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Hot Wheels Mega City Pack Exclusive Including Auto Center, Downtown District and Hot Wheels Harbor Review

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(More customer reviews)We just picked this up for $20 at the local discount chain store in town for a Christmas gift for my younger daughter. I can give it a more accurate review for durability and fun after she opens it but hope people will check around before paying three times the price here.

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Micro Machines Hiways & Byways Wildcat Canyon Playset Review

Micro Machines Hiways and Byways Wildcat Canyon Playset

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(More customer reviews)This particular playset is part of the terrific Hiways & Byways series. This one is the Wildcat Canyon, an outdoors camping National Park playset. It has trees, a tent, ranger station, a secret cave and more. Remember these are small. Other really fun sets in the Hyways & Byways series included Earls Auto Repair, Drawbridge set, Colonel Cobb's Farm, Emergency City, Deep Sea Drive-Thru, Roadbuilders, and so much more. It does not come with a vehicle but you can find them easy at Amazon if you do a search, and they have them used at garage sales, flea markets, and auction sites.
Micromachines were tiny plastic toy vehicles, much smaller than Hot Wheels at about 1.5 inches long. They were made by the Galoob toy company in the 1980's and 1990's. The cars were usually sold in a 4 pack of related vehicles. They included civilian cars, truck, boats, planes, construction vehicles, and military equipment. They had unusual items like spacecraft, monster trucks, hang glider, surfers, all kinds of things. They also had franchise agreements to make toys for different movies and shows such as James Bond, Star Wars, Star Trek, Indian Jones, Predator, Terminator, Aliens, Babylon 5 and more. They made plastic heads the size of a shoe, that opened up inot a related playset, such as a Yoda head that turned into the Dagobah swamp, or a Race Car helmet that transformed into a race track. The Galoob designers were very original and creative, and designed some of my favorite toys ever. In 1999 Galoob was the 3rd largest toy manufacter in the USA, and competitor Hasbro purchased them in 1999. The new owners promptly shut down production of many of the Galoob toys including Micromachines, and sold off the inventory. You can occasionally see the Micromachines name on Star Wars toys, or toys sold overseas but they are gone at this time in USA. This makes the old sets, especially those that are still new in the box, very collectible. Now that the kids that owned them in the 1980's are growing up, the price can only go up on the collectibles market. What I like about these as a dad is we could have a bunch of sets, without taking up much space. And I could store hundreds of cars in a shoebox, and it was still very light compared to the larger metal Hot Wheels (which we also had).

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Micro Machines Catastrophe Construction Playset Review

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(More customer reviews)These are getting so rare now, since the company closed in the 1990's, so if they sell any here they are vintage already. Micromachines were tiny plastic toy vehicles, much smaller than Hot Wheels at about 1.5 inches long. They were made by the Galoob toy company in the 1980's and 1990's. The cars were usually sold in a 4 pack of related vehicles. They included civilian cars, truck, boats, planes, construction vehicles, and military equipment. They had unusual items like spacecraft, monster trucks, hang glider, surfers, all kinds of things. They also had franchise agreements to make toys for different movies and shows such as James Bond, Star Wars, Star Trek, Indian Jones, Predator, Terminator, Aliens, Babylon 5 and more. They made plastic heads the size of a shoe, that opened up inot a related playset, such as a Yoda head that turned into the Dagobah swamp, or a Race Car helmet that transformed into a race track. The Galoob designers were very original and creative, and designed some of my favorite toys ever. In 1999 Galoob was the 3rd largest toy manufacter in the USA, and competitor Hasbro purchased them in 1999. The new owners promptly shut down production of many of the Galoob toys including Micromachines, and sold off the inventory. You can occasionally see the Micromachines name on Star Wars toys, or toys sold overseas but they are gone at this time in USA. This makes the old sets, especially those that are still new in the box, very collectible. Now that the kids that owned them in the 1980's are growing up, the price can only go up on the collectibles market. What I like about these as a dad is we could have a bunch of sets, without taking up much space. And I could store hundreds of cars in a shoebox, and it was still very light compared to the larger metal Hot Wheels (which we also had).
In this model, the Micro Machines Catastrophe Construction playset that was made briefly in 1998 right before the company was closed. We have a construction site that is built for disaster. Features include the exploding building, collapsing floor, pop-up rock base, push on the work site outhouse and it activates pretend play explosion, culvert pipe, knock-down girder beam, working elevator and roads. Includes 1 Micro Machines Construction Vehicle, a bulldozer, and those are hard to find.

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Trailer Truck Review

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(More customer reviews)OK, I bought this toy for my son on good faith based on one review. I thought it looked adorable, and even though it was more expensive than other similar toys, based on the cuteness and the review, I decided to go for it. Boy, was that a mistake. First of all, it arrived in a musty, dusty, misshapen box that made me wonder if it had been in someone's attic for twenty years. As I began to pull out the individual components and examine them, it became very clear that I had grossly overpaid for the product. It is small, but I have no real complaints with that. I was fully aware of its size before it arrived. The problem is that it is poorly constructed and looks used. I'm not even joking. Either this thing was repurposed, or it was a display model that got a LOT of use. The workmanship is terrible. I have seen way nicer pinewood derby cars made by eight-year-olds. Everything is sloppily glued together with no care taken for placement or levelness. The wheels wobble terribly. The paint is spotty and splotchy. The glue is distractingly visible and globbed on, etc. etc. I was embarrassed to show it to my husband before we put it under the tree on Christmas Eve. I had picked it out for my 2 1/2-year-old as his gift from "Santa." Needless to say, my husband wasn't too thrilled that we paid $30+ dollars for it. Well, Christmas came and my son loved it. He spent nearly the whole day scooting it around the floor, playing with the little men and racing the cars. He has been totally appropriate with it (I haven't seen him throw it, drop it or step on it), but it has been falling apart for a good two weeks now...just glued pieces coming off one by one. First it was a wheel coming off a dowel, then another wheel, then a trim piece, and most recently, the piece on the front of the trailer. Unfortunately, that piece is required if you want to hitch the little truck to the trailer. Quite simply, the craftsmanship and care put into this toy was lousy, and we wasted money on something that's destined to be in the trash within the week. My kids have lots of wood toys (I buy them because they hold up better and I don't have to worry about the chemicals that are in all these plastic toys) and until now, I've never had one that wasn't a five-star in my book.
FYI, I very rarely leave reviews, and when I do, they're always positive. I've never bought something that was so bad I felt like taking the time to leave a negative review...until now. What's unfortunate is that with just a little care, this could've been a great toy. It is very cute from a distance (when you can't see all the flaws) and the design is a plus. The little men are totally adorable with their little rope arms. I would say if you want to pay way too much for a decorative piece that will only be seen from five or more feet away, then this would work for you.

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50 Pc Racer Set - Cars, Jet Planes Helicopter, Tanks Review

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(More customer reviews)The little metal wheel bars break easily, making many of these useless within minutes!! There are a lot of cars here, but don't expect them to last a day!

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HO Die-Cast Mini Cooper, Yellow w/Black Roof Review

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(More customer reviews)These cars are smaller than I expected, but they come in nice display boxes. One of them came with the roof and steering wheel off the car, but I easily snapped it back in. They are very cute and nicely made, not for rough play however.

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Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash Track Set Review

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(More customer reviews)It's not that easy to get four cars going around the track. The track is small and the cars go whipping by quickly. The motors launch the cars pretty fast so that they get around the steep banked curves (or they fall off). The four 'D' batteries must be in top notch condition as each car will decrease the motor speed slightly as the car travels through the launcher housing. The motors must recover their speed before the next car arrives or else it won't launch it fast enough and the car will fall off the curve. Given the variables at play: batteries, car quality, track placement wobbliness, user's ability to time it just right, I found this toy somewhat frustrating. When I tried only two or three cars, they'd traverse the track just fine, go for awhile, and eventually one or all would fall off the track, but seldom crash. The more cars, the higher the likelihood of a crash, but getting more cars on the track is a pain (maybe fun for some). Overall, I don't like this Hot Wheels set and wouldn't recommend it. If the product had only been $20, I'd have given this 3 stars, but at $40 it is not worth it. One last minor gripe is that the battery housing is too tight (it's harder than it needs to be to insert/remove the 'D' cells) and the cheap battery cover barely stays in it's hinges.

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Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash Track: The ultimate boosted set with awesome hit-or-miss action. Line up your Hot Wheels cars and take on the 4 intersecting crash zones. The action and crashing never stop with the Criss Cross Crash set!

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Hot Wheels Trick Tracks Cyborg Blaster Starter Set Review

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(More customer reviews)What ~should~ be a surefire hit sadly turns out to be a mega-missile miss-fire!
For starters, the plastic robots' footholds are pretty unstable, so any slight
unintended jolt will knock them over before you even start your Hot Wheels engines.
While the two included lipstick-sized rubber-tipped mega-missiles look and feel
like fire-power fun and will launch automatically when inserted into the Cyborg Blaster's
arm-hand-cannon, it is difficult to figure out how to get it to fire once you twist
the mechanism back by the Cyborg's hips.
Also not right is the car-driven reflex-pot mechanism that's supposed to trigger the action;
in this set, it doesn't really hit off.
Furtherless, the slot launcher of the smaller target droid doesn't get off either, seemingly stuck in its to-launch position.
(Will it take a kid's finger off when it does eject? Don't take a chance.)
So FAIL-FAIL on both ends of this misguided Rube Goldberg cyborging nightmare.
In the end, you're left to cannibalize parts, hardly worth the price of admission (of this cyborgian failure).
If Uncle Owen bought this Cyborg Blaster set from Jawas, he would surely be upset
and say, "Hey, what are you trying to pull on us?!"
Why did Hot Wheels put this particular half-baked contraption on the market for the consumer to be disappointed by?
They should know better and do better for their fan base.
Don't trust this Cyborg Blaster caster to work properly! Don't spend any money on it!

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It's a wild, thrilling ride! Kids have to zoom past the radar detector and projectile missiles to get to the finish line. Each cool stunt triggers another, and Trick Tracks sets can be connected to build up the danger and excitement! Set includes one awesome Hot Wheels car. To reach the finish line you'll need to get past exciting new obstacles. Each set includes 2 pieces of track and 1 Hot Wheels car. Battle The Robot and blast it apart. Comes with two pieces of track.

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Tonka Chuck's Stunt Park Review

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(More customer reviews)My little boy loves this sooooo much! So much going on, with hidden surprises and challenges. And, he REALLY loves even more now that he sees Tonka Chuck the Truck on his new TV show (HUB - Discovery Kids). He can now reenact scenes from the show. He loves to watch Chuck motorize through all the different ramps and obstacles, and he can customize the track.....so he can get creative. My son freaked when he opened this gift!

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Zip, zoom, turn and even flip this CHUCKS STUNT PARK playset lets you perform all of these cool stunts and more with your CHUCK THE DUMP TRUCK vehicle! Press the TONKA plate to activate your vehicles motor and send him racing all over this playset. Send him down the mountain to make him do his flip flop stunt or set him up for his daring two-wheeled hanging stunt. This little daredevil just loves to show off with you. And, since he can drive on or off the track, you can also bring him with you to sit down and read from his storybook and plan your next big daring feat! Playset comes with 1 vehicle and book.

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Hot Wheels Mega Garage Playset Review

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(More customer reviews)The first one I ordered didn't have all the pieces with it, so we had to send it back in for a replacment. This part was easy, and Amazon's exchange process was simple. Our replacement arrived within a week, but upon taking it out of the box, we noticed the wind-up handle on the elevator was broken off. My son decided he would play with it anyway - it had already been an extra wait for a Christmas gift, and he was growing impatient. It's a neat playset, but I am disappointed with ordering two and still not getting a product that was 100%.

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Doodle Track Race Car Review

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(More customer reviews)I was looking for something new and unique for my nephew who is 4. Boy did I find it! He has been drawing more tracks and even has ignored his trains for this. I am amazed at how long this holds his attention and how interactive it is. His older brother who is 7 was fighting his brother for the car. I am going to get him a bigger roll of paper to create more tracks. I found out about this toy on the Today show when they were doing their top picks for the year. Good pick!

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B. Wheeee-ls Review

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(More customer reviews)It's great to have a non-battery operated toy in the house. Each toy either jingles or rattles. You pull it back and watch it go. My 8 month old loves it. She can pull it back herself. The company has great values too.

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1-3 years. Ready, set, pull-back and go! Four chunky vehicles each with a different sound: a ringing car, a chiming truck, a rattling racer and a squeaking taxi.

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BRIO Freight Express Review

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(More customer reviews)Brio is hard to get in the US now, thanks to new legislation. The magnets on their trains are great, I find that some brands just dont stay together well.

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With magnetic freight and tipping wagon for load and unloading fun!

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