May is usually the month new GeoTrax sets are released by Fisher-Price and this year appears to be no exception. Starting today you can buy the new GeoTrax TimberTown Railway and we want you to be the first to know about it. The TimberTown Railway appears to be the new starter set replacing the Grand Central Station.
Here are a couple of cool things that come with the set:
1. The Mountain Tunnel 2. Steamer the RC Train 3. The Easy Rail Station
The Mountain Tunnel Tunnels are always cool for kids. The more tunnels the better and a little variety certainly doesn't hurt
Steamer the RC Train 'Steamer' the RC Train appears similar to the Big Rob & Hauler RC Truck that was released the end of 2007. The steam engine is actually not the part of the train that is remote controlled. The first car the engine is pulling is actually an RC car. There are many fans--myself included--that would like to attach other push engines to an RC car like this, making it possible for other push trains to be able to operate like an RC engine...is the wait over? I can't tell from the picture. What do you think?
The Easy Rail Station Fisher-Price has realized young GeoTrax fans can find it a challenge to place the train on the track correctly to start playing. The Easy Rail Station provides an easy way to get the track aligned on the track.
Instruction Sheet Here's a link to the GeoTrax Timbertown Railway instruction sheet. The instruction sheet includes a complete parts list, setup instructions and 4 alternative layouts for the new set.
Pictures There are lots of pictures available online if you want to see more.
Good news! Fisher-Price continues to add to their series of GeoTrax videos with the release of "Steamer and Samuel Save the Day." What happens when Opie and Woohoo, the most confused team in GeoTown, try to help out with the building of a new Timbertown station? Tune in to find out...
The video hints at new possible GeoTrax sets soon to be released.
Steamer and Samuel - The Hardest Working Team
Pumper, Payton and Paul - The Track Repair Team
Ironface and Irving - The Stubborn Team
The video also makes reference to "GeoPeak" and "Timbertown Station". I think the idea of GeoPeak is a great one. I see this being similar to the Mile High Mountain set but I think it would be really cool to have the mountain wrapped with a gradual, circular track. At the top of the mountain the track could then connect with other elevation track or elevation sets.
Do you use Twitter? Did you know that I have set up a geotraxblog account on Twitter.com and would love to meet up with other fans of GeoTrax. Start following me today using the following link...
For those of you who don't know what Twitter is, let me see if I can explain. Twitter is a form of 'micro-blogging' that allows you to post short messages (140 characters or less) to the web. People who are interested can choose to 'follow' you and be better informed about some of the day-to-day things you are doing.
What does this have to do with my GeoTrax blog and why should you care? On my blog I try to narrate the worldwide community's passion for GeoTrax--a pretty lofty goal. This includes shopping deals, layout ideas, videos and more. There is far more going on then I will ever have time to create proper blog posts for.
Twitter gives me a way to capture little pieces of GeoTrax news and info as I encounter it and immediately publish it to the web so other GeoTrax fans like you can be informed in a more timely fashion.
The following video does a great job describing Twitter in plain English.
I hope to see you on Twitter so you can get the full story of my GeoTrax blog and see what goes on between blog posts.
You may already have take-and-go train sets if you collect Thomas or other popular train toys. Fisher-Price has now entered this market with the release of the GeoTrax On-the-Go Zoo.
The new GeoTrax On-The-Go Zoo comes with a figure 8 track layout that makes it way around a zoo setting playmat. The set folds in half and has a handle for easy carrying. It is the easiest setup yet...just pull it out, unfold it and your ready to start playing.
The set comes with the 'Wildest' team made up of Tafari the train and Terry the zookeeper. You also get a lion and elephant animal figure and a bundle of hay to feed to the animals. Tafari and Terry can drive around the loop track and dump hay from the train car into the animals' pens.
The fold an go system is pretty cool as it comes with the attached play mat with pictures of hippos and crocodiles and a wooden walkway. There is a special compartment where you store away your play pieces and prevent them from getting lost while you are on the go.
The switch track prices at the top of the loop allow you to also connect this with the rest of your track and incorporate the zoo as a part of a larger GeoTrax town.
Here are some pictures available on the Fisher-Price website...
In 2009 I plan to do more to establish a community feel on the GeoTrax Train Blog. More details and tips will be coming on this subject. You may have noticed in the side navigation menu that I have added a place where you, the reader, can make it known to everyone that you are a reader of the GeoTrax Blog.
If you haven't done so you can get started by clicking here. Becoming a follower will help you stay in touch and know when new content is published. It will also help you to build relationships with other members of the GeoTrax community.
Reminder: This blog is NOT owned or managed by Fisher-Price. It is an Unofficial Blog maintained by a GeoTrax fan.
I have a GeoTrax Track Pack auction running on eBay that ends in about 2 hours. I noticed I made a huge error and forgot a space between one of the major keywords in the title when listing it. So what this means is when people search on the term 'track' this auction can't be found. I have hid this auctions from 100s of eBay users.
Just thought I would point this out for my loyal readers of the blog so if anyone wants a good deal on some GeoTrax Track and a DVD (this picture shows all the things included in this auction. This auction would usually close with the winning bid between $18 and $25 dollars and right now it is at $6.49.
It is the new year and we are trying to clean some things up around our place and get the house in order. As I result I have been cleaning out my GeoTrax closet. While doing so I found I have a new, unused RC Train from the GeoTrax Deluxe Elevation set released back in 2004.
This train engine is made our of the same mold as the Pacific Chief. It has a great chrome paint job with the flashy, red and yellow z-stripe down the side of it. If comes with the same train cars as the Tracktown Railway remote.
The remote wand is also very flashy.
After quite a bit of thought I have decided to put it up for auction. Keep checking back for details. The auction will most likely start this Sunday (1/11) and run for 7 days.
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