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calzephyrNothing 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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Date: 2013-01-13 02:27 pm (UTC)