Learning Curve Diecast Chuggington Koko

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Manufacturer's Description

Koko is a fearless female streamlined Eurostartype engine built for high speed. Unlike the other engines, Koko is completely electric and draws her power directly from the tracks beneath her. Diecast engine with easy Coupling System to connect and play to ensure engines never detach from each other.

This Chuggington die-cast engine features durable die-cast construction, realistic decoration, and secure front-and-back couplings.Koko is a fearless female streamlined Eurostar-type passenger engine built for high speed. Unlike the other engines, Koko is completely electric and draws her power directly from the tracks beneath her.Koko loves going flat out, whooshing ahead of the others, and has yet to learn that speed isn't everything. She loves to explore and have adventures. Koko is very confident and loves to challenge her friends to a dare or race. Although her spirit might get her into mischief, she is always well-meaning and knows when to apologise. Her favourite catchphrases are "Can?t catch Koko!" and "Chugga chugga CHOO CHOO!". Age 3+

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 2.5 x 5.1 cm ; 68 g
• Boxed-product Weight: 132 g
• Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Item model number: LC54002
• ASIN: B00381A1J8
  

Price : £4.70
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List Price : £4.99

Technical Details

• Diecast engine
• With easy Coupling System to connect and play to ensure engines never detach from each other
• Character from popular TV series Chuggington
• All engines are highly detailed
• Chuggington Diecast is an open ended play system featuring the key destinations form the popular TV series Chuggington

Customer Reviews

Our 2.5 year old daughter was very excited to see this in the shop. Her grandparents had the wooden brio type track which she really enjoyed when she visited so we wanted to pick up something different, so as not to spoil the fun at theirs, but also something new at home that would generate so much imaginative play as their train set.

These Chugginton trains don't fit on the wooden brio / tesco track unfortunately. But they are exactly the same width dimensions as the Take Along Thomas Range. Given some other poor reviews of the Chuggington track in terms of durability, design and connecting the pieces, we've purchased some Take Along Thomas plastic grey track which they fit on perfectly. And we picked up one of these which they go to sleep in (our daughter's favourite activity with any toy at the moment): Take Along Thomas ; Friends Work ; Play Engine Shed Playset (Although you can only get 4 of the Chuggington trains in this, rather than 8 of the Take Along Thomas' as the Chuggingtons are that bit longer.)

Ok, back to the toy.. It's really well made, fast on the floor and a really great design. I have a few worries about the durability of the connector however. There's no magnet, just a ball and socket joint on a wobbly arm. It works really well, no complaints so far (only 48 hours) but just wondered if they will snap after a while with young hands pushing them together. Initially not as easy as a magnet, but they stay together well and it taught our daughter a new skill.

We were thinking of getting the interactive Koko instead of this one: Learning Curve Chuggington Interactive Koko but it's quite a bit bigger, probably twice the width and height. It's therefore got a wider wheel base so may fit on the Wooden track but probably worth having a look at one in the shop before buying online. I think the interactive one might fit on Take Along track as there's so much width on this plastic track, but haven't tried it out.

We have several of these Chuggington toys now, so I just picked Koko at random to review. This should apply to any in the range though.

The good

Well made and solid

Bright and friendly, faithfully captures the character from the show

Works with take-along Thomas tracks (for some people this will be a big deal)

The bad

Ummmm

A little expensive. Not as a one-off, but if you want a few of them it adds up very quickly.

Oh and the ugly

No "Action Chugger" until June? My kid is obsessed with Action Chugger and whenever we play with these he asks for it and doesn't understand why we don't have it. I guess he just has to learn patience like the rest of us!