Thomas the train has been a fan favorite in many a home over the years, including ours. I was curious when I heard about the Thomas & Friends Turbo Flip Thomas. Would it do what it claimed it could do?
The Turbo Flip Thomas does not disappoint. When they chose to include the word turbo in the name, they weren't messing around! It flies quite quickly across a flat surface like hard wood floors, and has some real guts. I'm not a car racing enthusiast but I am going to steal and modify lingo from the racing world and say that this Thomas goes from zero to turbo in practically zero seconds! He is very responsive.
The Turbo Flip Thomas goes forwards, backwards, pops wheelies, and does impressive back flips. He even knows when he's tipped over onto his side, saying phrases like "Uh, this is not part of the routine", and "A little help please?". He is controlled by a remote control that is perfectly sized for little hands. It gives them the power to control Thomas & his tricks. The best part about the remote control is that if you lose it, or if your child is too young to maneuver it, you can still use the toy. You can get it to work pretty much the same way by depressing the numeral 1 on the side of the train. While it won't be completely controlled by the child like it would be using the remote control, Thomas will perform a sequence of pre-programmed stunts.
Turbo Flip Thomas also has a light which projects train tracks in front of him onto the surface he's driving on. While it's not as visible during daylight, it does look pretty darn awesome in a darkened room or in low lighting! Turbo Flip Thomas is geared for kids ages 3+, and both my sons enjoys this. The older one is able to maneuver the remote control better than my almost 3 year old and can pull off some pretty wicked stunts with this action packed little railway star.
It seems quite sturdy overall, although the back door and the white engine steam on the top of the train that are used in the back flipping might wear out over time seeing as you have younger ones playing with it who are generally known to be less than delicate. I do find this toy to be quite loud, but it does come with an on/off switch. With that being said, whoever said Turbo meant quiet? While it does include the 4 AA batteries for Thomas, it does not include the 2 AAA batteries for the remote control device. Given the retail price of the toy, I would have liked the remote batteries to also be included.
As previously mentioned, he boots it good across a flat surface. It does go pretty quick as well on low pile carpet but not as quick on medium pile.We don't have long shag in our home but my guess is that it probably wouldn't go nearly as far on shag, simply because of the type of carpeting. Driving it over medium or longer pile carpet might also drain the batteries quicker as he would be working extra hard at reaching turbo speeds.
Turbo Flip Thomas retails for approximately $49.99USD/$59.99CAN.
All in all, I think this toy is a hit! It's interactive and a real hoot. I'm sure it'll even amuse some of the adults! I'm starting to think that maybe I should be a toy developer... They must have a lot of fun experimenting and testing out their products as they go!
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