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Hape Wooden Railway Battery Powered Engine No 1 Kid s Train Set
Last Updated: March 13, 2020 (Refresh Now)
6.5
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
120
Old Reviews
30
Unverified
4
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Review Analysis - 86 recent, verified reviews
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Battery Life
22train, rechargeable batteries, battery operated, battery life, engine
+45%
-55%
" ... Returning because it didn't stay charged. ... "
" ... It's battery operated but can really only pull one or two cars and barely at that. ... "
" ... Runs battery out quick. ... "
" ... In short, I would not recommend this product and would encourage people to try a different brand for this battery powered engine. ... "
" ... The engine runs VERY slowly, no matter how new the batteries are. ... "
" ... Took batteries out, tried another set of fresh batteries, still doesn't work. ... "
" ... We checked the batteries and tried different ones but still nothing. ... "
" ... Also the battery runs out fast. ... "
For Kids
20loves, grandson, kids, engine, son
+90%
-10%
" ... My three-year-old loves this train. ... "
" ... My nephew loves it! ... "
" ... My 2 year old loves this train. ... "
" ... Kid loves it despite it's cons. ... "
" ... Son loves it ... "
" ... We bought our grandson a kid craft train set last Christmas. ... "
" ... This little engine is a hit with my grandson! ... "
" ... My grandson loves trains and has the wooden track that this train will work. ... "
Build Quality
8wood, heavy, feels, well built, train
+50%
-50%
" ... It broke on the second day after Christmas! ... "
" ... My son still took it to play with anyway, and dropped it on the wood floor. ... "
" ... It's too heavy for its size and the wheels have no grip. ... "
Product Reliability
7year old, worked, stops, stopped working, little
+29%
-71%
" ... It is a little glitchy and stops working randomly requiring being turned on and off again. ... "
" ... The annoying part is after it runs for a couple minutes, it stops working again. ... "
" ... Then in less than 1 weeks time the button on top quit working. ... "
" ... Unfortunately it stopped working after less than an hour of play. ... "
" ... Stopped working within a month. ... "
Fit
7strong enough, train, tracks, kidkraft, ikea
+57%
-43%
" ... Fit on the wooden track and pulled over 10 cars. ... "
" ... Fits our ikea tracks perfectly. ... "
" ... Fits our Chuggington track and all other compatible trains sets (Thomas, ikea, etc) ... "
Price
6money, worth, pleased
+67%
-33%
" ... It was a great but foe the money. ... "
" ... I was also pleased with the price. ... "
" ... Cool little toy for a reasonable price. ... "
" ... It’s pretty good especially for the price. ... "
Overall performance
6worked, train, runs, run, hill
+17%
-83%
" ... Albeit it runs very slow but it does the job. ... "
" ... First one worked fine, but seemed really slow. ... One that was reliable but ridiculously slow and couldn't go up the hills on the tracks, and the second that would work randomly. ... "
" ... it is slow. ... "
For Running
3track, running
+67%
-33%
" ... His parents tells me that it runs good on his Hape train track. ... "
" ... Its really fun to watch the train run itself around the track we just built. ... "
Size
3heavy, happy
+100%
" ... Heavy duty train! ... "
" ... However, the extra weight of railcars seems to keep derailments to a minimum. ... "
" ... But considering its size, I'm happy with it ... "
Comfort
3switch, wooden, feels
+33%
-67%
" ... We couldn't get the train to turn off because it wouldn't recognize that the switch was in the middle position. ... "
Charging
3battery, batteries, powered, power
+33%
-67%
" ... We have the blue Hape battery powered train and love it but this one moves much slower and will stop randomly as if the batteries are dying but they are brand new. ... "
" ... Returning because it didn't stay charged. ... "
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