ISO train set | Imamother

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Tue, Nov 15 2016, 10:33 am

I want to buy a set that comes with tracks and trains. I'm looking for something big where the kids can build the tracks differently each time. If it comes with a bridge, that's a great bonus... Wink

Please tell me what you have and if you are or aren't happy with it.

Dalia

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 12:39 pm

I have the Melissa and Doug train set. A little pricey but great quality!

gibberish

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:35 pm

Ikea has a wooden set that it very well-priced. It may come with fewer accessories, but you won't do better in price.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/cata.....4358/
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/cata.....4359/
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/cata.....2704/

pause

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:51 pm

It doesn't davka have to be wood. Generic trains will do.

AlwaysThinking

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:51 pm

Whatever you get make sure its compatible with the best brands. We have one made by brio but it's compatible with many others so you can add to it easily and build a bigger set.

lfab

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:52 pm

We have a wooden kidkraft set that is really nice and good quality. I actually got it in Marshall's a few years ago for much cheaper than I've seen them in other places. Definitely worth checking out those type of stores, especially this time of year.

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Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:54 pm

Riff wrote:

Whatever you get make sure its compatible with the best brands. We have one made by brio but it's compatible with many others so you can add to it easily and build a bigger set.

How would I know?

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Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:55 pm

lfab wrote:

Great idea though I hate randomly checking out a bunch of stores and sifting through a ton of junk IYKWIM....

carrot

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 1:57 pm

We have the IKEA tracks and trains. I don't love them, it seems to me that the tracks are a bit limited in what you can do and the trains don't stay attached, but honesty I have never tried another brand to compare.

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Tue, Nov 15 2016, 2:03 pm

carrot wrote:

thanks for your review. I didn't love them upon seeing them either (was picturing something bigger).

gande

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 2:12 pm

Amazon has the kidkraft sets. They were on sale this week. They are very cute with different themes. Check them out.

chocolatecake

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 2:12 pm

I got a Melissa and Doug one and then I bought a brio expansion pack as it was way cheaper than getting a name brand. I am very happy with both and honestly cant tell the difference between the two tracks.

Deep

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 2:21 pm

I have this Brio set https://www.amazon.com/Brio-33.....eluxe
and have added on to it over the years. Brio is top of the line and has a lifetime warranty. When one piece broke, they replaced it immediately. The Brio trains are the only ones that have little people that can sit in them. This adds a lot of play value.

lfab

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 2:26 pm

pause wrote:

Great idea though I hate randomly checking out a bunch of stores and sifting through a ton of junk IYKWIM....

I know exactly what you mean! I guess if you happen to be in the store anyway it's worth checking out. Also, if you go now, or in the next couple of weeks, before the holiday rush it hopefully won't be as bad. I find that the closer it gets to x-mas the messier the stores get and the bigger pain it is to sift through what's there.

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Tue, Nov 15 2016, 2:30 pm

Deep wrote:

Wow. This looks great! (and expensive!)

Deep

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 3:40 pm

Check out Imaginarium by Toys 'R Us. Beware of misleading descriptions. When they say that a set has 80+ pieces, often half of them are trees and signs.

fraimal

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 3:52 pm

I got 100 piece offbrand set from Walmart.com. decent quality and comes with a few bridges. prices for entire set was less than 1 brio bridge! The exact set I got is out of stock, but search walmart.com for more sets

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kid.....78845

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kid.....78844

https://www.walmart.com/ip/100.....15093

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Woo.....88619

MyUsername

Tue, Nov 15 2016, 4:04 pm

Brio, no contest. My kid play with Brio train set from my childhood, which is about 20-25 years old. It is in just as good condition as it was when I was little. The nice thing about the Brio is that you can buy a starter set and add on what you want. Like bridges? Check. Like trees and people? Check. Like buses and other vehicles? Check.