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- 3.7Average Rating
- 59Helpfulness Votes
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- 3Review Count
- August 2, 2012First Review
- August 2, 2012Last Review
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Switching Tracks
Switching Tracks
Posted:August 2, 2012
mapaxe1990
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
A must for any train collector
" Well, as my title says, it is a must.
You can make a racquet shape as the one I'm showing. This way the train goes back to the same track and you save lots of meters - or yards, if you will - of tracks!
Having said this, I do have some thoughts... Why does it come with curve tracks???? Aside of Emerald Night and Maersk, you get them with any train set!!! Add straight track instead of curved! That's why I give it 4/5 and not 5/5
"
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I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Queretaro
From:
United States
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Flexible and Straight Tracks
Flexible and Straight Tracks
Posted:August 2, 2012
mapaxe1990
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
3
/
5
straight track!
" I like the idea of the flexible track; it can be used to fill some spaces and angles that would otherwise be difficult. Also, you may use it as either straight or curved track, but it's too much!
If it were 10 straight tracks instead of eight and 8 flexible tracks instead of 16, it would be more than enough for collector and, probably cheaper for LEGO!
The flexible track makes your trains to lose traction and deviate. If you use full loops and disperse the flexible track, the problem gets smaller but it is still there!
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Queretaro
From:
United States
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
3
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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+9points
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Cargo Train
Cargo Train
Posted:August 2, 2012
mapaxe1990
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Fast but clumsy
" Well, I had not collected any more trains sice 2001 until this one, but I think that the PF is pretty cool: It was fast (faster than 9v) and you can control different trains! it has a lot of track, which is appreciated.
Pros:
Lots of track (compared to other sets)
Fast (it will come off the rails in a curve!)
independent
You can adapt the cars easily to make them carry something else
Fast (it will come off the rails in a curve!)
independent
You can adapt the cars easily to make them carry something else
Cons:
Battery doesn't last too long
It goes off the rails or slackens on the flexible track
On flexible track, it also has a bad time pulling or pushing (no traction)
Comes with no lights
One car comes with one red box that easily detaches but only one yellow bow (half the size of the other one).
Too many polybags!!!!
Stamps. I hate stamps!
Sometimes the IR doesn't seem to be received well, so the train may not stop, and when you keep rolling on the control, it goes backwards!
Magnets are greatly inferior to those of 9v era; they often lose "magnetic grip" and leave other wagons, especially if there are more than a few.
It goes off the rails or slackens on the flexible track
On flexible track, it also has a bad time pulling or pushing (no traction)
Comes with no lights
One car comes with one red box that easily detaches but only one yellow bow (half the size of the other one).
Too many polybags!!!!
Stamps. I hate stamps!
Sometimes the IR doesn't seem to be received well, so the train may not stop, and when you keep rolling on the control, it goes backwards!
Magnets are greatly inferior to those of 9v era; they often lose "magnetic grip" and leave other wagons, especially if there are more than a few.
in conclusion, it's pretty cool and worth having, but could be better...
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Queretaro
From:
United States
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
3
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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+9points
12of 15found this review helpful.