Trackmaster Talking Salty unboxing review and first run

Hey Guys and Gals I picked up this Trackmaster Talking Salty today and you see the whole process of unboxing and its first run, I also share my thoughts.
I paid $30 for this engine which is quite expensive but still cheaper than a greatest moments engine which costs $35, Salty is a dockyard diesel who often works at the quarry with mavis, he features in allot of episodes and is a main character towards the end of the model based series. In the show he is a small 6 wheeled diesel with traction rods connecting all the wheels, the model is a 4 wheeled locomotive and its nice that they include him with traction rods as they did in the TOMY and regular Trackmaster versions. He says a number of phrases when you push the button and when motoring along, holding the button while he moves causes him to beep his horn twice. He runs smoothly and quite quietly and runs faster than Talking Gordon, he is taller and wider than the regular version and he is also very long due to the design of the truck that he hauls containing the batteries. A consequence of this is that he does not fit through the TOMY watertower track or on the Trackmaster motorized Tidmouth sheds turntable, this I feel can be forgiven though as his main purpose is to motor around and speak and make variuos sounds which he does very well, the speaker is fairly loud (louder than gordon) and the sounds can be heard clearly even on the other end of the layout.
He is really needing some details added like a white running plate and silver handrails but i said the same about Talking Gordon I feel a premium engine like this needs extra detail to justify the price, having said that I do like the new type of horn on his roof.
I give this talking engine an overall score of 8/10 the lack of some details, it not working properly at first and the not fitting on the turntable all hurt the score, this is still a very good score though as its an excellent runner and looks great when traveling along (as you can see in the video).
Thanks for watching!! Love to hear your comments peoples!!

[@martinhillman5493]

Wait a Moment. Who's That Coming Down The Line? It's Salty the dockside diesel. Salty loves to tell stories. He has a tale for every occasion. Salty doesn't like to be away from the docks and will hurry back to be beside the sea. Oh, Dear! He may not be as shiny as James or as fast as Spencer, but Salty has a great big heart And will always come to the aid of any engine whether it's a steamie or fellow diesels. That's Why He's A Really Useful Engine.

[@ucwepn]

Yes I am making a new video tomorrow showing my new plarail D51 with light unbox review and first run and I will also do a test on it with mr. motorman, thanks for watching!!

[@ucwepn]

sometimes due to shipping, the way they are stored or some other reason engines don't start sometimes right away, this also happened with Talking Gordon even after changing the batteries he was not wanting to start for the first time. The talking engines sit in the box with their wheels tied down and people press the button and this would normally make the engine move but in these cases it seems to seize it up a bit.

[@ucwepn]

Thanks!! yes I would recommend them because they do what they are designed to do very well although they may not work in some sets as you see in the video.

[@nicholasmohr3353]

I have this. I have the old Talking Percy coming in the mail.

[@dqqdaddq]

🚂 I have talking salty and Percy

[@MasterofPieces]

I'm glad your talking salty doesn't work all the time either... at least its not just mine :)

[@Antluvstrains]

The load in the truck is the same as Talking Victor's Big Splash only a different color.

[@omarreyes6735]

Talking salty I like

[@ianmasinda7838]

5:22 Salty went "Off we go"!

[@ucwepn]

I'm not sure which set they came in originally but I got them in my first big ebay lot that I bought that got me started on this hobby hehe, also in the lot was 2 red express coaches a fat controller figure about 5 engines and about 10 trucks with loads including fish, trees, barrels and fruit, heaps of track with points and some scenery items.

[@TheHIROD51]

Can't wait too see your new Plarail D51!

[@ucwepn]

yes they do get annoying after a while (a short while lol) I have to say I rarely run them after the novelty has worn off.

[@TheHIROD51]

YAY! The review has been filmed!

[@ryansenzig7002]

Salty is pulling 3 Troublesome Trucks!

[@ucwepn]

Hopefully they have fixed the problems, shame when expensive engines like these need some fiddling to get working.

[@KojiWoji_]

How are you able to get it to start moving? Mine's isn't moving for some odd reason

[@ucwepn]

yes thats the one i have it here in front of me brand new in the box :) number S-28

[@TheHIROD51]

Good review, I don't have Salty and i think soon i need to get one. Would you recomend the talking engines? I want to buy the new Talking Victor's Big Splash, he speaks english and spanish! Its a shame that Salty doesn't work on the water tower and turntable.

[@ucwepn]

Thanks its uploading as I type this :)

[@ucwepn]

I already have all the versions of salty :D

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[@dimitrimachin1281]

August 6, 2014

[@tylernelsonn4251]

I had this one but mine stopped working

[@plahabhuvan]

I got this for my Son. but just like video its not running. can you suggest how you got this working

[@sharonanderson8663]

Have you checked the wheels

[@sunhuntin]

im wondering if its the cables that cause some of them to not work fresh out of the box? i had 2 that i had to return to the store, a salty and a james. they are $35NZD here, so i decided i wasnt going to pay that and then have to repair it before it even got played with. thankfully, they seem to have remedied that with fiery flynn. they have holes in the wheels and are tied in with twine through the holes rather than around the axles. hopefully no more broken engines.

[@Nickthomas1998]

cool and where did you get the fish trucks?

[@ucwepn]

Hi over 170 i think

[@ucwepn]

indeed haha

[@reeganvargas7822]

Talking Salty The Dockside Diesel

[@mariodykstra6555]

I think mine is faster than yours. I upgraded him.

[@GWRDuck8]

SALTY, Your Not A Pirate!

[@kenzieedward7583]

Because Salty lives at the docks he ate to many fish and crabs and got to chubby to fit on the water tower test naughty Salty

[@nicholasmohr3353]

LOL

[@gohanvue]

How much Thomas trackmaser Videos u made

[@stephenderose2006]

you are bieng ripped off in the usa we pay $5

[@ryankennish2670]

I don't like the talking engines because their annoying

[@mariodykstra6555]

They are more fun than the normal ones.