will tow him back into place. Then, Duck will be ready to work the Great Western way again.
If you could use a sensible engine in your layout, then Duck is for you. Don't worry if he's accident-prone, though. You could always get an engine that will tow him back into place. Then, Duck will be ready to work the Great Western way again.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Duck the great
27 Dec 2000
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The learning curve Thomas sets are among the best toy train sets I've seen. The toys are especially durable and well-made. Duck is a unique engine who has some prominent roles in some of the earlier, original Thomas stories. The Duck engine toy is a good addition to an existing Thomas train set.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
One of the old standby's...
28 April 2005
If you have the Thomas series wooden railway series, then by all means, be sure you get Duck. He's just one of the older trains, and is almost in each and every video. He doesn't usually have a large role, but he's a kind and good friend to all the engines. This guy gets taken to bed in our house and also, everywhere we go. It's pretty funny listening to all the role playing going on in the carseat with this guy and hey, he can even dance to the Wiggles! These trains definitely develop imagination and fine motor skills, but they also become friends. These wooden guys are VERY durable too. They don't chip like you'd think they would when dropped onto the floor. We plan on keeping our wooden train series and interconnecting them with a "real" train set when our little one gets older. Also, don't forget to check out the HO series of Thomas here on amazon. I didn't know they existed and what a neat way to introduce your little one to the fascinating world of trains. Something they can definitely grow up with and use for quite some time. Highly recommend Duck!
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