So, you’ve been trying to think of a good present for your Thomas locomotive obsessed nephew? He’s already got a million little locomotives that he sets up every day and pushes around their cheap wooden tracks. He has all the stories and DVD’s already and even if he didn’t you wouldn’t know which one to get him? A Thomas the locomotive coloring book just seems too cheap? Your brother will just give you that “what a skinflint” look again like he did last year when you bought his son some Thomas underwear? So let’s move this little guy into the major leagues of Thomas locomotive obsession. Get the kid a Bachmann Thomas the Tank Engine model locomotive starter set.
What’s so great about Bachmann’s Thomas the Tank Engine beginner set?
Four words: Thomas the Tank Engine!
If the kid spends half of his time with one imaginary foot on the island of Sodor, this will just make you his coolest family member. Most sets include not solely Thomas but Claribel as well. But the real excitement for Thomas lovers is watching as Thomas makes his way around the track unaided by human hand. Also, Bachmann’s Thomas has moving eyes which mimic the effects the kids have seen on the TV program and this really captures the fantasy life of our little friends.
Then, of course, it’s also Bachmann!
Bachmann has made its name creating beginner kits for beginners and amateurs so you just can’t go wrong with them. The starter kits come with everything that you could ask for in a beginner kit. You will get a couple of trains and a digital controller good enough so that you can add more locomotives as the Thomas obsession expands. You get a good amount of tracks and straight forward instructions as well. This is perfect for someone just getting started. The whole thing can be up in running within minutes of having it out of package.
Is Bachmann a good brand?
Bachmann is the top dog in the HO Model train market, which is the main model locomotive market. Bachmann made their name in the model train world by creating less expensive, smaller and simpler to use alternatives to the Lionel O scale locomotives in the 1950’s and they have been at the top of the model locomotiveing world ever since.
The other very good thing about a gift like this is that it’s a gift that your nephew and his dad can grow on. As a pastime model locomotive building and operating will be sure to create a great bonding experience between the little guy and his dad. There are great learning opportunities for kids who get involved with the model locomotive hobby. It is great for developing a kid’s math skills, his engineering skills and his creativity. Model locomotive making and operating is a cool hobby in general for growing the mind. It is also a great bonding experience for parent and child. Many model train enthusiasts have fond memories of working on model trains with their own moms and dads when they were just wee lasses. Put succinctly, Thomas locomotive just rocks as a model locomotive gift!
Here is more information on Bachmann Model Trains. Here is a website with a free mini-course dedicated to Model Trains.
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