Toys 100 Piece Triple Loop Wooden Train Set Track Generic Fits Thomas Brio

We bought this set as a Christmas present for my 2 1/2 year old son, who loves anything with wheels. He instantly loved this set, and who could blame him? Let me list the pros and cons, from the parent's point of view.PROS:Great quality pieces. These can MOSTLY withstand the abuses of a toddler, but will definitely hold up if your child is older and more careful with their toys.Vibrant colorsMultitude of track formations to construct.LOTS of extra pieces such as buildings, people, signs, landscaping: for more imaginative playThe price cannot be beat for what you're getting.CONS:There are two pieces of this set that WILL break if you're not careful. The railroad crossing has 2 red posts that drop down. These could easily be broken if stepped on or pulled too hard. The bridge is VERY fragile. We had to re-glue one of the sides after it snapped off .Set up of the tracks can be too difficult for a smaller child.Lots of pieces to storeIf you don't have at least 6 feet of play space for this set, either on the floor or tabletop, you may want to find a smaller set. This looks great, but takes up a LOT of room. Our goal is to find a child height table that we can permanently have this set up on.This is a great set for the price you pay. Just take the size and number of pieces into consideration before buying. Have fun!!!

My son loves his train set! Large amount of track pieces for price. I spent hours looking at train sets , so glad I chose this one!

We bought this set about a month ago, and we love it. My son's 2 years old and he's played with the track and trains every single day.As other reviews noted, it is true that tracks don't necessarily stay really 'tight' together especially the bridge pieces, but when you got a toddler butt whipping around the bridge while his other end plays with the other side of the track, who can blame the product?There are two design downside of this set (not of the tracks or the items, but what is included in the set) -- there are no double connector pieces (female-female/ male-male track pieces) and only a very limited amount of straight tracks, both of which present as bit of a frustration when you are trying to build something other than the track shown on the box. But just yesterday we brought home from IKEA a box with track parts that includes multiples of straight tracks and connector pieces, and they fit beautifully with the Orbrium set and we've already put together multiple elaborate tracks for our toddler to play with and pull apart.We are well satisfied with the product. :thumbs-up:(2 year update:) We've now had this product for almost a year now. If I could give it an extra star I totally would. The product is still as good as the first day! It has weathered beautifully through all the mistreatment my now 4 year old and his 1.5 year old brother dish out on a daily basis. I'm not just talking about the tracks but also the trains and all the other little figurines that come with the set. In a world of junk toys that toy industry is, this set is not only affordable but entertaining and durable. Simply amazing.

We bought this to our 2 years old as he is crazy about cars/tractors/trains and this is his first "advanced" train set. While he is only two he enjoys the set a lot. I am pretty sure he broke his own attention span record multiple times with it.What is so unique about this set?1. The pieces are solid, yet fine and colorful. And it's wooden, not made of cheap plastic.2. Variety of elements including the train engine and cars, tracks, houses, trees, people, rumps and even traffic signs. etc3. It fits Thomas!!! So our electric Thomas can ride on a MUCH more exciting adventures than just the tracks with which it arrived!4. While as one of the reviewers wrote it does miss straight tracks, Orbrium offers (sell separately) additional pieces so you can really make whatever you want from it.Update:Two things we liked less about it:1. Our Thomas (Fisher Price's Maron Station Starter Kit) couldn't climb the up ramp. so it can't complete a full lap if the ramps are part of it. It may just be our model but still, kind of disappointing. Having said that, we didn't buy it for its Thomas compatibility...2. The bridge is too narrow for our Thomas. Same here - couldn't blame it on this product but there is some incompatibility with some of the models I guess.