I have to agree with you here. Low quality and barely worth £11.98.
Bubuka83
3 Jan 17#34
ordered thanks!
lowbacca
3 Jan 17#33
Thanks, ordered a set :smiley:
HantsShopper
3 Jan 17#32
Thanks OP. Heat added.
mot1071
2 Jan 171#14
Definitely didn't need to buy that! :laughing:
lutin to mot1071
3 Jan 172#31
I think this should be the new name for hotukdeals
ivandias
3 Jan 171#30
does this work on batteries ???
w00cash666
3 Jan 17#29
Excellent find!!! My son will love this. So much heat!!!!
z4ndr
3 Jan 17#28
I found the same. Some joining pieces were rough wood ends with knots. But for the price of a couple of shunt / track ends from brio you can't eclectic too much
jaydeeuk1
3 Jan 17#27
We have this. Its very rickety, nothing like the old wooden train sets where bridges could take a nuke. Good price though, but you'll want to boot the 2 bridges off a cliff.
newbie68
2 Jan 17#7
This works alongside other train tracks to extend/add to what you have. My little boy has a large collection of tracking/bits etc and I bought this yesterday to add to his collection. Well built and an excellent buy or the price. Even the RRP is reasonable
LeonardChallis to newbie68
3 Jan 17#26
Really good information thank you. We stared with an IKEA set, have since added some bits from Brio and even Wilkos and although never 100% "perfect" the kids don't notice and it's certainly usable
fazered
3 Jan 17#25
Have to agree that this isn't great. Had this set for months and we always use pieces last.
newbie68
3 Jan 17#24
I have a large collection of bigjigs and it works well with it. Not had those problems you describe with automatic trains
sola35
3 Jan 17#22
these were £11.25 in store before christmas
Krizzo3 to sola35
3 Jan 171#23
Think they have plenty of these, cracking value if you ask me.
I got this for the lad in the summer for a tenner. It's not good.
The quality is far below brio or bigjigs. If you run a battery powered train on it, the wood doesn't give enough grip for it to work at times. The small curves are cut to different dimensions than most sets and the long blue bridge is frankly a pain in the rear.
Not all the pieces were cut well and the magnets on the trains are so poor that they often won't hold more than their own weight going up a hill. So if you want to make a long train, they have to be placed at the back else they won't hold on.
I won't buy Carousel track again, it's sold cheaply for a reason.
Bumpydog
3 Jan 17#19
Only issue is, if the carriages turn over and the train line gets 'Blocked'.
king_talal
3 Jan 17#18
Didn't need it, bought 3, 2 for the nieces and one for me :smiley:
Dazzaboy
2 Jan 17#17
Thanks orderd 2
matth5182
2 Jan 17#16
ordered to supplement the ikea one we got at Xmas. Cheers
suziec1977
2 Jan 17#15
Thank you!
sd13
2 Jan 17#13
Thanks ordered <3
spacerace
2 Jan 17#12
Ordered, thanks.
ChipSticks
2 Jan 17#11
Looks decent enough :smiley: have ordered a couple for my 2 nephews upcoming birthdays. Thanks op x
Apogee00
2 Jan 17#10
Got my kid this for Xmas, was pleasantly surprised considering the price. Might even buy another set to extend. Bargain!
rossygnol
2 Jan 17#9
When I was looking for it couldn't find a good deal. Ended up being it from Gumtree..
cam2012
2 Jan 17#8
Thanks, ordered
sradmad
2 Jan 17#6
good find op, heat added
clairepinkprincess
2 Jan 171#5
Thank you, have ordered for my little girl :smiley:
chrisvenn
2 Jan 17#4
Thanks have ordered
xmissmummyx
2 Jan 17#3
Thank you, ordered for my sons 5th birthday in April xx
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Buying a decent toy for 12quid is not that common
The quality is far below brio or bigjigs. If you run a battery powered train on it, the wood doesn't give enough grip for it to work at times. The small curves are cut to different dimensions than most sets and the long blue bridge is frankly a pain in the rear.
Not all the pieces were cut well and the magnets on the trains are so poor that they often won't hold more than their own weight going up a hill. So if you want to make a long train, they have to be placed at the back else they won't hold on.
I won't buy Carousel track again, it's sold cheaply for a reason.
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