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The Tragedy of Pinkie Pie's Friendship Train
Nothing says "I'm a crank on the Internet" like complaining about a children's toys, but I'm so tired of girl toys being shortchanged.
The toy in question is My Little Pony Magical Pony Express Train Set
. This one piqued my interest because I love trains (a Calzephyr is a train) and My Little Pony. It seems like the perfect toy for a fan to have running around their Christmas tree. Except it couldn't even go around a pop can :( How lame!
I did some Googling to see if it came with extra track, or if extra track could be purchased. The answer so far seems to be no - you would have to purchase extra train sets or spring for the special edition which comes with three extra pieces. Such a tragic oversight! There are any number of wooden or plastic train sets on Amazon that come with loads of track, so it's a shame Hasbro cheaped out. The train can run without the track, but the fun of model trains is really in building a layout and changing it up. And then according to some reviews, the train doesn't always stay on the track either. And, good Lord, it comes with Pinkie Pie - the most annoying pony - but she's pink, so it's an automatic shoo-in. At ~$40US, it's a pretty expensive, useless toy compared to others of similar price like this one - KidKraft Bucket Top Mountain Train Set
- that come with so much more. Girls like any number of toys and it's just sad to see a toy maker and toy franchise really drop the ball on something that could be a lot of fun.
The toy in question is My Little Pony Magical Pony Express Train Set
. This one piqued my interest because I love trains (a Calzephyr is a train) and My Little Pony. It seems like the perfect toy for a fan to have running around their Christmas tree. Except it couldn't even go around a pop can :( How lame!I did some Googling to see if it came with extra track, or if extra track could be purchased. The answer so far seems to be no - you would have to purchase extra train sets or spring for the special edition which comes with three extra pieces. Such a tragic oversight! There are any number of wooden or plastic train sets on Amazon that come with loads of track, so it's a shame Hasbro cheaped out. The train can run without the track, but the fun of model trains is really in building a layout and changing it up. And then according to some reviews, the train doesn't always stay on the track either. And, good Lord, it comes with Pinkie Pie - the most annoying pony - but she's pink, so it's an automatic shoo-in. At ~$40US, it's a pretty expensive, useless toy compared to others of similar price like this one - KidKraft Bucket Top Mountain Train Set
- that come with so much more. Girls like any number of toys and it's just sad to see a toy maker and toy franchise really drop the ball on something that could be a lot of fun.
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- This con [as in pro and con] is not something I would have noticed, and honestly isn't something I care about, but my boy was most emphatic about this, so I figure it's important to pass along. Apparently the enclosed pony could be more appropriate. Pinkie Pie (and incidentally, the Pinkie Pie included in this set is the exact same pony you get if you purchase her individually, with the possible exception of this one's hair being wound a bit tighter) would, according to my boy, "probably run the train off the track" because she has a bit of a flighty personality. His recommendations of more appropriate ponies are either Fluttershy, because many of the stickers on this train set depict animals, or Applejack, who has a bit of Rosie the Riveter about her.
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