At the moment, I am watching the television - the new Hornby program. There was a segment about the new product line of 'Playtrains'. I was just wondering but, was it worth the try? In my opinion I have mixed views On the 'cons' side, I guess you could call it, it may be a bit too much like their old 'Thomas' range which has now stopped due to copyright license issues. I may be sounding like an outsider to the hobby but it may be! Now for the best bits - the long bit probably - the 'pros' side. I think this is actually a great idea to expand their range. Personally I wasn't too bothered about their other range (which I have forgotten the name of) because of its simplicity and lack of diversity, when looking at the toy train market. I try not to call this hobby 'playing with trains' or 'toy trains' since, like Simon says, they are for keeps! Enough dilly-dallying though, I think this is a great new breach into the lesser thought of age range that the hobby proudly holds - children! After a look at the sets online, I personally like the option to add a face or keep it simple with the rolling stock. The cardboard buildings and scenery is a nice touch on the other hand as well. Overall, I can say the range is a great new idea to bring new people into the hobby of a different age range.
