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| | | Description: | | Thomas & Friends Deluxe Roundhouse: A deluxe version of the popular engine home. Works with the Round-About Action Turntable (LC99927). Includes two AA batteries. Manufacturer's item # LC99370
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• Manufactured by a top-notch children's company
• Great brand-name children's item
• Safe, non-toxic, time tested
• Perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, & special occassions
• Satisfaction guaranteed
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 24.1 inches | | Product Width:
| 14.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 9.45 pounds | | Package Length:
| 24.41 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.72 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.87 inches | | Package Weight:
| 9.52 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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Deluxe Version Not Worth The Extra $$Feb 15, 2010
I bought the deluxe version because it supposedly had the ability to make a lot of engine noises and can recognize the talking railway series trains. There are probably 3 different sounds at the most and the regular wooden trains can activate them (you don't need the talking engine series trains). Plus, like everyone else complained about, the far right door sticks and have popped off already. On the positive side, this roundhouse has exquisite details. However, the cheaper roundhouse would have served it's purpose just as well and I could have saved myself the extra money.
 Very disappointed--Buy the simpler, smaller version!Jan 07, 2010
I wish I had read these other reviews more closely before I splurged on this overpriced roundhouse! I regretted it as soon as we started playing with it. The doors haven't fallen off yet, though one of them doesn't close very well, and we don't have a train table (though we were planning to get one), but here are the things I don't like about this roundhouse and wish I had known before I bought it:
1. The trains go up on these strange risers behind the doors. It is hard to get them to stay up on the risers and there is no point except that it helps the cars "run" out of the roundhouse when you pop the doors open. It is less engaging for kids because they cannot see all the way through the roundhouse and can't reach in to manipulate the trains. My son (4) just said to me, "mommy, can we get the roundhouse that I can put my hands into in back?"
2. The turntable is very limiting. You can't have all of the trains sitting outside of the round house "in the yard" as they would in the books or videos, and you are limited to using the turntable outside of the roundhouse since you need it to get the trains out. Also, you need special peices to make multiple tracks link back up with the turntable since you have to use all of the "male" peices for the roundhouse doors and are left only with "female" connectors (or is it the other way around?).
The sounds and tools in the back don't add enough extra fun to make up for these deficiencies. I bought this expensive piece as a treat for my son from Santa and he already wishes he had the "green roundhouse." What a disappointment. I'd return it right now if I could and would get the simple roundhouse with the turntable separately--and save myself $50-$75!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Lose your train tables!Oct 29, 2007
This roundhouse is a wonderful addition to a complex layout. You don't necessarily need to use all the branch lines on the turntable, and I believe building the track layout on a raised table is very limiting. Get down on the floor and enjoy! Yes, the doors do occasionally pop off, but only when the kids are pretty rough. Usually, they stay on just fine, and I am quite impressed that none of the plastic hinges have broken.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Flimsy doors and misproportioned sizeJan 02, 2007
I am not gonna fuel more gas into the fire about the flimsy doors (let say I become an expert in fixing those doors, ok?). But one thing I dislike most about this is its huge size. I have the official Thomas Tank Engine play table, and once you got this roundhouse plus the turntable on it, nearly half of the play area is GONE. You will need some really creative way to jam the rest of tracks there.
So, do yourself a favor, get the SMALLER version of this roundhouse. You will have much more space to put tracks around.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The roundhouse doors are not "3-year-old-proof"Dec 12, 2006
Not only did the doors get knocked off in the first two hours of play, one of the door mechanisms broke as a result, so that the door couldn't be replaced. While my 3-year-old seems to glean as much enjoyment out of it without the doors (I simply leave them off, now), I'm disappointed with the poor durability of a ~$100 toy.
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