Marble Rush Sky Elevator Set

Hi, The box arrived shabby, very twisted and when we started building, we realised that many parts were missing so we cannot build the whole marble run.

Muy apto para niños de 5 o más años, calidad en los materiales. muy entretenido el juguete, infinitos diseños.

I'm giving this a 5 star review. Simply because my kid really likes it. I, on the other hand, need therapy - after seeing what I've seen with this item. As info: I set this one up as a "Level 3." Because my kid is super smart. And apparently - with me buying this product - I am not. Pros: Very very easy to put together Sturdy Lots of playability time, and surely not a boring toy Cons: You have got to be absolutely kidding me with the train. It simply does not - and cannot - make one lap around without going off the tracks. It's like a drunk passing a bar and stopping for a beer. It's inevitable. I followed the instructions, and to a T, about resetting the power button and then proper placement on the track. That doesn't work. I - we - have to manually reset the train. So with that being said... The train does indeed pick up the dropping marbles from the red tower chute. And flawlessly. Applause and thank you. But - that's if it even makes the turn to the red slide. Then the marbles do not fall in to and down the red slide, unless there are 3-4 of them in the swinging bucket. My kid already realizes this, and picks the marbles out of the bucket with her fingers, because she knows they won't fall out on their own. So when I'm not pulling out what's left of my hair when I fix the train, I'm playing the game of Operation, trying to get the stuck marbles out of the white squares. What? You say.... So the white foundational pieces, while solid and right on with the snapping together while building, contain squares, which have open holes in the middle, which are the exact same flipping size to hold and trap a marble - the same marble that came off the track, slide, chute, elevator, etc. And oh yes - those same marbles will for sure come off and on to the squares. Problem is - you'll need to keep closeby an ink pen, tweezers, needle, whatever - because you sure as sin can't pull the marble out with your fingers. Curse you design team at V-Tech. And the elevator - when placed vertically - sounds like a dying duck. And this after putting in good quality fresh batteries. It sounds likes it's grinding gears and has little power. So I spend more time chaperoning and performing quality control duties to clean up the aforementioned design flaw miscues than I do enjoying the movement and motion. But my kid is loving it - and that's all that matters. I don't want to kill anyone's livelihood with a Karen review. Merry Christmas.

Surprise surprise, the constant movement of the marbles without much effort from the human is actually not great from an engagement perspective... the train is fun, for a little bit, it doesn't work reliably. The ultimate set, launch pad and corkscrew are way more engaging, I hope VTech dial back the hands off/automation parts and focus on the all the STEM parts that are part of the previous sets in the webpages. all that stuff + the robustness of the set and the correct size of the pieces for all ages is a huge draw card and why I've gone all in on Marble Rush for my three! VTech have nailed it! as mentioned happy with the set, glad I have all the others though! Lego and GBC (Great Ball Contraption) where Lego is building block to make an automation is the sweet spot rather than providing all the pre-built machines. This set has gone all in on ABS plastic that the Ultimate Set seems to have started on (I've got the Corkscrew/Launch Pad after Ultimate 5432 and the mix of ABS & PP in Corkscrew/Launch Pad is noticeable, ABS is next level) - the ABS fits way better, corkscrew and launch pad have very loose fitting pieces...

Nos encanta la calidad de estos juguetes, es diversión y entretenimiento garantizado. Es el 2o set que compramos. Para toda la familia

My son absolutely loves this marble race. He is three and it keeps him occupied for hours. Great quality lots of fun