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(More customer reviews)Overall, I'm really happy we got my daughter a Plan Toys train set for Christmas. She always loves playing with them places we go (stores, children's museum, etc.) and this toy is getting a lot of play in our home now. We purchased this set along with the PlanToys Road & Rail Play Set - Transportation and I have to say that the two are a good pairing. They compliment each other nicely, giving us a nice selection of both railway track and road pieces to construct with. We also got the Plan Toys table and a play mat to complete our set.
We're big fans of Plan Toys in our house. We have a lot of their products as I find that they make some of the most creative and durable wooden toys on the market, that being said, I have a few issues with this train set, but there are some pros. Let me list both:
Pros:
- Compatible with other wooden train set tracks such as Melissa and Doug, Thomas the Train and Ikea
- Beautiful, sturdy and well-constructed
- Comes with a nice assortment of tracks and road pieces, two trains (with three cars each), two cars, a bus, a handful of people, some road signs and some trees
- All the items pack up and fit nicely inside the station so you can put it away easily without needing to purchase extra containers
Cons:
- When folded down, the side of the station that lays on the ground is painted with nice windows but the side remaining up on the back is unpainted
- My railway station was missing a couple of holes for supporting the pylons when open. We drilled them ourselves to avoid dealing with a return and it's fine now.
- The trees, road signs, and lights tend to tip over (they need larger bases)
- When the track and road pieces are set up in the recommended configuration according to the instructions (see also the photo), it doesn't fit properly on the Plan Toys table
- It's unclear specifically what pieces you are getting unless you're looking at the box. I couldn't find any kind of listing anywhere on the Plan site or here on Amazon about specifically which pieces come in the box.
- The station itself is a bit big to leave it set up on the table all the time. It's probably a better piece if you aren't using a train table, but want an attractive box to keep the pieces in when not in use.
I know, that sounds like a lot of cons, but I don't regret my purchase and my daughter is having a blast with this set and I think it works great, especially augmented with the other set I referenced above.
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PlanToys Road & Rail Play Set - Railway StationThe wooden box of this PlanCity Road & Rail set can be transformed to a Railway Station. Children can connect the Road & Rail tracks with the station to create their own story through play.
Playtime Ideas:
The special function of the wooden box can be transformed to Railway station, enabling children to learn about the station and services provided when traveling by train through role playing various character such as worker or traveler helping to stimulate creativity and develop social skill.
The set consist of train and cars that has different function, thus parents can use this to explain and tell stories to enhance children's knowledge and also ask questions which will help to develop language and vocabulary skill.
Parents can teach children to notice and recognize the various signs that can be found in the railway station so that they are familiar and is beneficial for them.
To add more fun and enlarge their dream city, children can add the Expansion Track set and other PlanToys Road & Rail set.
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