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Re: Is 2933 Duplo Freight Train worth buying?
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lugnet.duplo
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Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:07:46 GMT
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In lugnet.duplo, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
> Duplo trains are in general excellent sets, and are very robust. We've
> never broken one (the engines have been dropped rather a lot, everything has
> been trodden on repeatedly), and they run well. I have both the mid-90s and
> 2000 ranges. The track, engines and carriages are fully compatible between
> both ranges, the differences are in design detail.
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> How old is your son? I ask this because the newer train sets are aimed at
> slightly younger children than the older ones (though I believe the stated
> age ranges are the same). There are more miscellaneous bricks in the 2000
> series, less detail, and the modular design of the cargo boxes/carriages are
> made for littler hands but are not very interesting for the older child (or
> fussy AFOL).
> I'm not sure where I'd draw the line agewise, I guess it'd also vary from
> child to child.
Thank you very much for the information Deidre. My son is very much in the
younger range. He turns 1 in a week. I've talked my mother-in-law into
buying the train for Christmas so he'll be 1 1/2 by then. The suggested age
on the box is 3+. He'll have to play supervised with it for a little while,
but I really think he'll enjoy it. He likes the trains at his babysitters.
Also he can play with me and my Metroliner when I buy the new release.
Thanks again,
Todd
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 | | Re: Is 2933 Duplo Freight Train worth buying?
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| Todd, I don't want to deny you your 2933 - it's great - but until your son is two then go for either DACTA Push Train 9139 or Circus Engine 2931. Supplement this with DACTA Rails 9146 (certainly in the UK this worked out cheaper than buying the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Is 2933 Duplo Freight Train worth buying?
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| (...) Duplo trains are in general excellent sets, and are very robust. We've never broken one (the engines have been dropped rather a lot, everything has been trodden on repeatedly), and they run well. I have both the mid-90s and 2000 ranges. The (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.duplo)
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