Customer Reviews
I remember having Hornby trains when I was young, so I bought a Thomas the Tank Engine set from Amazon a year ago for my oldest grandson and the train set was excellent. So, this year I decided to buy a Toy Story 3 train set for my youngest grandson and I could not believe how poor the quality of the train set was. It is obvious that Hornby have had to pay such a high price to Disney for the license to produce the product that Hornby have decided to reduce the quality of the product in order to keep the price in line with their other train sets.
When the train set was opened the front wheels of the engine had already fallen off as they are only held in place with a tiny amount of glue The couplings are of such poor quality and design that it is impossible for a young child to remove or add the rolling stock while it is on the line. The "forward and backward" switch on the transformer does not even work properly and "Woody" became detached too easily and could have been swallowed by a smaller child.
If the train set had not been bought as a Christmas box I would have returned it to Hornby and demanded my money back under the "Sale of Goods Act" as, in my opinion it is not of merchandisable quality.
This is in no way a fault of Amazon but Hornby really should be ashamed of themselves.
Frank Stephenson
I ordered this for my 3 year old son and decided to open it prior to his birthday to check contents. Glad I did!
The trackmat is paper and was ripped, even if it wasn't ripped it would soon be as the creases are very deep, I expected it to be plastic coated or atleast of laminate quality. When fixing the track together the power pack would not connect and had to be propped up to even work?! Have sent this back as highly disappointed in it.
Product Details
- Item Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Boxed-product Weight: 1.7 Kg
- Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
- Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 12 years
- Item model number: R1149
- ASIN: B003FGWHO8
Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Disney/Pixar elements ©Disney/Pixar
Join Woody and Buzz on an exciting train adventure with the Toy Story 3 Electric Train Set from Hornby . Mr Potato Head and the evil Doctor Porkchop have robbed the train, and have escaped with their ill-gotten loot. Can Woody and Buzz get to the front of the train and stop it in time? Find out with this fantastic Hornby model railway set . Set out the railway mat , which shows a desert scene and a 'bridge' over a ravine, and lay out the Hornby railway tracks to create your desert railway. Then set up the Western-style train with its three carriages , one of which features Woody and Buzz running towards the engine, plug the track into the mains-powered transformer , and watch the engine go! When set up, the track and mat measures 115cm by 82cm . Suitable for ages 5 and up . Hornby Toy Story 3 Electric Train Set is a fantastic model train set for fans of Toy Story.
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Technical Details
- OO gauge
- Space required 1575mm x 1143mm
- 1x loco,1x mail coach,1x brake coach
- Extended oval with TrakMat and Buzz ; Woody figures
- Official Disney Toy Story licence
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