mass Thomas the Train recall for lead paint

We had the same thought. I think I posted before you by just a few minutes!

My kids are not Thomas nuts. We have a few older engines, mostly from around 2002-2004.

Wow. We have 8 of those pictured! Thanks.

Thank you. Huge Thomas nut in this household! We have a number of those I believe. I will have to get out my lead testing kit right away.

Thank you, Finch, for posting this. We have a lot of those trains pictured.

Straighthaircurly- where did you get your lead testing kit & how much do they cost? Are they reusable?

My son is a huge Thomas nut! Fortunately this isn't the Thomas set we have. We have the set with the blue plastic track. We have a generic train set that goes with his train table too. That has a wood track.

Thank you!

I think we've got two cars that may be affected. I laughed when I saw this because my Mom left a panicked message on my machine this morning and told me throw the entire thing away!! Ack!

but how can I be sure it's lead free? My firstborn son has Asperger's and never mouthed toys much but my 4th HFA/PDD-NOS/no one will commit to a diagnosis still puts everything in his mouth at 4 years old. He prefers his Brio "Polar Express" battery operated engine (plastic?) anyway when he occasionally plays with the trains handed down from his older brother (the girls were never as interested as my firstborn was). We only have a few trains. I feel like a seed of doubt has been planted. I guess it's the red paint that contains lead but not other colors? Aaahh!

Sincerely,
Debra, homeschooling mo of 4 ages 10 (AS), 9, 7, and 4 (Apraxia, Dysarthria, HFA?)

*dianamerrell my children's trains are chipped badly too!