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| Fun but the connectors are odd | |
| My four year old really enjoys playing with this. There are five stand alone plastic sheds that you assemble (two sides and a roof) and then place over the track in the same manner that a tunnel goes over the track. There are five buffers that snap onto the back of the track and then each track connects to the turntable. The turntable has a crank that is easy for a child to turn. It also has a Y track that would connect into an existing set. This doesn't come with any trains or additional track.
I am only giving this four stars because the turntable is configured for four "standard" track connectors and six "diamond shape" track connectors. My son has a lot of the Tomy track and none of it has this "diamond shape" connector. If you try really hard you can jam a standard shape connector into a diamond connector, but I don't understand why all of the connectors on the turntable wouldn't be the standard shape. The track that is included for the sheds has three diamond and two standard connectors so you can connect all the sheds. But the remaining five connectors are three diamond and two standard. Note, this is not compatible with the wooden track. You need to use the blue Tomy plastic track with this turntable. In summary, my son really likes this, and it is a lot of fun for the money so I recommend it. I just wish that all of the connections were standard. |
